How To Brew Delicious Coffee On The Moka Pot
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00:00 Hello There & Cat Cameo
00:15 Moka Pot History
02:06 Parts Of A Moka Pot
04:33 Brewing Basics
12:46 Tips & Tricks
Best cost:benefit brew method for anyone wanting anything near espresso at home, you can't change my mind.
Agreed!
For me and probably many others... the moka pot was the entrance into the rabbit hole.... :) 🐇🐇
@@SunriseLAW For me, as an italian, I was basically born already inside that rabbit hole then lol
@@HoNow222 omg my coffee corner is Italian almost all the way. 2019 Gaggia CP, Bialetti moka pot, 2 bags of Lavazza and a bag of Gaggia beans from Whole Latte Love. Grinder is a Kingrinder 6 from China :)
@@SunriseLAW Sounds like a great place! Which city?
Fun story. I have a moka pot. I have two toddlers. The moka pot pieces were strewn about the house and so I gathered them slowly together over several days. My standart coffee arrived and I wanted to treat it a little more specially than my typical morning cup. I filled the bottom with my water and my coffee. I brewed it with the lid down and I’m always a bit afraid with toddlers running amok. I went to pour my delicious, much anticipated coffee. The brew that came out of my pot was green. At first I thought maybe the moka pot was rusted? Or something?? But it turns out there was a green crayon in the top pot part 😅
lucky for you, green crayons are the tasty ones
Sounds like your toddler thinks you have a bright future in the US Marines
😊😅😊😅
@@NickiRusin Found the Marine lol
Thank you for your service
Good: Crayons are not toxic for obvious reasons. Bad: The wax taste, not so good, but not that bad.
Interesting. I grew up with an Italian grandfather who only made is his coffee in a Moka, so I didn't realize they werent a normal thing to have in a kitchen until much later in life. I still like to make my coffee in his (which I inhertied) when I have time to make my coffee (usually on the weekends)
They are very much a normal thing to have in the kitchen where i live (southern austria, on the border to italy).
Same! My parents are from Italy. We had a few Moka pots in different sizes as did all my relatives. I was in my late teens the first time I had a drip coffee. 😂 I didn’t care for it. Now as an adult I have a Jura full automat but cherish my inherited Mokas which still play a major role in my life.
This also what was called 'coffee' here around North Africa for the past few decades.
Here's a tip: When screwing/unscrewing the top part of the mokapot onto the bottom reservoir, never ever tug it on the plastic handle. Countless mokapot owners have broken their handle on the mokapot doing that. Also, I too use hot water in my reservoir so I grab the bottom of the bottom reservoir with a kitchen towel and screw the top part on with my other hand. That way it'd be nice and tight to minimise pressure leakage.
i dont even like coffee, i just love hearing people talk about their passions, its awesome
I use my Moka Pot on an electric stove. Over time, I've learned to keep the pot handle off the edge of the burner. By keeping the pot at the edge of the burner, it's also pretty easy to control the brew by sliding the pot even father off the heat but still allowing enough heat to keep the brew going. This also allows for good crema to form. :-)
One thing I love about the Moka Pot is that it's perfect for camping. Small & easy for storage, while needing only a propane heat source or fire to provide some great coffee.
If you have an original Aeropress which came with a funnel, you can turn the funnel upside down and use it as a stand for your Mokapot basket.
There's a use for that funnel after all!
@@ViniterWell the funnel also useful for dumping the coffee into the Aeropress without making a mess if you're a bit clumsy like me.
I have no idea why I tried to very carefully pour ground coffee from the grinder container with a slightly larger diameter than the aeropress itself, almost always spilling about a teaspoon of coffee (which also made carefully measuring it with a high precision weight a bit pointless), when I had a funnel made for it in the cupboard😅
Also can be used to sit inside a smaller diameter rim cup.
I inherited a Moka pot from my father in law when he passed away in December never knew how to use it. I brewed along with you for for the first time. Thank you so much for giving me the chance to try the coffee that oupa liked.
