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FOOD & DRINK
STRONG BREW
UPGRADE YOUR DAILY COFFEE RITUALS WITH THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES
By David Stol
F OOD — AT ITS BEST — TRANSCENDS MERE SUSTENANCE.
It becomes experiential, a means for social connection, an art form of sorts. The same is true of what tends to follow such culinary experiences: the coffee. But after an unforgettable meal, there’s something so viscerally disappointing about a lacklustre cup of coffee, like ending an extravagant vacation with a cramped economy flight. Sure, there’s always a time and place for a rushed espresso en route to the office or simple drip coffee from a roadside diner. But to commemorate the moments and meals that deserve it, guaranteeing a good cup of coffee means ensuring you have the right tools to make it.
The most versatile of such tools comes in the form of Miele’s CM 7750 125 Edition. This new countertop coffee machine features CoffeeSelect, which uses three separate containers to house unique bean flavours, allowing for the ultimate personalization for each member of your household. For social gatherings requiring multiple specialized brews being made simultaneously, its OneTouch system allows for two custom coffees at once at the touch of a button. Created to celebrate Miele’s 125th anniversary, the machine offers 20 tea and coffee specialties made to perfection. And thanks to AutoDescale, a patented invention from Miele, the appliance descales itself from a cartridge at the back of the appliance — every day, at a time of your choosing.
For the rest of your coffee indulgences — from designer espresso makers to high-tech scales — we’ve found the tools to make that end-of-meal finale that much more special.
Acaia Lunar Coffee Scale
Designed for brewing espresso with absolute precision, the reimagined Acaia Lunar Coffee Scale is fast, responsive, and accurate. The scale is built with water-resistant anodized aluminum and Acaia’s industrial weighing technology, making it an essential tool for the most particular coffee enthusiasts.
Alessi Menhir Espresso Coffee Maker
Menhir, the new espresso maker designed for Alessi by Michael Anastassiades, is as much a sculpture as it is a coffee accessory. Boasting what Alessi describes as “the magisterial charm of a ritual object,” each detail was studied with millimetric precision to make a simple tool that’s utterly distinct, whether used daily or reserved for your most special social gatherings.
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