So with the husband away, I am expected to make my own coffee in the mornings. I know, I know. It sounds ridiculous that I am whining and complaining, but let me explain why. #1. I do not even know my name in the morning. This is why my husband must already have coffee ready, or I am useless and he would have to take care of the children all by himself (god forbid) (if he is home) because there is no way possible I can wrap my mind around changing a diaper before having caffeine. And most importantly #2. Our "coffee maker" looks like this:
And I am so not kidding.
Doesn't it look like a science experiement? Well, it is. I am supposed to line it with this special cone shaped filter, then add coffee grounds (which I have absolutely no clue how much to add), then add boiling water. But I have to add it bit but bit it filters from the top to the bottom. Then, if I add too much water, it overflows from the top, and with it comes a waterfall of boiling water and coffee grounds. It's great in the morning when I can't even see straight and I scald my hand and then have to clean up microscopic coffee grounds from around the coils of my stove, which I can't even see without having coffee first. And it takes a million gazillion years to drip from the top to the bottom.
That's it. To Target I go to buy myself a coffee maker from this century instead of dealing with 11th grade chamistry each morning.
Sarah, When I first got married we had one of these Chemex coffee makers. I never understood why people would want to use this other than it looks cool. It was Jim's idea to get it as I drink tea. so I would boil water for my tea, make his coffee and then proceed to burn it when I tried to heat it up. I'm with you, get another coffee maker, my personal preference is one that perks instead of drips. Makes better coffee and it is hotter Have a great weekend
Posted by: Cheryl | November 14, 2008 at 02:11 PM