This is so nice
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"never knew how to use it"
...Did you only now gain internet access? You could've learned with a Google search...
That's great. Look at some videos how do do a deep cleaning with water/white vinegar 1:1, possibly replace the rubber gasket, or try a silicone that fits. was the metal filter plate that the gasket holds in place, scrub the base underneath and the inner "chimney" with a small brush for metal straws. It is something you can do every few months. If it is an aluminum pot, never put it in the dishwasher or it will become opaque. if the inside of the bottom chamber shows oxidation and marks, you can soak it with 1:1 vinegar/water and baking soda, then use fine steel wool or brillo pads.
Ag lekker Stacey 🤗
We Cubans use these Mokas too! Although we call them 'cafeteras' (in the mandatory Spanish accent)😅
Another interesting note, I've always seen it made with the coffee grounds tampered down into a smooth surface. And for that iconic Cuban Espresso shot, we prepare a separate cup of sugar for those first couple of ounces of coffee, then we pour it into said cup and stir until we see foam (or espumitas in that iconic Spanish accent). Once properly mixed, we pour it over the brewed coffee in the Moka pot. Pour into the espresso shot and enjoy!
In Puerto Rico I’ve always heard it being called “la greca”
Why yes I read thru the comments until I found my people❤❤❤ (dominican/puertorican)
Cuban/Mexican here to confirm that this is the way!
When filling the basket, I put it in the upper part of the pot between the spout and the chimney. Balances it perfectly. I love the mouth feel of the Moka pot without paper filter. Similar to a French press when you grind finer than the norm, that beautiful full mouth feel.
Spot-on . Or, put it on top of the lower part, already filled with water, and put the coffee in the basket. Works OK on either of them. No need of any stand or third hand or balancing exercise.
I also fill my moka pot with it sitting in the top section! Seemed the right way, haha.
@georgehsu1085 wait you also put coffee in the water part
Or where the coffee comes to carry to pour?
Kitty was about to deliver a detailed lecture on computational modelling of pressure-induced fluid flow through a moka pot but was sadly put back on the ground before he could start 🐱 great tips for moka pot brewing!
I got that same impression.
Nobody listens to those of us who walk on four legs 😢🦎🐈
Am I the only one grossed out by having a cat crawling on the kitchen counter? Really? I guess most choose not to know what Feefee does in her off hours. Blechhhh!
@@ellenrik I mean humans are pretty dirty / germy / gross, too ...
Triple Like!!!
I use the top chamber to hold my filter basket. (nitpick...it's a pressure valve, not a gauge :) gauges are for measuring things). Great rundown on one of my favorite brew methods!
I was literally about to comment the same thing; I put the basket in the top chamber as I'm waiting for the water to boil in my kettle. I get my sugar for the demitasse ready so I can do a nice cafe cubano
Technically it's a binary gauge, kinda?
Why the top? I put it on the down part when the water is ready 😁
I used to do the same until i found out the lid of my grinder catch cup is even more ideal for this!
@@biankatoth1786 gives you something to do whilst the kettle is doing its job.
I am an Old School coffee drinker and make a pot of coffee in a stove top percolator. I have perfected my technique over the years and I love it. Brings back memories of my childhood when my dad brewed coffee daily at 5 am. I am going to attempt it with a moka pot. Thanks for the tutorial. ❤☕️☕️
New stovetop percolator user here! I like all of the brewing methods, but percolator is the secret one nobody wants to talk about these days.
I love adding in brown sugar over the grounds if I'm using a much darker coffee. I am a fan of sweeter base coffee so Cafe Cubano makes me happy
Ohh. I'll have to try that. It sounds good. I sometimes put half a teaspoon of cocoa powder over the grounds
In geardagum we used to "wash" the caffettiera a couple of times by making MILK-coffee in it (it's coffe, just using milk instead of water) and letting it sit inside the caffettiera for a whole day, then repeating the procedure again. At that point we would consider the caffettiera under break-in. After a couple of weeks of morning coffee it would start being perfect.
