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By Pat St. Germain
>> REMEMBER WHEN you had to
keep an eye on the percolator to make sure your
morning brew didn't spew all over the stovetop?
Ask your grandma, or even your mom.
Electric coffee pots that shut themselves off
automatically when the coffee perked debuted
in 1952, and Mr. Coffee automatic drip machines
arrived on the scene in 1972, but old-school
percolators haven't gone the way of the ice-box.
You can still buy a brand-new one today for your
camp stove.
Of course, you can also buy a built-in coffee
station that will whip up everything from a two-
shot espresso to cappuccino and even a plain
cuppa joe at the push of a button. Thermador
makes one that comes complete with a bean
grinder and milk frother, and homeowners
aren't just using them in the kitchen. Some are
installing coffee stations in the master bedroom
so they can get their fix the minute their Google
Assistant wakes them up each day.
In the 1940s, a well-appointed kitchen had
a stove and a refrigerator. If you wanted a
dishwasher, you married one.
SOME ARE INSTALLING
COFFEE STATIONS IN
THE MASTER BEDROOM
SO THEY CAN GET THEIR
FIX THE MINUTE THEIR
GOOGLE ASSISTANT WAKES
THEM UP EACH DAY.
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