My old coffee machine gave up the ghost. Instead of delivering the coffee through the basket effort (good) it was splurping round the top, such that the coffee was like dishwater with amputated flies legs floating in it (bad). So we got a new one on Friday.
Friday was a draw. After its initial capture late morning, it put up a very determined fight, refusing to work at all. But after I had primed it, adjusted the water filter and blown up its nose, it started producing some very passable coffee. Then, after dinner, it produced just one cup of coffee before falsely declaring that its dregs drawer was full, and refusing all attempts at a reset. Continue reading