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There's a story about Bella Abzug. One day she was with a group of other women and someone spilled gravy on a new silk blouse. Everyone was in a tizzy about finding the best dry cleaner. Finally Ms. Abzug said just use soap and water. Everyone was aghast. You can't use soap and water on silk!
Why not? What do you think the Chinese emperors used back in the day?
Don't listen to the people who tell you that you need expensive stuff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Abzug
I like that analogy. I’ll read up on her more too, she seems like an interesting person for sure. I haven’t heard of her before. Thanks for the wiki link.
My wildest coffee device is a $9.00 frother. A friend regifted me my first one, and I think I've brought two more. I nuke my cream for 30 seconds and then whip it and pour it on top of the coffee. I like to add a dash of cinnamon.
The grinder I use was $20 [?] at the hardware store. I use a stove top espresso pot.