Smarter solutions for a better coffee making experience (Part 1)
In one of my posts, about a month ago - I complained about the fact that my new Nespresso coffee machine was not able to assist me in performing simple coffee making tasks. The manual - of which the author probably has heard of minimalism but never actually read Carroll's books - didn't help much. These are the primary tasks of the machine: Preparing for first use Adjusting the water level Preparing coffee Emptying the system Resetting to factory defaults Setting the energy saving mode Descaling the machine Cleaning the machine Troubleshooting As exciting as all these tasks may be, there is only one that is really influenced by the context: Preparing coffee . Let's zoom in on this task and see how we can optimize our coffee making experience. The variables of a cup of coffee Assuming we use the Nespresso machine to prepare a cup of coffee, we can identify the following variables: Brewing ratio: ristretto, espresso or lungo Additions: sugar / sweets, cof