My old coffee maker is on the fritz. I need a new one. I love to make a nice latte in the morning. The trouble is, I can’t afford a very expensive coffee machine. I am looking for something that can make brewed coffee and espresso (with a steamer) for under 0. Is there anything out there? What do you recommend?

a response to an absurd latte art contest contrived by James Hoffmann.

Sorry if the question seems a little basic.

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Most websites outline the amount of caffeine in a an cup of coffee and an cup of espresso. It’s never quite clear if the cup of coffee is the same size as a cup of espresso.

any drinks i could easily make at home. i do not have an espresso machine….
i bought tazo chai i have tried making a latte with it. it didnt taste good

I love love love them at starbucks, but cant always get there
has anyone worked at starbucks
or knows a recipe i could use?

thanks!
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Yeah, because my coffee will besmirch the otherwise sterile environment you find on the Chicago El.
Patsy! The boring geeky convention, remember?

i am going to purchase my own mini expresso machine because i am sick of paying 4$ for a soy-latte. my first question is, if i purchase it, do i have to get a milk frother as well?

http://www.target.com/Mr-Coffee-Steam-Espresso-Machine/dp/B000U6BSI2

^ that is the one i am buying.. i am just hoping i put the milk and it froths it and adds expresso so that its easy. do you know if that’s what it would do??

also – if i use soy-vanilla do you think that i’d still have to add a vanilla syrup or is the vanilla in the milk enough

sorry if these are awful questions

I have a horrible caffeine addiction. I have been drinking between 6 and 10 diet sodas a day for the last six years. When I drink too much soda, I get dizzy all the time, but when I attempt to stop, I feel light headed and odd. What is the best way to stop the caffeine addiction without getting terrible heaches and feeling light headed?