In a gallant act of humanitarianism just in time for the holidays, we have released the barista who’s been tied up in our coat closet for three years.
Run wild, run free, Dylan! You will be missed! (Though not as much as we once anticipated.)
Sure, it was great having a handsome guy wearing nothing but a green apron and a carefully coiffed beard available 24/7 to make us a latte whenever the craving struck, but like many things in this world, dear Dylan has been replaced by a machine.
But not just any old carafe-and-filter abomination from Walmart.
Wake up and appreciate the sophistication of the Jura Impressa F8, the veritable Gucci of coffeemakers. It’s guaranteed to change the way you think about all other by-the-cup java generators. Permanently.
The sleek black casing houses a water reservoir with built-in filter, a bean storage compartment with grinder and a full-color display where you can select four types of professional-quality coffee drinks at the touch of a button. Choose your strength and cup capacity then luxuriate in the wonderful aroma as the beans are ground fresh and the coffee starts to brew.
Add on a Cool Control unit and milk is kept at a safe temperature until it’s time to foam up that one-touch, after-dinner cappuccino.
We’ve been fortunate enough to have an Impressa F8 on loan for a couple weeks and we’ve been enjoying the best coffee of our lives.
All without the extra mouth to feed.
Or coat-closet litter box to clean.
Jura Impressa F8, $2,199
Available at amazon.com
www.us.jura.com
