/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13969515
I posted it..been using it for a few days now. Coffee was a very welcome change from Moka. I've been using a proper espresso grinder and machine for years but they're stuck in storage now, so this was the best I could do that wasn't a Moka pot, which I was honestly tired of.

Like >>13969530 said, it works the same way as a moka pot but there's a couple of handy advantages.

1. It reaches a higher pressure and it's way easier to preheat it and get that pressure up.
2. It has a handle that controls the flow and between this and your stove temp. you can fine-tune your game quite a lot.
3. It's much simpler to clean and maintain than a moka.

Negatives:

1. The "portafilter" only takes 7-8g of coffee at a time so you can only really make a single shot espresso, no doubles.
2. If you use proper 100% arabica and not crappy robusta heavy mixes, you won't get the masses of foamy "crema" the guy gets in the videos but you still get something.

I got this half-price from what it normally is as they're running a sale now and for that price I'm extremely happy with what I got. If I had to explain the taste of the coffee, it's literally halfway between moka and espresso and I'm guessing that's because it's halfway in terms of the pressure it reaches.

TL;DR If you're looking for a proper "espresso", this won't satisfy you there's only one true stovetop espresso machine (i.e. goes to 9bar +) and it costs 300 bucks (Bacchi). If you're looking for an upgrade from the moka pot, which is even less hassle and couldn't be bothered with the full espresso kit set-up this is for you.

>>13969522
Yes it does, it's also extremely simple as a machine, took me an evening to figure out my preferred "settings".

So, this bad boy arrived this week. Shit's pretty cash. Not quite an espresso but about ten times better than a moka pot. Recommended.

>>13913267
So the next thing i was going to say about convenience is that you could go super lo-fi and get something like this. It's basically a Bialetti that works better/reaches a higher pressure.

I'm getting mine next week (they're doing a sale from 89 euros to 59 euros until the end of April) and I will post back with the results. It will probably be decent judging from the videos that show a nice amount of crema forming.