  I’m sure there must be some of you who have one of these gadgets. I’m not talking about the ones you plug in, but the sort you put on the cooker.
It’s my own entire fault you know. Him Indoors mentioned soon after I moved in with him that he had fancied one of these for simply ages, since he had seen his mate Chris using one – even takes it to Festivals. There I was strapped for cash & wanting to buy my man a pressie, cos I love him - Ahhhhh. I wander into a shop & take my pick.
Ensuring that at the same time I also remembered to buy some coffee to go in it. To start off it was fun. Him Indoors really likes it. Then it gets put on the back shelf for a while. Then, all of a sudden, he is using it every morning, and I’m the mug that has to keep cleaning the bloomin’ thing.
They are a bit of a pain in the arse to tell you the truth. 1, Take the thing apart 2, Fill the bottom half with water up to the valve thingy 3, Then put in the middle, perforated, coffee ground holder, watchyamacallit 4, Screw on the top half Put it on the cooker & wait a couple of minutes for it to start making noises like someone with a bad case of diohrea – and it’s ready. How come when I use it – no problem, but when Him Indoors uses it there is spilt coffee all over the cooker?
Actually I know the answer to this one. Him Indoors, the other day, when he was asked this question, was quite happy to admit it only happened when he lifted the lid as it reaches boiling point. He didn’t seem able to offer an explanation why he always lifts the lid, making a mess of the cooker. Which is maybe why I’m reaching boiling point. But now the worst bit. THE CLEANING. 1, Wait until it has cooled down – meaning leave it hanging around until the following morning in Him Indoors speak.
2, Unscrew the top half – no problem with that. 3, Then attempt to take out the wet coffee grounds – our kitchen is currently covered in damp coffee grounds. As I was trying to tip everything, including myself, upside down and waggle the middle bit free, over the bin, the base slipped, caught the middle bit, which I had managed to get out without spilling, which then did a quite spectacular flight from one end of the kitchen to the other.
Him Indoors is having instant coffee this morning – and then will be given strict instructions on how to clean the kitchen. 