When using an Aeropress filter just wet it and stick it to the underside of the top. No need to try an position it on top of the base. You are just asking for it to leave a gap that way.
Also, If you've filled your basket before your water has been heated and added and you don't have somewhere to put it down. Just open the lid on the top and perch the basket inside.
My daily routine is a “moka pot americano” (moka pot topped up with hot water) which I find to bring a nice balance of maintaining the moka pot richness while also clarifying the taste.
Same! I find the straight brew too strong, but works great in the americano style
I like it that way too!
Me three. When I’m not using it to make Moka-chinos (Moka Pot cappuccino), that is.
I add 50ml or so of cold water to the top chamber before putting it on the stove to stretch out the drink a little. I'm a patient fellow and put cold in the bottom too, so by the time it's brewing, the top chamber water is not cold anymore.
Morgan! You are beautifully spoken. A wonderful video. Fun, confident, thoughtful!🎉
07:00 my trick to deal with it is while the kettle boils water- l stand the bascket in the top half, the spout creates a 3point space with the outlet nozzle (with lid open) and it's very steady for filling with grounds. Then the water boils, fill bottom, drop basket and screw top before heat has its effects. Happy brewing
To stand the basket without using anything extrenal, open the top lid and put the basket in the gap between the middle column and the spout. :))
Thank you. I have just discovered your channel and your "hello there" has overridden Obi-Wan's in my brain ✨completely ✨
On a serious note, I brewed with my moka pot this morning and your tips have helped a ton. Cheers!
Thanks to this video, I woke up this morning excited to make coffee in the Moka Pot that I’ve owned for ~7 years. I’ve never been successful in making anything good in it until i followed your advice in this video, thank you!
I've had my Moka Pot for a few years now and never had luck. I'm looking forward to trying this technique over the weekend. Thank you Morgan!
For a deeper dive, James Hoffmann did a 4 part series on the Moka Pot. There’s also The Wired Gourmet’s “Moka Pot Voodoo” (I think it was called) to look at and Matteo Ottavio’s channel also does a ton of Moka stuff. They’ve all really helped me level up my Moka game.
you're better off using James Hoffman's method. These instructions are not good.
Worked great Morgan. Thank you again.🙂
I'll have to re-watch his method because this didn't seem much different. I need more practice but I don't want to waste really good beans on what comes out to be okay coffee. I'm not blaming the method I'm just blaming my ability.@@sturmey1966
I don't drink coffee most of the time, but I still somehow come back to this channel every few months. Fantastic content as always!
Great video, as always!
I use a taller shot glass to hold the grounds basket during filling.
Also, I find it easier to stick the AeroPress filter to the bottom of the brew chamber instead of on top of the grounds.
🤨 wait, would that do anything? If it's on the bottom of the basket, the filter paper is filtering water. Unless it's for distributing the water more evenly.
I also use a shot glass.
Bottom of the BREW CHAMBER
@thomaswhite3059 not the bottom of the basket but the brew chamber :) I've done the same when adding a paper filter, though of course either way works fine.
Edit: sorry, I hadn't seen someone else already responded to the confusion.
My wife and I are big fans of coffee. We travel considerably and are always on the hunt for the best coffee to buy and take home to brew. Additionally, we are interested in stepping up to different brewing methods. I’ve often wondered about these pots. Thank you for an informative instructional. Looking forward to more. I’m in Turkey at this time. Of course here Turkish people have their own way of brewing and drinking coffee. I’ve been told here that it’s ok if you happen to consume some the grounds because of the healthy properties they have.
You can stand the filter inside the top of the moka pot! (You open the lid and it will fit perfectly between the “center stick” and the sides !) 🤩
Oh, the nostalgia! My grandpa had one of these. When I was a kid I didn’t know there was any other way to make coffee than with a moka pot.
