Reddit reviews Pezzetti: Italexpress Color Coffee Maker 3-Cup RED [ Italian Import ]

You are asking all new prices for used items.

That coffee maker is barely $20 on Amazon and you are asking $15 for it...USED.

Your Old West Boots for $90 aren't even $110 brand new.

The Motorola S85101U Modem is less than $50. The Linksys Router is three years old - the latest and newest version of the same (E1200 vs E1000) is less than $35. So you are asking BRAND NEW prices for three year old items?

So just a few dollars more (or in some cases, like the router & modem, cheaper), I can get brand new items that come with a return policy...plus cashback from my credit card rewards program. Come on...get real.

OP, everyone's on the money when they tell you to buy a grinder but as you're in the UK the choices become a little more limited. So, ask yourself: is he going to make one or two cups in a morning or is he going to be making coffee all day long for anyone and everyone?

If the answer is the former, then go with any one of the harios or porlex and you're not going to be far wrong.

If the answer is the latter, then give thought to an electric grinder. Hand grinding more than 40g of coffee beans at a time gets old very fast. The baratza encore is about the only entry level grinder you can get over here - we're pretty poorly served when it comes to grinders.

Here's where I'm going to change a little from the other suggestions and, again, it depends what your boyfriend likes: if you want a faux espresso/strong black coffee then by all means go for the aeropress but a french press (plunger type coffee maker) is also a great place to start. A moka pot is also a good alternative (particularly if you have a gas stove).

From Amazon (other sites are available) these are items that I have and still regularly use:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pezzetti-ItalExpress-White-Moka-Pot/dp/B005MP186S/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1418246288&sr=8-27&keywords=moka+pot
http://www.amazon.co.uk/MOLMO-Cafeti%C3%A8re-Glass-Stainless-Steel/dp/B00I6N2QBO/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1418246445&sr=8-21&keywords=french+press

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