The Coffee Maker Saga

My Moccamaster journey

David Lebovitz

Jul 11, 2023

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So, I finally got a Moccamaster.

The chain of events, like a number of things in la France, was certainly, well — a chain of events. I wrote about the cult coffee machine and the challenges of using it when I’m traveling (All those switches! All those parts!), when staying with friends and family who have one, and jet-lagged at 2:11 am:

Food & Thoughts

Mastering the Moccamaster

David Lebovitz

Apr 26

One of the hardest things about traveling isn’t braving the lines at the airport, passing through security with an iPad, iPhone, an iComputer, keys, chapstick, a hoodie with a zipper, and miscellaneous bottles of hand sanitizer. Nor is it sitting on a plane for 6 to 12-plus hours in an economy seat that no one who designed one ever had to sit in. Althou…

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