This morning, I went to make my usual cup of coffee. I was given an espresso machine for Christmas, and I’ve developed this technique for making a warm drink that hits the spot every time.
I’ll start by turning on my espresso machine and starting a single shot of espresso. It dispenses and drips while I’m working on the other parts.
I then grab a coffee cup. Usually one of the taller ones. For maybe the bottom inch or two of the cup, that gets sugar and chocolate milk. Microwave for 45 seconds, pour in the espresso, then wash out the actual espresso from the metal cup with milk. Pour all of that in, another 45 seconds in the microwave, a few quick stirs, and you’re all set.
To the actual baristas out there, that probably sounds horrible. It probably sounds like the worst possible recommendation for a morning coffee ever.
But, you know what? It works.
So, I went to put my coffee into the microwave today, and I realized that someone else had put the glass plate for the microwave into the sink after accidentally spilling their breakfast on it.
Instead of saying, “well, I’m not going to have my coffee this morning,” I grabbed a large plate. I remembered the physics of levers from high school, and I understood that if I balanced everything just right, it would heat my coffee up.
And well, here I am. With an un-spilled coffee and a story to tell.
My point here is actually pretty simple, and this is before I even read any messages for the day. People with much more formal educations sometimes look at the guy engineering coffee with his microwave and think, “what is this guy doing?!?”
All I’m doing is making a really good cup of coffee. And to be honest, it tastes amazing.
That’s all. Have a wonderful day.
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