Mixpresso 9 Cup Coffee Maker Stovetop Espresso Coffee Maker, Moka Coffee Pot with Coffee Percolator Design, Stainless Steel Stovetop Espresso Maker, Italian Coffee Maker

CONS:
Upper chamber difficult to clean
Learning curve to screwing/unscrewing top from bottom (tips below)
Have to heat at lower temperatures. I use Medium Low
NOT STAINLESS STEEL! If this is important to you, this will not work with your induction stovetop. Magnets will not stick to this product which is incorrectly labeled as Stainless Steel. After some weeks of use and careful thought, I dropped the stars down to three, which I thought reflected my dissatisfaction with the company lying about the materials it’s made from and my fear of exactly WHAT? is it made from? Which, given that it was made in China, with their product safety track record (dismal) I do really worry a lot about.
PROS:
I think this pot makes a little more coffee than the same sized aluminum ones. I got the 9 cup option and had to add a little extra coffee when I filled the lower chamber up to the release valve, but I’m all for more coffee
Even though I have to heat it at lower temperatures to keep the base from becoming discolored (apparently. I haven’t experienced this myself, but I took note of some of the other low star reviews), it seems to heat as fast or faster than the aluminum ones I’ve always used before on high heat.
Pours cleanly without dripping.
CAUTIONS:
As I noted above, you’re probably better off heating this at a lower temperature: Medium or lower. It is very important with ALL moka pots not to use the handle when screwing/unscrewing the base from the upper chamber as ALL the pots’ handles are weak spots. I gather this unit more than most, though since I already didn’t do that, I don’t expect any problems on that front. The most difficult thing about the pot is the learning curve when screwing/unscrewing the base to the upper chamber. I don’t know if they’re all the same, but there’s a ‘sweet spot’ where you line up the spout with the release valve where it sits perfectly on the threads of the lower chamber and screws right on, no problem. I just about tore my hair out trying to figure that one out. Also, it’s not necessary to overly tighten this unit as it was with my aluminum ones. Doing so will make it all that much harder to unscrew without using the handle, and it’s unnecessary. Even though the filter and ring on the bottom side of the upper chamber fell out the first time, I suppose it eventually expanded to fill the gaps very quickly, and it doesn’t leak. Just tighten the two halves together until you meet resistance and stop. I don’t know if the ‘sweet spot’ on your pot will be in the same place, I’d suggest paying attention to where the spout is in relation to the steam release valve on the bottom before you unscrew it the first time and try placing it back in just that same configuration when you’re ready to put it back together.

 The water from the bottom chamber doesn’t bubble up through the spout in a good glow as seen in many videos. After about 15 minutes of heating on medium flame it comes out in little spurts. I keep waiting while I smell burnt coffee as the little spurts come out slower and slower until I’m sure the coffee is completely burnt and the top vessel still isn’t even half full. I HATE this moka pot and will probably give up on moka pots completely because of this product.
0/10. I do NOT recommend.
PS. I’ve tried heating the water first and it still doesn’t work.

Works well, flavour depends on the coffee you use.
It doesn’t make 9 servings (I have real espresso demitasse cups) Maybe four or five

Espresso coffee made in four to five minutes on gas stove.

It makes good coffee. The problem is the ring that seals needs to be a larger diameter. The ring seal does not keep the filter plate in place when dismantling and assembling. Sometimes the unit does not seal properly and leaks even when screwed tight. Again the seal is the problem.