I first learned about moka pots after seeing one on goodwill's website, did some googling, and figured I found one for a great price (~$30 with shipping) compared to how expensive they can get in stores. Then it arrived in a massive box, and I found that I bought a 50 cup moka pot. I've tried to figure out where it could have originated from, but I can't for the life of me find anything this size. After some experience using it, I enjoy my big involved ritual of making the next couple weeks of coffee :)
I used moka pot all summer at the cabin. If you use the same coffee grind all the time, don’t wash your upper chamber, just rince and let dry. It will stain and season and the flavor will build. Their is nothing like a well seasoned moka pot brew.
I purchased a moka pot a couple of years ago but had been afraid to use it (until seeing your video). Used it for the first time this morning, and the coffee was really good. Thanks so much!
Bought my first Moka pot in about 1965, when I was off in college. Used it over a hot plate. Only decent coffee on campus, as we were a new college and there weren't any coffee houses for the first year or so. Used it through early grad school, when I sold it to a friend from the South, who'd never seen one and loved the coffee. Picked up a new one over the Summer after, which I used for a couple more years, until I got my first "real" espresso maker, a stovetop Vesuviana. Replaced it a few years later (~1976) with an Atomic, which would steam the milk. Passed that on to a friend about 15 years ago, when I bought a semi-automatic Saeco Aroma. My friend managed to wear out the Atomic! (Steel threads on the fill cap vs. cast aluminum body). I ended up moving "backwards" a few years ago, to a manual lever La Pavoni Europiccola machine, which I love.
Nice video. Moka pot looks very new. Don't forget it's raw, machined aluminium and not quite foodsafe for a while (a little bit carcinogenic but mostly tastes bad).
You should season it by brewing coffee and throwing it away a few times before using it. Bialetti writes as much in the instruction manual.
Also, yeah, you can stand the filter part in the bottom part while you put coffee in it, you don't need to 3d print a stand lol
The seasoning thing is a myth
Oh my god, her clock! The numbers slowly move up and then they switch! At the beginning you can see the 5 slowly move to the top then the 6 starts at the bottom! I love it!
Remember to change the rubber gasket, or clean the silicone gasket every few months. The rubber gaskets are cheap but deteriorate after a few months and give a bad taste to the coffee. The silicone gaskets are more durable and you can soak them in hot 1:1 white vinegar/water solution overnight to remove the smell. Also good to do a deep cleaning once in a while, remove the metal filter and the gasket at the bottom of the top part and scrub. You remove the filters, put 1:1 water/white vinegar solution in the base,for a few hours, then brew it without coffee. You can scrub the inner part of the "chimney" with a cleaning brush for metal straws. Anyway spare parts are very cheap. And there are third party upgrades like silicone gaskets and metal filters from companies like E&B. The steel moka pots are more durable, but aluminum ones probably keep the coffee hotter.
Hey Morgan, just wanna say I've been watching you from basically the start of this channel and love what you do and you are such an inspiration to me. I've been using primarily a moka pot for the past few years and love it's simplicity and cost effectiveness. I'm finally gonna buy my first espresso machine (rancilio Silvia)
Again, hope you keep doing what you do best, sliding and brewing (also the coffee spills)
That means a lot, thank you! Hope you love the Silvia, it served me well for many years 🖤
I was introduced to Moka pot after I moved to Austria and immediately fell in love. Till this day it’s my favorite type of coffee maker.
If you have a glass stove top, one of the trick I found was that once you see the coffee starting to come out at the top, I move the moka pot to the side of the burner so it is not fully on it. It slow down a tad the coffee pouring while still keeping it going without going crazy.
This is what I do too
Temperature Surfing, its what has been documented quite well on RUclips! Works quite well on electrical stoves to control the coffee flow!
It's such a simple, sweet little brewer, I absolutely love my moka. Been brewing moka pot coffee for years and still learned a thing or two from this video so thank you!
