Bialetti - Moka Express: Iconic Stovetop Espresso Maker, Makes Real Italian Coffee, Moka Pot 6 Cups (6 Oz), Aluminium, Red

I was looking for a way to make a strong coffee without much cost or buying K Cups. The Bialetti Moka Espresso Pot works great!After the initial cleaning, I was excited to have my first cup. I was surprised how quickly it goes from room temp water to filing the pot, less than 4 mins. If you fill it with "hot" tap water, it happens even quicker. I use the Third Wave packets mixed into room temp distilled water, so it takes a minute more. I have a GE Glass Top stove, not induction, but uses coils and the very flat bottom of the Bialetti works awesome. Just listen for the burbling and you know it's done. Pull it from the heat and pour, set aside to cool. Clean up is quick and simple.It did leak a little water the near the seal during initial use, but it's working great now. I purchased Bialetti replacement gaskets for the future, we'll see when I need them.So far using Biatelli Moka Coffee just to get a feel for the grind required. Tastes great, but I'll try grinding my own combo of beans it at the local grocery store or getting a quality Porlex Hand Grinder in the future.

Very convenient. Cartridge machines, like Keurig, are easier but the Moka pot gives a much better cup of coffee. It does take A LITTLE practice and about 10 YouTube videos to get your method down. For example, three tweaks I've made to the Bialetti directions, are to use boiling, filtered water, instead of cold water, to remove the pot from the heat before the gushing phase at the end of the brewing and to use a paper Aeropress filter to help reduce the amount of sediment in the product. Delicious, well worth the effort, and VERY economical. Be aware that Bialetti means 6 espresso cups. This equates to one small mug of American size.

Bialetti is The Classic. We just purchased a black one (for our cabin) and the ferrari-red one for home. Had one back in college days 40 years ago, after a year in Europe. Love the red color and the 6-cup version is just right--not too much, not too little. Love it!

I love the classic style and the bright red color. It helps bring the eye to something besides stainless. Oh, and it makes great coffee.

I am so impressed by the quality of this Moka pot, the ease of use, and the quality of the espresso that it makes. I cannot recommend this enough! Also, I got this in red, and it is a beautiful vibrant red color. If I could give it 10 stars, I would.

I purchased this for travel. Today I seasoned it by brewing three pots of Maxwell House in bottled water on an electric burner. These went down the drain. The fourth pot I made for my husband (Maxwell House). It filled a 12 oz mug. He said it tasted very strong but good. Neither one of us noticed a metallic taste. Adding hot water would have made two mugs of regular strength coffee. The fifth pot I made with Black Cat Espresso freshly ground on medium fine. I poured this into a 12 oz mug which was waiting with 2/3 cup hot milk. I had about a 1/4 cup left in the pot. I think I could have made two milk based drinks because it was still a bit strong for me. I usually use two shots of espresso to 9 oz. of milk. The mocha pot coffee is not as yummy as that made by my espresso machine but much darker than pour over so much better if you want to make a latte in the motel room (you will need a hot plate) or in your RV.If you are going to use it for large latte' I would definitely purchase the 6 cup pot unless you want it very light on coffee. I think the 3 cup would work well for one cappuccino or one 12 oz latte'.Clean-up was not that difficult.... just use hot water and dry with a towel. Do not use soap on the aluminum pot. I am happy with my purchase and the coffee. To be honest, I just wanted the cute red pot!

Love it. The texture on the the outside feels weird compared to raw aluminium, but I got used to it quickly

For the price, this is a much better value than a "real" espresso maker (apparently, since it doesn't reach ~9 atmospheres of pressure, it's not a real espresso maker) - but it's so much less expensive that the difference isn't worth the extra money. However, be sure you pay attention to the size of coffee grounds you use! Too coarse and it'll take on a strange taste (and smell) that will linger in your mouth all day. I picked up an inexpensive hand grinder for ~$30 USD and tested out various sizes - using something just a little bigger than table salt seems to be the best balance for me; it tastes good and doesn't take forever to grind. I've also been hand-whisking milk in a pot to froth it, which does OK but I'll probably be looking to add something else for lattes at home.