Stainless Steel Stovetop Espresso Coffee Maker, 6cups Espresso pot, 300ml Moka Campaing Coffee Pot, Induction Italian Mocha Pot with Step-by-step Instructions(1 Cup=50ml)

As the title says you will not be achieving the pressure nor the temperatures needed to make espresso, and that’s okay. Moka Pots are hard to figure out but are rewarding when you figure out how to make good coffee. That being said there’s a lot of things that can go wrong with moka pots with a lot of the variables making for bitter terrible tasting coffee. three of the biggest variables are as follows: pressure, grind, and water. pressure is needed in order to operate the moka pot, as such you need to make sure that the two chambers are properly sealed, through trial and error I have determined that you should not tighten the seal using the provided wooden handle but instead should grip the top and bottom portion like two ends of a cylinder, this properly and evenly seals the gasket and doesn’t leave it canted. when the moka pot starts spitting steam you need to take it off the heatsource immediately. The next step is water quality, the resulting coffee’s taste is highly dependant on the hardness of the water you use, I suggest using bottled water if you have hard water where you live, I personally haven’t looked into whether filtered water will work though i can’t imagine it wouldn’t. Finally grind size of the coffee is important, if you use espresso sized coffee grounds you will choke the moka pot and the coffee will be over extracted and bitter, conversely if you use drip sized coffee like you get with folgers then you’re going to under pressurize the system and under extract. in my experience i suggest putting whatever coffee grinder you’re using to roughly the midpoint between drip and espresso leaning towards drip if you must. these tips will get you further on the path to making good coffee with any moka pot.

As for this moka pot itself a couple caveats I’ve noted are as follows: the stainless steel design while sleek makes for bad heat flow from the heat source to the water. while the aluminum moka pots eventually form a patina of aluminum oxide the underlying aluminum has better heating characteristics. That being said it does good enough to make a decent cup of coffee reliably so this is only an issue if you’re pretentious enough to take your coffee making to the next level. I personally found that the safety valve leaked at the threads, to be clear the valve itself had not activated due to overheating or overpressurization, to remedy this I simply used some teflon tape on the threads and made absolutely sure not to cover the safety valve opening.

It’s taken about 5 months from when I bought this moka pot to a point when I could reliably make a good enough cup of coffee that I can enjoy drinking. I feel that this journey is rewarding and figuring out your own method to be worth the cost. That said this is not a replacement in my life for a drip coffee maker that I can use before work, I do plan on taking this camping with me though, that should go well I expect.

I found is really hard to find a good quality Moka pot that would work on the induction hob… Finally found this one and haven’t looked back. Easy to use and makes a lovely pot of coffee!

I threw out our aluminum espresso maker because of what it does to the body and bought this stainless steel! I always do coffee on stovetop and wanted espresso for one cup coffee and this is perfect!!! I got the small size. Such great quality! Buy this, you won’t be disappointed!

I don’t make espresso that often, so for me the effort of cleaning is no big deal. But for daily users, the upper chamber has a raised bottom plate with a gap under it too small for a washcloth to fit under. I bought a straw cleaner and it gets the job done. Also was a little annoyed that the handle is not wood but plastic. I didn’t read close enough I guess, it doesn’t seem to mention the material anywhere but: it’s plastic. The induction works great and the flavor is terrific.

Seems to work fine but a little disappointed with the appearance. The part you place your thumb on, on the lid doesn’t entirely line up with the handle.

Cafetière défectueuse, mais très bon SAV

This is a super coffee pot. the design is good. Wonderful it comes with a spare seal. I read some reviews that did make me hesitant, but overall glad I chose this. It brews quickly and produces a fabulous coffee. Easy to use, easy to clean. Overall the pot is wearing well and I am happy.