I put a paper filter on top of the basket before closing it up, something like an aeropress paper filter will work, this helps make the end result have more clarity. Also, this is personal preference, but I prefer my coffee from a moka pot to taste less "burnt" so the moment that it's done extracting, I will dunk the bottom part of the moka pot into cold water to stop the heat, as you have mentioned in the video, or just pour the coffee out right away. Note that if you don't pour all of the coffee out for your regular serving, it's important to take a small spoon to agitate the coffee inside the moka pot so that it's a bit more evenly distributed, since the last few seconds of extraction is much more diluted.
I started with coffee with my Argentinian moka pot VOLTURNO, which is a traditional Argentinian brand, till this day i love making coffee in my moka pot. I’m now in the espresso world, but still love my Volturno.
i bought a bialetti coffee jar specifically to benefit from its lid because it has a built-in stand meant to balance the mokapot filter basket. the jar is also where i keep my beans for the mokapot or french press. i prefer using fresh cool water instead of hot water, and a gentle steady flame to slowly heat the pot. it’s one of my favourite brew methods for the weekend.
Video does a good job explaining the water needs to be hot before brewing. I boil mine, pour it into the bottom part. I think many people start with cold water and wonder why the product is not hot. I SLIGHTLY tamp... tap tap on a solid surface. >>> HACK: a 58 mm puck screen fit perfectly behind my top screen and gasket. I feel it took my moka pot to another level :)
As will a 58mm dosing funnel, if you want to make less mess and/or wdt.
I use cold water and my coffee in my moka pot has always been hot. Not quit sure what you mean by 'wonder why the product is not hot.'
@@TherealDanielleNelson Depends on the moka pot, your definition of 'hot', and mostly.... are you using electric or gas ?
@@SunriseLAW I'm using gas. And hot is hot enough that I need to let it cool before I can drink it.
@@TherealDanielleNelson 100% of moka pot videos say to use hot water in the moka pot. As one example, "Tom's Coffee Corner" did a much more detailed vid on it a week or so ago.
I always put my filter basket in the well of the top section to pour in coffee to the basket while preheating the water in the bottom section on the stove. And if you’re new to moka pots. It’s a great little tool and does take some time to get used to but I love the thing!
On filling the filter basket, I lucked into some small glass ramekins with an equal internal diameter to the basket & enough volume to fill it to capacity.
Just empty my grinds into it, give it a brief shake to agitate the clumps out (& get the fines off the top so they don't shake down into the brew water), cup the filter basket over the top, tip it upside down, a slight shake again so it levels out (which you can see through glass, handy) - and you can even use it to stand the filled basket upright in while waiting for the kettle to boil.
I drew on a bean portioning line & a grind portioning line for my 6 cup bialetti so I never even need to bring the scales out or account for light vs dark roasts by weight.
The best part is it was just the container for a multipack of fancy premade chocolate mousse from the supermarket, so it was basically free.
...So you added a pointless step with some glass? Just fill the basket.
@@grabble7605 this makes filling & levelling the basket & having a stand for it much easier & cleaner.
If you think it's pointless, you probably do weak brews with a half filled basket.
To make a Cuban coffee the traditional way: brew the coffee like instructed in this video and prepare a cup big enough to hold all the prepared coffee, something like a large metal creamer cup but any sturdy cup will do (a handle will make the next step easier), add white sugar to taste (it is traditionally fairly sweet) and pour the first few drops of your brew in and whip vigorously with a spoon adding more drops as needed, until the mixture has lightened in color and is the texture of melted ice cream, incorporating as much air as possible.
When the coffee is finished brewing pour it into your whipped sugar mix and stir gently to melt it, you will be left with a thick creamy coffee colored foam on top called "Crema" that gives a rich texture. Its one of those things that's so much more than the sum of its parts.
Absolutely fascinating and thank you for the instructions! I have often seen these Brewers in friends' houses and never knew what they were for! The pressure outlet on the side, I always thought it was to plug something into that because it look like a headphone jack!
