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INVEST IN a decent bean-to-cup coffee machine and you’ll have freshly brewed, coffee-shop-quality coffee that will steel you …

INVEST IN a decent bean-to-cup coffee machine and you'll have freshly brewed, coffee-shop-quality coffee that will steel you for whatever your day brings. Irish Timesreaders who present today's column at Home and Cook at Kildare Village can invest in some sleek-looking designs that form part of Krups' Nescafe Dolce Gusto range for less.

The stylish Circolo model is an asset to any countertop and comes in red, grey, silver or white colour options. It has a recommended retail price of €199.99. IT readers can buy it for 44 per cent less, at €111.99. The more compact Fontana, available in mainly titanium or electric red, has an rrp of €159.99. Readers who present today’s paper can buy it for €83.99, a reduction of 47 per cent.

Both come with an impressive 15 bars of pressure (many home machines have only nine), brewing an espresso with the perfect layer or “crema” on top. This offer is available from today until November 23rd.