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I was looking for a way to save some money and make my own espresso drinks. Fill the little cup with grounds, and screw it together. Espresso.It's pretty easy to clean too. I always thought they were more expensive and difficult to use, but I thought I'd try it. I have made espresso, and then varied it with americanos, lattes, and even caramel macchiatos with my own syrups.All in all, it's much less complicated and less space hogging than my regular espresso maker. To my surprise, I got perfect espresso on my first try. After some research, I discovered the Bialetti Moka Express. Put it on the stove on medium and Poof.
It is so easy to use. Just unscrew it, fill the bottom with water to the little grooves at the bottom. Just unscrew everything and run it under hot water (no soap) and let it dry. That one will continue to sit in the cabinet after this purchase.
It performs as promised. Using it as directed seems to yield slightly weak espresso. I have experimented a bit and now use less water which helps a lot. The price/performance ratio is is outstanding.
After reading all the great reviews on this product, I decided to purchase one. Well, it's only made coffee successfully a handful of times. Most of the time, it makes a very small amount of coffee (maybe 1/2 a cup) and stops - even though I've filled the water up to the notch like it says in the instruction pamphlet. Could it be a defective pot or is there something I'm not doing right.
Not just a little. It didn't help at all. and allowed it to boil over. Even with all of this attention and care I managed to ruin it, but I'm back buying another and will be more careful this time.While using the Moka on my stovetop I either answered the phone, tended to one of the kids' needs (or both). I owned the 6-cup Moka for quite some time and absolutely loved it. I can't wait for it to arrive. I tried rinsing all of the metal parts with white vinegar. The resulting coffee tasted about as bad as the smell.
I finally gave up and am buying another. I'm talking huge mess, burned gasket and a horrible smell. I only hand rinsed it with water and stored it dry and disassembled. I tried letting it soak in vinegar water but the smell remained. A LOT. Even after replacing the gasket the pot smelled like burned rubber. This time I'm getting a 3-cup Moka simply because I never needed the 6-cup capacity. I hope any future emergencies will wait until after Mom has had her coffee.
I gave the Moka Express coffee maker to my daughter for Christmas. She loves it. It is easy to use and performs just like it said it would. The coffee turns out perfect everytime.
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