You have educated me today, thank you very much Morgan!
I am so excited about this video!! I have been using a moka pot for years and it is by far my favorite way to make coffee.
This is great. I got my moca pot in Italy last year on deployment. Now I can get an even better cup out of what already makes a great cup. Thanks.
Moka makes great, traditional coffee at a budget.
Nothing beats that aroma and sight as the coffee starts to creep out of the chimney.
If using a multi cup Moka it's always worth a short stir before you pour as there's a distinct 'layering' going on in the pot.
I have a stainless steel version, I brew essentially the same way. The only difference is I bring out a filter and pour it through to remove the sludge. Good video, first by you I've ever watched.
I ♥️ my moka pot, been using it for 9yrs. with my favorite Stumptown coffee Hair Bender, so good! I drink it just black♥️
(Since I had to hunt for it: the red one on the right is a Gemini Express - instead of even having an upper chamber, the coffee goes up the back and into a split spout (the "wings" each hold a small coffee cup.) neat, compact, not sure if it's actually *travel* compact though.)
Ah, and "The MoMA Sells Coffee Brewers... And I Bought Some" is elsewhere on this channel and explains it :-)
After going with the earthy flavors of the French press for the last few years, my wife and I picked up a Moka pot to give that a try. It arrived a week ago and we immediately started combing through your videos looking for... well, this one right here. :-) It's good to see we pretty much got the basics right from the start.
This is one of my favoured way of brewing. I use my dosing cup as a stand for the basket. There are different sizes of paper filter. I have a 3-cup model, so I use 56 mm filters. This is also a great way to take my coffee on camping trips with the least amount of fuss.
I got myself a moka pot. And at first sip i was instantly transported to my fave little espresso place back in NY Julianos (sadly closed now😢) but its good to be able to have that familiar taste at home! I have as a weekend treat.
I learned how to use one of those when I was a nanny in Puerto Rico.(1987-1991) I would make the coffee for the lady of the house every morning Monday-Friday.
Saturday and Sunday she did it herself. It took a few times to actually get the method right. LOL.
I'm not sure if she still uses the Moka pot now. I just know that I had to get up early to make it for her, since she was a single mother and needed the extra help.
I've been using a AeroPress filter on my Moka pot for several years, but I don't lay mine on top of the coffee bed. I simply remove the O ring, put 2 filters against the screen, replace the O ring, if you do it that way the filter will last at least 12 uses, then I lightly spray off the coffee grounds after each use, must use a light spray or the spray will tear up the filter.
My preferred method to make a delicious cappuccino. Thanks Morgan for putting the mokapot briefly in the spotlights.😊
I love using a single aeropress paper filter on the top half to keep out the grinds; helps to create a very smooth and creamy mouthfeel I think.
you came to the exact right time as i currently thought about how to get more out of my pot
I have one, multiple even! I also use them while camping with friends since its easy to take with and god i absolutely when the camping ground fills with the smell of freshly brewed coffee!
Moka pots are also really common for cuban coffees!
Moka is like a part of me. I'm Italian, it's everywhere, in every Italian kitchen. ❤ I loved this video.
I spend 3 months a year working on farms in Italy and have never once seen a cold water treatment on the base. After showing some farm families this technique, they all said "Is that in the United States? Our thick-walled. ceramic cups do the job of cooling, if that's what this is about."
For some reason, my brews with the 6-cup Bialetti are always tastier than with the smaller ones... So I mostly use the bigger one and I share with whoever is in the household. Great video!
I think it's just the best amount of brew time to coffee volume for this brew method really, if I don't have anyone to share with, I have the 2nd half of the brew as an iced coffee in an hour.
@@InnuendoXP That's a great idea, will do it 👍 Cheers!
We’ve noticed the same! I find the 6 pot Bialetti has a much smoother taste vs the smaller one!
