Misuse of espresso equipment

[RegulatorJohnson]

i had to confess.

i used some espresso equipment in a way that it was not intended to be used.

please forgive me.

[barry]

I once used a Brasilia tamper to set in the wheel bearing races on my MGB...

[edwa]

I bet that keeps you warmer, longer, during those cold winter nights/days/whatever! Do they still have state liquor stores in Salt Lake?

[RegulatorJohnson]

the DABC ?

The department of adult behavior control. Its like going to the DMV to buy you some whisky.

Good times

[Paul]

can we compile a list?

I have been known to make scrambled eggs (in 30 seconds) with my steam wand.

next!

[cannonfodder]

My Bodum double wall cups get similar treatment, but the lime is skipped. Lime with Patron, shame, shame. They also work good for single malt and Port. I have used the steam wand on the Elektra to flash heat water for making pasta and steam towels before a shave.

[orphanespresso]

Those Bodum glasses work well for a drop or two of good Brandy as well!

[hbuchtel]

I warmed up bottles of formula in my Caravel kettle a couple times

Henry

[DigMe]

Big fan of high-quality tequila.

brad

[RegulatorJohnson]

there is no harm in rubbing the lip of the shot with the lime, or is there?

thats how i like it so thats how i drink it.

jon

[Psyd]

They also work good for single malt and Port. I have used the steam wand on the Elektra to flash heat water for making pasta and steam towels before a shave.

Pretty much anything that starts with "Bring x quarts of water to a boil' gets the satisfaction of having a 14 liter boiler on tap at all times. Patron recently bought out 'Pyrat' rum. Not a rum guy, but dang is that stuff smooth and flowery. Nothing like the Bacardi stuff, more like an apertif. And, as far as I can tell, the only thing that Patron changed was the $60 price tag. To a $20 one! Split a doppio between two shotglasses, and add a bit of Pyrat, sit back and sip... ahhhh.

[DigMe]

there is no harm in rubbing the lip of the shot with the lime, or is there?

thats how i like it so thats how i drink it.

jon

I like a touch of lime with mine...actually I like lime with pretty much anything.

brad

[JimWright]

can we compile a list?

I have been known to make scrambled eggs (in 30 seconds) with my steam wand.

next!

Hmmmm. Are they good? Not watery? Very tempted to try this now...

[hperry]

Hmmmm. Are they good? Not watery? Very tempted to try this now...

They actually come out very good - particularly with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese on top. Does tend to clog the steam wand though. Was the reason I finally stopped doing it.

[bernie]

I heard the steamed egg story from my son's father-in-law about 10 years ago. We tried it in the coffee house with a couple of eggs and chopped green chile. We toasted a bagel and put a few slices of cheese on it, spread the eggs on and topped it with salsa. It worked so well I bought an auxilliary Astra stand alone steamer and we serve lots of the plates every morning. The funniest story I've heard of misusing espresso equipment is the guy on ac years ago who found that if his pet parrot was getting a respiratory problem they would turn on the steam and spray it onto the floor where the bird was sitting. The bird would shower in the warm steam and he claimed it helped. I found that image hilarious.
Bernie

[Paul]

Hmmmm. Are they good? Not watery? Very tempted to try this now...

like hal and bernie above, I think they're good. It does make a little mess of the wand though.

I've got an idea that a certain English lever fanatic uses his 3gr visacrem to steam veges. Hmmm. Veges . . . eggs . . . I wonder how bacon would turn out