Bialetti Moka Express Stovetop Espresso Maker
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend The world's best selling coffee pot, the Bialetti Moka Express was invented in 1933 and remains virtually unchanged to this day. Simple to own and simple to operate, the Moka Express is a masterpiece of industrial design. Free CaffeSolo Moka Coffee with each purchase. Product details and pricing info |
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178 Customer Reviews Posted
- Bialetti single serve!
- I have been using Bialetti stove top espresso makers for over 10 years. They continue to make a top quality product that makes a decent cup of espresso/coffee. My 2 year old threw out the filter by accident so it was time for a new one. I couldn't believe that one of the only places to have it in stock was Amazon (via Target no less). Even Bialetti was on backorder! The quality has improved over the past 10 years, but the general design remains the same. It still provides a wonderful ritual in the morning of adding water, coffee and threading the unit together. Run it at Medium heat (elec stove) and out percolates a great little brew for one! Enjoy!
- 2008-02-09, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Buy this, save your money!
- I was looking at Amazon reviews for espresso machines costing hundreds of dollars to replace my Krups when I read a review on this little Moka pot. The reviewer said this is what they use in Italian homes and with a aerolatte frother one could have everything they needed to make great cappuccinos & lattes for a fraction of the cost. This turns out to be amazingly true. I love this little pot. It takes a bit of practice to get the amount of water (I like less than the full 6 cups to get a stronger espresso), coffee amount (filled) and amount of tapping down (just gently), and heat setting (medium low so it has time to extract) exactly right, but it's fast, easy to clean up, and I am thrilled with the quality. I will say that I have an issue with aluminum (some research saying it's not good to cook with it) and I've found they make one in stainless steel that I might get instead--but I would never consider an expensive espresso machine again.
- 2008-02-08, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Broke. Twice!!
- I received a Bialetti Moka Express a year and a half ago and the handle broke off within 6 months. I wanted to try again, assuming it was a defect of that particular Bialetti, and yesterday, less than a year later the replacement Bialetti broke in the same way again!! I don't have a great deal of wrist strength, and when unscrewing the top use the handle which is illogically (or cheaply, to be exact) made of plastic which doesn't stand up to the strength of the aluminum parts.
This time around I will not replace the Bialetti - unless the manufacturer agrees to send a replacement for free, and am highly disappointed in the inferior quality of the product. - 2008-02-07, 3 of 9 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- no need for an expensive espresso maker
- My daughter asked for this for Christmas. She made a cup for me and I was hooked. After she took hers back to college,I immediately ordered my own. What an inexpensive and easy way to make excellent espresso!
- 2008-01-21, 0 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Simplicity can be beautiful!
- This makes great expresso quickly and without a lot of complicated ritual. Not much to go wrong with it, either, which is another difference between a stovetop expresso pot and the complicated electric versions. Its fantastic, not much else to be said except about size. The 3 cup size is small, go with a larger one if there are two or more coffee lovers in the household. Also, for the camping coffee connoisseur, this is a SMALL pot, it requires a little jiggling on a camp stove to arrange it so that the handle isn't over the flame and still is balanced and basically level and that is important! These also work beautifully on an electric stove.
- 2008-01-19, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
