good score yesterday on a Bodum moka pot

[gearchow]

I stopped by an estate sale yesterday and picked up a barely used Bodum moka pot for $1.50. It still had the box, but I know it was used as it still had spent grinds in the filter. So I cleaned it up and gave it a go yesterday. I've never used a moka pot before. The instructions from the company are remarkably terse: fill water to line, put coffee in, put on burner, done!

So without any further research, I gave it a go and it made some strong coffee, nothing great though and I felt like I was missing a lot of information. So this morning I decided to do some research and after reading the following:

• Moka Pot
• MokaPot (Stovetop Espresso) Brewing Instructions from Sweet Maria's

I'm going to try again armed with the knowledge passed down by folks who use the device and not the company that makes the device.

I also googled up this bit about Bodum Chambord moka pot design fault #2: bad seal design. With my limited 1 use experience, when I look at the seal, its seems fine to me. Is this really an issue I need to think about in the future?

-jim

 

[Toothpick]

for a buck fitty it's worth the extra effort. although i'm not entirely sure what a moka pot is. similar to a French Press except you cook it on a stove top? one of my first purchases in the new year will be a French Press, now this Moka Pot walks in...

 

[michiganlover]

for a buck fitty it's worth the extra effort. although i'm not entirely sure what a moka pot is. similar to a French Press except you cook it on a stove top? one of my first purchases in the new year will be a French Press, now this Moka Pot walks in...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_pot

Nothing at all like a French Press.

My Taiwanese roommate had one in college. We considered it to be a stovetop espresso machine, as the resulting coffee is very strong.

 

[Toothpick]

ok....second thing on my list to buy in the new year now. That's really interesting and seems simple. these auto-drip coffee pots...pssh. time to step up my game!