Just stumbled across your channel. This is an awesome video and it has convinced me to get a moka pot! Your presentation and editing are very clean, and I was thoroughly engaged throughout the video!
These are a core childhood memory for me! My Hungarian family always used them before they eventually switched to standard drip pots.
Cuban coffee!!! I’ve been wanting to get one of these SPECIFICALLY for Cubano coffee!
Fantastic presentation so much so I have ordered the same coffee pot and ground coffee, thank you can’t wait to try it out 👍
I remember watching my parents making coffee with the Moka Pod when I was young. It's really fun to learn that the coffee spurts if you keep it on the same heath the whole time haha. I used to always see our Moka pot doing that and just assumed it was just how it worked.
I go between using an Aeropress and a French Press at home. Now I want to try the Moka pot lol.
Really great video Morgan!
My 3 cup maker is my sweet spot. In addition to the previous statements about filling the basket while it sits in the upper portion of the pot I’d add that mounding the coffee a little makes the right dose, and pour immediately after brewing, don’t let it cool in the pot. Thanks Morgan!
I love the Moka Pot. Whe still used the one my father bought in the 70s. I don't even think is a original Bialetti but it still brews great coffe
When Sr. Bialetti died, he was cremated and at his own wish, his remains were placed in an oversized Mocha Pot. Many thanks for this genius device, certainly the only good way to make coffee on a camping trip.
Thank you for making this content, excted to try different methods. Mine is always, cold water, put find grind coffee, low medium heat till simmer out and turn off heat, cool down n pour. I love the full body and aroma from moka pot, always made my morning
My husband found one at a thrift shop and we were very pleased that it worked! We use it on the cappuccino setting, and it's a great balance of strong flavor and milkiness for the both of us (he loves black coffee; I do not).
a good cheap stabilizer I use for the filter basket is a shot glass (something that most folks must have in a kitchen already)
finally, I've been waiting so long for your take on the moka pot
THANKYOU SO MUCH!!
you're a true hero
From the time you put your moka pot with preheated water on the burner until the coffee is done, is the perfect time to make a 2-egg omelette (provided the pan is already preheated). Meanwhile, if you can manage 2 slices of bread in the toaster and bring out the orange juice from the fridge, you’re golden.
I bought a moka pot today specifically for making iced lattes. My mum has a whole coffee machine for making lattes, but I've never really cared much for hot lattes with steamed milk, but I do love a shot of espresso to make an iced latte with.
So, with plans to move out of my parents' home later this year, I wanted a way to make espresso, or something similar, without being as expensive or taking up as much space as a more commercial-style coffee machine. A moka pot is perfect for that! I will be saving this video and keeping your tips in mind while I try to figure this thing out, I'm sure it'll take me some trial and error but I'm looking forward to it~
Omg I just bought a moka pot last week and I kept looking for a Morgan video on it T-T so excited for this.
Nice to see the moka pot getting some love .... brilliant
In this house hold we got rid of the espresso machine and the Senseo machine and today just use the Moka Pot and the french press - both we got in a few different sizes.
BTW: A shot glass, or something like that, usually is a very good holder for the basket. But other than that just hold the basket in your hand while filling it with coffee.
My way:
I used to use the basket as measuring cup for the beans. Then I got a old coffee scoop from my father-in-law. I then counted the number of scoops of beans that was needed to fill the basket on my moka pots. Now I just put the appropriate number of scoops directly into the grinder.
From the grinder container I "pour" it into the basket, a little at at he time, stopping a few times for leveling it.
When you gently tap the basket on the side walls a few times, you see that the grounded coffee is distributed from somewhat the center towards the basket edge at the generel direction of the point where you are tapping. So it is simple - you just tap on the side of the basket while turning it slowly around and it will get distributed nice and leveled.
When the coffee starts coming up, open the lid and if it is starting to sound too angry and starts to spit at you - lift it up for a few seconds and then put it down again.
