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I ran up to Portland OR about a year ago to visit some very good friends. I set aside one day to hit as many of the legendary coffee places as I could on a highly caffeinated, very wired coffee pilgrimage. I hit Stumptown, Barista, etc, but the one that I'll never forget is Spella. Walked into their tiny space on SW Alder and was blown away by their set of Rancilio pull-lever machines. Beautiful. The resulting espresso was syrupy thick, rich and heady with caramel and brown sugar notes. It made me both deeply happy and rather sad, since I knew it'd be tough to duplicate. Bittersweet indeed!

awwwwww! how *cute*!!

I went from a KA Classic to a Cuisinart 1000W monster recently, and I'm delighted with the change. So far the Cuisinart has torn through everything i've thrown at it - I make break just about weekly, and zero problems. I had to adjust my usual methods for a larger bowl size (which makes a big difference), but other than that the transition has been seamless.

If anyone is thinking about the KA Classic - I read up on a bunch of baking forums that KA's used to be made by Hobart, but they have since outsourced some of their engine components. The older KA's are legendary because they just would not die - they were Hobart tough. But now things may be different. Can't say for sure, but it's always worth doing some research before investing. Happy baking y'all!

oh, my. what a lovely mode of transport.

Careful with those shoulder pads! Somebody could put an eye out!

always appreciate the roundups - definitely going to try the pumpkin bread!

also, if I may add off topic, does anyone else find the 'shinealight' dropdown add to be crazy annoying? ugh.

mschatelaine, amen. low cost is fine, but it's always good to look behind the curtain at what's driving the dropping prices.

Honey? Did you knock over another dadgum tombstone with the riding mower again?

that's the most disco-tastic 70's food shot I've seen in a long while! love the carmelized onions idea - how about banana peppers and spicy mustards on tofu dogs!

The cab made by Three Thieves is called Bandit - comes in a purple Tetrapak. I found it for about 6 bucks in the Bay Area - really, really surprised at the high quality. Very enjoyable stuff.