An Espresso Maker with a Twist

Every once in a while an out-of-the-box thinker will dream up a way to truly revolutionize a product. The Twist espresso maker is just one of those ideas. If you had asked most engineers a few years ago to take an espresso machine, a large complicated device filled with scalding hot, highly pressurized water, and turn it into a handheld device, they probably would have thought you needed to have your head examined.

But that’s exactly what The Twist is, an espresso maker you can hold in one hand. Just put grounds in one side, water in the other, assemble and pull the trigger to get fresh, hot espresso. The Twist is powered by small gas cartridges of the type available at most kitchen goods retailers.

You can read more about The Twist, or buy one for your very own at www.mypressi.com.

Mug Shots

One of the most important parts of enjoying a delicious espresso drink is having something to drink it out of. Pulling a shot directly into your mouth is generally a bad idea, unless you’re a big fan of second-degree mouth burns.

The mugs people drink espresso drinks vary widely, from tall and clear to wide and colorful and just about everything in between. But if you’re still drinking out of a mug that’s just a mug, you’re missing out. Over the past few years, a large number of incredibly creative and clever coffee mugs have come on the market.

From mugs that double as brass knuckles or look like part of your camera to saucers that double as air-tight lids these are just some of the inventive and unique designs out there. See these and twenty others collected on geniusbeauty.com.