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I have been using Lavazza “Perfetto Roast” grounds in a moka pot for almost a decade now. I take a bag of coffee and the pot with me wherever I travel. It is better than any other coffee I have ever had. I never get coffee out. Which is a cost saver but also I get 6 bags every 2 months on an Amazon subscription that is also discounted. I think just generally that by the age of 30 everyone needs their coffee situation figured out.
Jan 20, 2024
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I love making coffee in my moka pot and if I travel for work, I can bring it with me and try beans from new places. The sound of the espresso bubbling inside is weirdly centering. Morning routines work! I make a pretty decent flat white. If I'm feeling absolutely insane? affogato for dessert. World's my oyster.
Jun 19, 2023
I think the key to a good moka pot coffee is minimizing time on the stove element:
- Preheat the stove burner
- Boil water before putting it in the pot
- Extract with the lid open so you can pull the pot immediately when it’s done
- If you wanna be a freak about it you can weigh your beans and water (I never bother)
But if the issue is you are unhappy with your espresso quality, I think it might be worth it to dial in your grind (I like a ~22s extraction but this is all preference). The way I think about espresso is that weight of beans/volume of water/extraction time remain consistent while grind can vary to hit those parameters. This is what was working for me on one of those big Faema beasts tho so ymmv.
HOWEVER I personally cannot be bothered with most of this unless I am getting paid. I french press or steep my shit most days and it’s perfectly nice
Aug 23, 2024
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just got my bialetti a bit ago since my french press broke and i’ve been experimenting with the process to get better results, here’s what works for me:
- start by bringing some water to boil in a lil pot
- once it boils, pour the water into the basin of the moka pot (some places say to hit below the valve but I fill up to the threads almost)
- in the lil ground holder, I do cafe bustelo and a PINCH of salt to cut the bitterness, DO NOT COMPRESS!! just shake the lil thing lightly til the grounds settle. the water has a harder time getting through if you compress the grounds. and don’t fill all the way to the rim
- put the moka pot together and put on the burner on medium heat, once you hear it start to brew for a bit, pour whats brewed into your mug, then rest back on the burner and repeat a few shorter brews to get it all. taking it off the heat intermittently keeps the grounds from overcooking and introducing more bitterness
- I like a room temp coffee most days so I pour into a mug with a big ol ice cube, like what you’d use for whiskey in a glass. would recommend
Nov 19, 2024
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