Westerly Wood
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Yes, this. I have one and used it for a while. Too much work and not just for preparing, but the cleaning. The steamed milk part was especially important to keep clean. The whole contraption is up in the attic (I think). For espresso, the easy-button way is a moka pot (I use a Bialetti, but there are other good brands). You don't get the creamy foam, but you do get good flavor and it's pretty easy to clean.Espresso machines are expensive and fairly labor intensive just to have at your home
I have a Moka Pot, and I use it from time to time, but had no idea that was its name lol.Yes, this. I have one and used it for a while. Too much work and not just for preparing, but the cleaning. The steamed milk part was especially important to keep clean. The whole contraption is up in the attic (I think). For espresso, the easy-button way is a moka pot (I use a Bialetti, but there are other good brands). You don't get the creamy foam, but you do get good flavor and it's pretty easy to clean.
Yes, fill to the water line and fill the basket with ground coffee to just a hair under the top of the basket. Do not pack the coffee down in the basket. That's for espresso machines, not moka pots. Leave it loose. The real key is how you grind that coffee and that's a bit of trial and error. I use a Japanese hand grinder set to a finer grind (but not "powder fine" as with an espresso maker). While this makes a good cup of espresso for my tastes, it's not the same as what you get with an espresso maker. BTW, my Italian friends in southern Italy mostly use moka pots so I'm just doing what my ancestors did I guess.I have a Moka Pot, and I use it from time to time, but had no idea that was its name lol.
So then, what am I doing wrong? What is the correct measure of coffee to the little water fill. I got the smaller size too.
ps: I don't do steamed milk or sweetness to taste, just black.
I guess I am not adding enough coffee. Which is good news. Cause I can always add more...Yes, fill to the water line and fill the basket with ground coffee to just a hair under the top of the basket. Do not pack the coffee down in the basket. That's for espresso machines, not moka pots. Leave it loose. The real key is how you grind that coffee and that's a bit of trial and error. I use a Japanese hand grinder set to a finer grind (but not "powder fine" as with an espresso maker). While this makes a good cup of espresso for my tastes, it's not the same as what you get with an espresso maker. BTW, my Italian friends in southern Italy mostly use moka pots so I'm just doing what my ancestors did I guess.
Italian friends in southern Italy mostly use moka pots
A Moka properly used will make a fine creme on top.
A cappuccino? In the afternoon?Espresso machines are expensive and fairly labor intensive just to have at your home, Woody. I've always wanted one but I'd rather just pay for the gas to get to my local coffee shop for my afternoon cappuccino.
I tried it a bit ago. No crema on top, but a seriously strong cup of joe.A Moka properly packed will make a fine creme on top.
I tried it a bit ago. No crema on top, but a seriously strong cup of joe.
The little single cup one is a constant companion on camping and canoeing trips.
I had a dream of making espresso on road trips, even at a rest stop, and realized it with a small Moka I stiff have, Campingaz stove, ground coffee, water, Half & Half in a cooler, Sugar in the Raw, and a Nissan Stainless travel mug. I'd make my coffee, put everything away and drive, drive, drive, eventually to another rest area to "decoffee" ;[]
plus the cost of new rings
I like that stove! I need one!
Rings will be cooked after a while, do source replacements (better coffee shops in the old days) before you need them, and then remember where they are when you need them.
I've learned the hard way, don't ever loan one out, someone will make coffee in it and then let it sit uncleaned for weeks, and they do corrode.