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I'm in Rome right now.

There's a Bialetti shop on the road between the flat I'm staying in, and the Metro station.

If I'm not careful this is going to seriously damage my wealth.

They're not expensive and last a lifetime, get one.

I don't recall when I bought mine. This century, but just barely. Needs new seals after some years of use and those are easily available.

It is objectively bad since the water is way too hot, but I still like it. And now I'm tempted to make more coffee.

Takes some getting used to: Only fill to the escape valve (3/4 of the way up, you can see it from the inside), fill with boiling water from the kettle, put it on a low heat, turn off the heat as soon as it starts to gurgle.

Now I want another too.

I have a few already. I just don't know if I need a selection of sizes in multiple locations ;-)

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