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How I Learned to Make the Perfect Espresso at Home

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When a lack of local cafes forces a coffee drinker to become his own barista.

Make the perfect espresso at home.
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After a few sips of a perfectly prepared espresso, I knew I couldn’t keeping lying to myself.

Since moving to an old farm in rural Virginia, I had convinced myself that the lack of a good local cup of coffee wasn’t a big deal.

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