How To Brew Delicious Coffee On The Moka Pot

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  @InnuendoXP · 2 years ago

  Best cost:benefit brew method for anyone wanting anything near espresso at home, you can't change my mind.

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  @marazobrist16 · 2 years ago

  Fun story. I have a moka pot. I have two toddlers. The moka pot pieces were strewn about the house and so I gathered them slowly together over several days. My standart coffee arrived and I wanted to treat it a little more specially than my typical morning cup. I filled the bottom with my water and my coffee. I brewed it with the lid down and I’m always a bit afraid with toddlers running amok. I went to pour my delicious, much anticipated coffee. The brew that came out of my pot was green. At first I thought maybe the moka pot was rusted? Or something?? But it turns out there was a green crayon in the top pot part 😅

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  @Mercurise · 2 years ago

  Here's a tip: When screwing/unscrewing the top part of the mokapot onto the bottom reservoir, never ever tug it on the plastic handle. Countless mokapot owners have broken their handle on the mokapot doing that. Also, I too use hot water in my reservoir so I grab the bottom of the bottom reservoir with a kitchen towel and screw the top part on with my other hand. That way it'd be nice and tight to minimise pressure leakage.

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  @gloriouslyimperfect · 2 years ago

  Interesting. I grew up with an Italian grandfather who only made is his coffee in a Moka, so I didn't realize they werent a normal thing to have in a kitchen until much later in life. I still like to make my coffee in his (which I inhertied) when I have time to make my coffee (usually on the weekends)

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  @stacey738 · 2 years ago

  I inherited a Moka pot from my father in law when he passed away in December never knew how to use it. I brewed along with you for for the first time. Thank you so much for giving me the chance to try the coffee that oupa liked.

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  @richarda.d.9745 · 2 years ago

  One thing I love about the Moka Pot is that it's perfect for camping. Small & easy for storage, while needing only a propane heat source or fire to provide some great coffee.

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  @manueldiaz3897 · 1 year ago

  I use hot water from a tea kettle to fill the moka's lower chamber. I also pour some hot water into the upper chamber, just enough to cover the bottom of it. This minimizes the time the coffee ground spends in the hot metal basket before the brew begins, and once it begins, the coffee does not get burnt/toasted by the naked hot metal bottom of the upper chamber. Finally, once the brew begins, I turn the stove off and move the moka half way off the stove (I have a flat top stove). Before arriving at this method, I had been drinking burnt coffee without realizing it.

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  @MandrakeGuy · 2 years ago

  i dont even like coffee,  i just love hearing people talk about their passions, its awesome

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  @Tinytube_Tenbucks · 2 years ago

  To make a Cuban coffee the traditional way: brew the coffee like instructed in this video and prepare a cup big enough to hold all the prepared coffee, something like a large metal creamer cup but any sturdy cup will do (a handle will make the next step easier), add white sugar to taste (it is traditionally fairly sweet) and pour the first few drops of your brew in and whip vigorously with a spoon adding more drops as needed, until the mixture has lightened in color and is the texture of melted ice cream, incorporating as much air as possible.<br><br>When the coffee is finished brewing pour it into your whipped sugar mix and stir gently to melt it, you will be left with a thick creamy coffee colored foam on top called &quot;Crema&quot; that gives a rich texture. Its one of those things that&apos;s so much more than the sum of its parts.

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  @trevorbailey1128 · 2 years ago (edited)

  If you have an original Aeropress which came with a funnel, you can turn the funnel upside down and use it as a stand for your Mokapot basket.

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  @TigerWalts · 2 years ago

  When using an Aeropress filter just wet it and stick it to the underside of the top. No need to try an position it on top of the base. You are just asking for it to leave a gap that way.<br><br>Also, If you&apos;ve filled your basket before your water has been heated and added and you don&apos;t have somewhere to put it down. Just open the lid on the top and perch the basket inside.

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  @DarkFire515 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Kitty was about to deliver a detailed lecture on computational modelling of pressure-induced fluid flow through a moka pot but was sadly put back on the ground before he could start 🐱 great tips for moka pot brewing!

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