Also:
If you use the gorgeous Mukka Express - then by god - heat up the milk and the milk section on before hand - it contains a lot of aluminium that can suck the heat out of the liquid - therefore it is normally not able to heat up the milk if that milk is cold, when poured in.
When you want to remove the puck from the basket - just blow the basket like a trumpet (naturally you try to aim at the bin first) - it looks like one anyway.
And always use filtered water, if you're in a bit of a hurry preheat it a wee bit - and always use medium heat on the stove.
I've always had the problem of stabilizing the basket when filling. Thought about wooden block with hole drilled to fit. But just recently took an old plastic medicine dose(shot) cup and drilled hole in that. Works like magic and cheep. Love my Moka Pot.
I use a shot glass. Alternatively, the upper chamber of the pot works quite well too.
Learned a lot thank you for sharing. I don’t own one of those pots but maybe one day I like the way they look. I also like when someone else pours me a cup that they made again thank you for sharing.
If you have a small Moka pot then a shot glass works pretty well for stabilizing the filter basket while filling it. I will generally have a piece of paper under it all, and I pour the ground coffee into the filter pot until overflowing and then level it off with the back of a knife and a few taps. Then put the coffee on the paper back in the bag.
I love coffee from a Moka pot, Even though I have more modern brewing methods, it is still a go to when I have a few extra minutes to prepare a cup.
Very informative. Thank you. I got mine at a thrift store and have been experimenting.
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Veteran user here of many years. The easiest way to fill up the basket is to fill it up slightly higher than the top and use the straight edge of the spoon handle to slide across the top of the basket and level off. Do this over the container where you keep your coffee so you're not making a mess or wasting coffee grounds. Then place in top piece while the water is boiling. Concerning getting grounds or sediment in the top, that should not happen at that level. You shouldn't be getting any chewy or mucky anything. If that happens then it's a matter of adjusting your grind. You might get a few grounds but it shouldn't be anything that noticeable.
Exactly how I fill my Moka Pot coffee basket, works perfect! And you are 100% spot-on regarding grounds in the finished Moka Pot espresso. It's the grind of the coffee.
My favorite brew method ❤
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I _love_ my moka pots. I have six of them in different sizes and my three-cup, in particular, is in rotation as a daily driver along with my 1-liter French press and my Aeropress (with the Fellow pressure valve replacement filter).
I use an egg cup as a stand for the coffee holder, and after pouring the coffee I put some hot water in the top half to make it easier to clean.
On the topic of cleaning, occasionally disassemble the top part completely (the metal filter is only held in by the gasket) and cleaning both the filter and its housing.
When I fill the basket with grounds, I just place the basket in the bottom chamber so I don't have to hold it. It's easier and less messy thst way.
And when I'm screwing the top half to the bottom half, I use a pot holder or small towel to avoid burning my hand from the hot water on the bottom chamber.
We've always had a moka pot, it's very nostalgic to me.
I love my little moka pot! I don't have room for a full espresso setup and having grown up on Turkish coffee, I am used to strong stuff with some grounds in it 🤣 I then usually use my french press to foam up some warm milk and make myself lates that way, when I have the energy for it :D
when i went on vacation last year with my friends, i was the only one who drinks coffee. And the vacation house we rented had a moka pot, that made just the perfect amount of coffee for me to drink in the morning, it was great (and i am kinda proud of myself to figure out myself how to use it)
Bialetti have some more modern shaped steel versions, that will also work on induction. I have the Venus. I can recommend these over the traditional octagonal for 3 reasons. The chimney is more downward directional, so no spluttering everywhere when brewing with the lid up, the mouth to the spout is more forgiving if you pour you quickly (the old one forces the coffee into the lid and it goes everywhere. And the screw thread feels a little easier to align.
I have one of these and I love it. I'll use it to make espresso since I don't wanna spend a massive amount of money on an espresso machine. I know that's not what it is for, but it makes a pretty damn good super strong cup of coffee that I use to make lattes for me and the significant other