For example, I’m sure the average joe doesn’t know just how expensive calligraphy pens can be, or how deep the rabbit hole goes on video game speedruns.
For example, I’m sure the average joe doesn’t know just how expensive calligraphy pens can be, or how deep the rabbit hole goes on video game speedruns.
Coffee, specifically espresso. While you can technically get started with a couple hundred bucks and a ton of sheer will, the rabbit hole is intense, with proper espresso machines often costing well into the thousands, and grinders matching it.
Ironically, getting into cheap espresso equipment is probably more costly than never getting into it, as there’s always something better and marginal costs come into play.
I was going to say it’s a lot less expensive if you don’t need espresso. An aeropress is around $40, I bought mine nearly two decades ago, and still use it daily!
…then I realized I spent $160 on the grinder right next to it. So I’m not totally immune. :P
You can get a French press for $10 - $20. Get the beans from a coffee shop and ask them to grind it.
You now have great coffee for a month.
I have an aeropress for solo coffee at home and a deltapress at work, espresso machine for batch coffees.