Cleaning: When you unscrew your pot, there should be a some brown water left in the bottom because that leftover water would've diluted your brew too much if it had gone through, and it's got a lot of fines in it, so it's not the best-tasting. This I've learned from the Moka pot video on the "Il Barista Italiano" YouTube channel, among others. Conclusion: I have two Bialetti Venus stainless steel Moka pots and I love them! They're beautiful industrial art and can be used on induction, electric, or gas stoves because they're stainless steel. But Brikka is now my favorite and I use it daily for delicious espresso! (Italians always call Moka pot coffee "espresso.")

This icon of Italian design first revolutionised the way coffee is prepared at home in 1933. Decades later, Moka Express will still be just as well placed in your kitchen as it is on display in some of the world's most famous art and science museums. Stylish and practical, it makes delicious espresso cups from ground coffee, full or aroma and taste.UPDATE: I am posting this to help others with finding replacement gaskets for their Bialetti Venus 6-cup moka pot. I wanted to plan ahead and have a couple gaskets on hand when my gasket eventually fails. After researching, i selected this product which, as stated in their description, is a genuine Bialetti replacement — although the gaskets are made of RUBBER, not silicone as was supplied in my original Venus moka pot.

Tips: I drink Latte/Cafe con Leche made with 5 oz of hot whole milk to 1 shot of Moka or Brikka coffee. I stir sweetener into my hot milk before I pour in the coffee so I won't kill the crema by stirring in sweetener later. Because of the low position of the outlet in the pot, you get less coffee with this pot than with older Bialetti designs of similar size, and combined with the design features already mentioned I am finding my coffee quite _dis_-satisfying - not at all what I had in mind when buying a new pot!If you thought of pouring milk into your Moka Pot to get a frothy cappuccino, you should now ditch this idea. Moka Pots are not designed to brew anything else but coffee. The milk solids will clog the metal filter and cause leaking or, worse, make your Moka Pot explode. When prepared with a Moka Pot, coffee is more concentrated — more like a shot of espresso than a regular brew. So most people wouldn’t drink a whole mug due to the high caffeine content. Although smaller camping equipment is often easier to carry, you may find one of the larger Moka Pot sizes easier to maneuver over a fire than a smaller pot. Even a 2-cup size can be hard to handle over a blazing fire. If unsure, go for a happy medium, like a 4 or 6-cup Moka Pot. It is worth mentioning that the exact volume of coffee that, for example, 3-cup Bialetti and 3-cup Grosche Milano Moka Pot can produce will vary slightly, so if you need precision, your best reference will be the user manual or a graded measuring cup.