I don't know who needs to hear this is that moka pots are a cheap and easy to use way of making espresso that requires no supplies but coffee grounds and no technology more complicated than a stove. Seriously, they're great. What they produce is about half the concentration of regular espresso but lots of places just put 50% water in anyway, right?
Have had one since mid 90s but only ever knew them as Italian Coffee Pot, as that's how it was introduced to me by my Italian friend.
@mcc We stayed in a cave under the Alhambra in Granada, and we had a moka pot there. When we got home we immediately bought one 😊 I love it.
@mcc Yeah ... I've tried Aero Press and pour overs and just about everything else and a Moka pot Americano is the least hassle around.
@mcc@mastodon.social preaching to the choir, i love them.
@ellyxir@humanwords.cc @mcc@mastodon.social see also aeropress. Even easier to clean, and only needs a kettle not even a stove. I mean, I live in Italy and regularly get compliments on my coffee, so it can't be too bad. I suspect because I spend the money on decent Fairtrade beans rather than 'capsules'...
@mcc@mastodon.social @mavnn@bonfire.mavnn.eu i do not like capsules.
@ellyxir@humanwords.cc I find them horrific on quite a number of levels, I have to admit.
@ellyxir@humanwords.cc @mcc@mastodon.social Of course, you do have to ignore the bizarrely pretentious cult around them in some groups online, but that's easy given they're other people online, and ignoring other people online is a required life skill these days anyway. Especially when they're being pretentious about a (checks notes) simple plastic plunger?
@mcc Used to use one all the time when I was living in Munich. Fantastic little coffee maker. The whole ritual of brewing coffee with one of these is pure, undiluted joy.
I should get a moka pot when I'm more financially stable. Thank you for stirring those memories.
@mcc Yep. As a long time coffee nerd I'm a big fan of moka pots. They have a few quirks but after some practice are the most reliable way to easily make a strong espresso-like brew.
Here's my faithful old friend.
@mcc do you have a recommended one? Is the one brand with the guy in a suit holding up a finger the way to go?
Make sure to clean it after each use though, aluminum will freak out if you leave moisture on it.
@mcc Bialetti make stainless steel Moka pots, I know a couple of people who bought one because they preferred that to aluminium. Technically the steel probably won't conduct heat as well (?) but having had a go with both types I didn't notice the difference
@mcc also don’t put it in the dish washer. I ruined one doing that.
Oh wow. I haven't ever heard of Moka Pots before. i have some DuckDuckGo searching to do
@mcc yes! Between my moka pot and my cheap milk heater/frother thing, I can make a damn convincing cappuccino facsimile with much less trouble and expense.
@mcc is that what they're called? I've been looking for those and ended with an old school percolator. I still love it though.
@mcc I loved mine! I still have it, but the drip coffee machine is even easier ;)
I like taking the moka pot car camping.
