Starbucks is swill!
Mel and i got a high end Espresso machine. well okay, a mid range machine but still... i realize now what utter swill they make at S-bux. This Cuisinart machine (which we got after returning an expensive Krups and a Breville because one made good coffee but lousy foam and the other made great foam but lousy coffee) makes espresso so sweet you don't even need sweetener in it! I mean literally it tastes sweet. It's soooooo good.
We still use S-bux coffee beans but we grind them ourselves and brew them ourselves. And we've switched from the Espresso roast to the Italian roast. It makes better espresso!
mmmmmmmmm. Lovin' it!