There comes a point in your life when it’s time to ditch the instant, and the Swan Pump Espresso Digital Coffee Machine provides the answers you need
For years of my life, drinking a cup of coffee meant one thing. One or two spoonfuls of instant from a jar. A splash of milk. And two lumps of sugar.
Over time, the sugar and the milk got dropped – mainly because there was rarely any in my student flat. But it was quite a while before I realised I deserved more from my first beverage of the day.
After all, this is the drink that kicks you into life every morning. The Swan Pump Espresso Digital Coffee Machine is both a quality piece of kit, and also very affordable.
At £99.99, it costs about the same as a month’s worth of Americanos at Starbucks or Pret. Except there’s no queue, no-one spells your name ‘Steph’ and you’ve got it for keeps.
The machine works much the same as the ones you see in the High Street chains. You take your ground coffee beans (no instant granules here please), and stick them in the portafilter.
You fill the tank at the back with the right amount of water. And then you choose what you want to drink – espresso, double espresso, Americano or a ‘cool espresso’ (iced coffee).
Press the required button on the touch screen and wait for the machine to do the business.
What you end up with is a delicious morning pick-me-up.
It tastes at least as good as the stuff you’d buy on the way to the office, and the machine looks stylish as well.
Although I’m a black coffee man, the frothing milk feature, using the steam spout, allows you to make cappuccinos, lattes, flat whites and macchiatos.
It takes a bit of practice but before you know it you’ll be a self-taught barista.
And then you’ll wonder why you’ve not always been getting your caffeine fix in this way.
For me, having constant home access to quality coffee was like a middle-age rite of passage.
I just wish it had been a teenage one instead!
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