Ngiphuma emndenini lapho “ukube ibingaphukanga, besingeke sidinge i-blender entsha”, umama ubene-blender efanayo iminyaka engama-20.Nokho, muva nje yamiumshini wekhofishintshayaphuka, futhi njengoba ikhofi liyingxenye ebalulekile yokuphila kwami kwansuku zonke, nganquma ukuchitha imali emshinini omusha.Ngihlala endlini ye-Nespresso ngakho ngithenge umenzi wekhofi we-Nespresso VertuoPlus we-deluxe kanye nomshini we-espresso ($187 esikhundleni sika-$250).Ake ngikutshele ukuthi lo akuwona nje umshini omkhulu wekhofi, kodwa nginesiqiniseko sokuthi noma ubani angathanda ukuwuhlukanisa njengesipho.
Ngingumphuzi wekhofi olula.Angikuthandi ukuxokozela noma ukuba yinkimbinkimbi futhi lo mshini unginika konke engikudingayo ngokuthinta aencaneinkinobho.Ngivele ngiyicindezele bese kuphuma inani elifanele lekhofi, alibuthakathaka kakhulu, alinamandla kakhulu, futhi akudingeki ngicabange kakhulu ngakho.I-Nespresso yaziwa ngobukhazikhazi bayo, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi iwubukhazikhazi obuthengekayo.Leli ikhofi lezinga lokuqala, kodwa kuseyinto abantu abaningi abangayijabulela;akabonakali enganaki noma enganakile.Lo mshini wenzela mina nengihlala naye izinkomishi zekhofi ezimbalwa ngosuku futhi awume noma ulayishe ngokweqile.Lona umenzi wekhofi ophelele uma ufuna okuthile ovele ucindezeleamaswishifuthi sekwenziwe.Ungalungisa ubude bethebhu yenkomishi yekhofi futhi umshini uhlelelwe ukwenza inani lekhofi ngokuya ngosayizi wamaphilisi nenkomishi.Uma ufuna okwengeziwe, ungahlala ucindezela inkinobhoukushintshwa kwensimbiinkinobhofuthi uzophinde ayigcwalise.
Okuwukuphela kwesici esiphawulekayo salo mshini ukuthi kuthatha iminithi ukusetha kanye nosuku noma ezimbili ukusebenza.Ngithe uma ngiyimisa kwakumele ngithele amanzi kuyo ukuze isebenze futhi okwesikhathi amanzi angangeni enkomishini yekhofi.Kungase kube inkinga ngomshini wami, kodwa ngemva kosuku wasebenza futhi siye saba nekhofi elisha kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.Mude futhi;imoto yami endala ibihlangene kakhulu ngakho-ke kuhle ukwazi ukuthi uzodinga i-headroom uma kuziwa endaweni yokugcina noma yokubala.
Lo menzi wekhofi ubafanele kakhulu labo abathanda inkomishi yekhofi enhle futhi abafuna ukuyiphuza ngokushesha nangempumelelo ngangokunokwenzeka, kuyilapho bejabulela ukunethezeka.Lena indlela evamile kakhulu yokujabulisa umphakathi, kodwa uma ukhetha kakhulu futhi ucacile mayelana nendlela olungisa ngayo i-espresso yakho, khona-ke lo mshini cishe awuwona owakho.
Ungathola lo mshini e-Amazon, Nespresso ($149, ekuqaleni $199), Bloomingdale's ($187, ekuqaleni $249), Williams Sonoma ($150, ekuqaleni $200), kanye Walmart ($127, ekuqaleni $159).