We know the best equipment in the kitchen is always the simple stuff - a sharp knife, a solid cutting board, and maybe a good, heavy sauce pan. But there are times when we can lust for those slightly over-the-top, sleekly designed gadgets. Like in the morning. When we need coffee. Or in this case of Porsche design, espresso. There must be something about auto makers and kitchen equipment.
The Nespresso Siemens by Porsche design is an ultra sleek espresso machine. Basically, it allows you to make any type of espresso drink at the touch of one button. That's technologically pretty cool, especially since only having to be awake enough to hit one button after rolling out of bed is convenient. But it seems that they are much more focused on the design of the machine. In fact, if you visit their website, they've got sultry music playing, lots of flash-y images, and even have a movie you can watch about it. It definitely feels like an advertisement for a luxury car.
The machine is available directly from their website for 999 EUR, which is about, oh, a very affordable $1,280 USD.
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8-22-2006 @ 7:06AM
John said...
It is not $300 it the conversion rate of Swiss Francs is:
1 USD = 1.22838 CHF
Bringing the total to:
1,261.01 USD
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8-22-2006 @ 11:59AM
sarah said...
thank you, john! i changed it to the original currency of Euro (from their French aite), and yep, that certainly comes out to over $1,200.
i didn't think a porsche could be so affordable ;)
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8-22-2006 @ 12:28PM
Kenneth Zank said...
As far as car makers and kitchen equipment goes,I was at my local gourmet store and saw a pepper grinder made by Peugot of France for $142.00!
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8-23-2006 @ 7:58AM
John said...
Sorry to correct you once again but Nespresso is Swiss not French.
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