This is my battered old Atomic Coffee Maker. As you can see, I’m missing a handle for the coffee catcher. The seal split the other day and water was leaking all over the stove. So now it is in for repair…actually, an overhaul. I took the Atomic down to Rita at Bon Trading in Woollhara (Sydney) and now her ‘people’ are taking care of it for me. My Atomic was originally purchased from Rita’s shop over 30 years ago and holds the Brevetti Robbiati badge, made in Milano. I have ten days until the Atomic returns so in the meantime it’s back to the old plunger style brew…

For enthusiasts there is now an online Atomic manual. In fact that site CoffeeCrew.com has some great articles about the Atomic with some useful tips and tricks such as this:

Rule Number one: Never leave the main knob screwed on, except when you are brewing. Got that? Never, ever never!

Rule Number two: Never tamp the coffee grinds beyond 5 ounces of pressure.
Do not tamp at all! Grind fine or go home!

Fredrick Nakos (Montreal, Canada)

So now it’s just a matter of waiting for that phone call from Rita (…story to be continued)

For all your Atomic needs visit:
Bon Trading Co.,
12-14 Oxford Street, Woollhara
Sydney AUSTRALIA
Telephone: 02 9331 2007

Did you know that you can also purchase:
Atomic t-shirts. hmm…