Bialetti – Moka Express Italia Collection: Iconic Stovetop Espresso Maker, Makes Real Italian Coffee, Moka Pot 6 Cups (9 Oz – 270 Ml), Aluminium, Colored in Red Green Silver

gave my sister-in-law one of these for her birthday she absolutely loves it she uses it everyday

I got the 2-cup Tricolore Moka Express. Bialleti rate their pots in espresso servings. My wife and I use the Moka when we want to make milk drinks. A 2-cup machine is just right to make an American-style coffee for one person, or 2 people to have an espresso drink. If you dilute the shots with water and milk, this machine can easily serve a small coffee to 2 Americans at once.

The 2-cup Tricolore Moka Expres has a design that’s a blend of retro and contemporary. It looks gorgeous alongside a classic KitchenAid blender if you like a slightly retro kitchen. It’s an absolute piece of art, and it makes good coffee.

Moka coffee historically was quite bitter due to boiling pre-ground dark Italian coffee quite hard. This lead people to call it “espresso”. Moka is not brewed under much pressure, so it’s not true espresso. What you get is a very concentrated small serving of coffee which draws strong flavors from the bean. If I brew the same coffee back to back in the Moka versus an Aeropress, the Aeropress is smoother and more balanced, but the Moka explodes with flavor like an espresso shot. They’re very different experiences.

My recipe for light roast: Grind coffee medium-coarse as for Aeropress. Put freshly boiled water in the base, use a towel to close. Heat pot over medium-low heat with lid open. Watch until pot sputters. Closw lid and run cold tap water down the side to arrest boiling. Pour into one tall espresso cup or 2 mugs for 2 peoole. For black coffee, dilute with water to taste. For milk drinks, do the same, and top with milk. Frother optional but recommended. I do think even for 1 person, diluting with a little water really makes the Moka’s coffee better.

I love the Moka Pot. They’re very beautiful so you want to display it on your shelf. They’re a little finicky if you want to get the best coffee from them, especially from lighter roasts. The Moka was designed for pre-ground dark roasts, which brew much more easily but produce an offensively bitter coffee to my tastes. If you instead use a good fresh ground specialty coffee and manage your heat, you can get an “espresso-like” cup for a fraction of the cost. Great for small shots or milk drinks. Highly recommended.

Bought this as a birthday present in an attempt to make coffee like we’d had in Italy.
Firstly the quality is impressive and the finish to the red paint is perfect.
Glad a paid for this rather than a cheaper version. The coffee is really nice, makes a great latte.
It unscrew for cleaning and really only needs a swill.
We use it on a gas hob so bought a diffuser for it to sit on.

I have an espresso every morning. Perfect size. Made out of aluminum and the colors COME ON ! ! ! ! When not in use I display it on the coffee bar as a show pc.

Amo las cafeteras Bialetti y todos sus accesorios. En mi opinión es la mejor y más fácil manera de hacer un excelente café, además están bellísimas! Tengo la de 3 tazas y acabo de comprar la de 6, la de 3 tazas le salen 2 tazas chiquitas y la de 6 como 4 tazas, también hay que considerar que es espresso, la porción de la taza es chica, pero aún así no creo que salgan 3 y 6 tazas. Pero las recomiendo sin ninguna duda. Súper calidad y funcionalidad, hace que el café sepa mucho más rico, rápido y fácil.

Awesome Moka pot. Excellent quality…especially at this price point. Pretty happy with this purchase.

If you’re a newbie to the Moka pot game, please read the instructions and watch some videos online.