(Introductory note of confusion: No Thanksgiving in India BUT everyone in my house likes the food, so we are having it EXCEPT we had a big wedding to attend on Wednesday SO we postponed Thanksgiving to Friday. So for us there is no turkey day but we are having it on Friday with no turkey but a roasted chicken instead.)
For the last six years, I have begun every morning with a huge cappuccino brewed fresh from my little faithful steam-driven espresso machine. Today (pseudo-Thanksgiving, of all days!), to my great horror I discovered that its heating element has Passed On. Turn the dial, no delightful "FOOSH!" just "Click." I can't say I'm surprised--it's over four years old, and my first two only lasted a year each. It has served me well, and I'm sure it has Gone On to a Great Reward.
Thankfully, I have a backup French press, so I am not without caffeine. I can also get a replacement machine, though I am reluctant to do so with Christmas so near and the U.S. dollar in the toilet as it is. Bummer.
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Espresso machines usually only last a year? Holy cow. No way I'm wasting money on one of those, as expensive as they are. Or can the heating element alone be replaced for significantly less money?
This is a cheapy steam driven one; in the U.S. it should run about $25-30 (in India it is unfortunately double.) The fancy expensive pump ones should last much longer. (You get what you pay for.)
I should be able to get it repaired; the problem is I usually can't wait however long it takes and have to rush out and buy a replacement right away. The current one is also over four years old and different parts are going, so it might not be worth it anyway.
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