Threw $50 at a fancy pour-over kettle that took forever to boil

I used to think spending more on gear meant better coffee, but that kettle was so slow I'd just microwave water instead. Wasted two months before I went back to my old stovetop one. Anyone else blow cash on kitchen gadgets that just sit there?

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alice_palmer2020d ago

My buddy dropped $200 on a Kyoto cold drip tower and it's been sitting in his garage for six months because he realized he just likes drinking espresso. I mean is it really that deep though? You spent fifty bucks on a kettle that took too long. So what. It's not like you signed a lease on a coffee shop or something. People act like bad gear purchases are life ruining tragedies but it's just a kettle. You learned it was slow you went back to your old one. Done.

eric_murray2614d ago

Ha, man I feel that. I bought a fancy pour-over stand once, all wood and brass. Thing sat on my counter for a year before I realized I just like the taste of my cheap automatic drip machine better. Ended up giving it to a friend who actually uses it. $80 paperweight with a lesson attached. At least now I've got a nice "don't buy dumb stuff" reminder.

milestaylor20d ago

My buddy dropped $80 on a salt grinder with a ceramic mechanism because he read online it would never rust or clog. Thing worked fine for like two weeks then just stopped grinding salt altogether. He spent a whole afternoon trying to take it apart to fix it and ended up just using his old one from a dollar store that still works three years later. The fancy one is now a paperweight on his counter that he says reminds him not to buy stuff he sees on Instagram.