Using the Barista Brew every morning becomes a ritual. You weigh the beans (it comes with a double-shot basket, so about 18 grams), you tamp them down with the included tamper (which is comically small, like a toy for giants), and you watch the espresso pour out in golden-brown ribbons. That moment is pure magic. You forget you’re an adult with bills and existential dread. You are simply a creature who made delicious brown liquid.
iF Design - Philips Barista Brew Semi Automatic Coffee Machine
But here’s the dark secret: you will become a coffee snob. You’ll start shopping for single-origin beans from Tanzania. You’ll scoff at Starbucks. You’ll use the word “crema” in casual conversation without irony. I’m sorry in advance for the person you’re about to become. Your friends will roll their eyes, but they’ll also line up at your door on Sunday mornings.
