As most of you already know, we love to cook and we love good kitchen tech. Recently, we were in the market for an accessory for the espresso machine that is called a knockbox. After brewing espresso, you're left with a "puck" of coffee grounds. To dislodge this from the portafilter, the barista lightly bangs the portafilter head against the bar of the knockbox, and the coffee remains fall into the box. We didn't have one of these doodads, so Chris was banging the portafilter against the side of the sink, which was denting and crudding up the stainless steel sink.
After doing lots of research at coffeegeek.com and espressoporn.com, Chris found the Holy Grail of knockboxes: the Sunbeam Bang Bang (alas, only available in Australia and New Zealand). Ultimately, we decided to purchase a Grindenstein (made in Australia, but they ship to the US).
Today, at deadpopstar.com, I read about Woodles, the penguin waffle maker. Yep, you guessed it: made by Sunbeam, and only available in "Australia and New Zealand and perhaps other nations blessed with the omnipotence of 240v power." Australia, Australia, Australia, we love you! Amen!
Posted by rv at August 30, 2005 08:31 AM to foodI was amused by the quote:
It sort of looks like the waffle penguin has been squished by a falling boulder of ice-cream, and is bleeding syrup. Delicious syrup!
Posted by: debra at August 30, 2005 08:53 PM