Bialetti Venus Stainless Steel Espresso Maker
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Part of the Elegance Collection from Bialetti, Venus features a mirror polish finish and black accents. Available in 4 and 6 cup (2 oz per cup) sizes. Free CaffeSolo Moka Coffee with each purchasse. Product details and pricing info |
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16 Customer Reviews Posted
- Modern & Functional
- The Bialetti Stovetop Percolator makes great espresso, just like any traditional espresso stovetop coffee pot and is easy to use. The sleek lines make it more attractive and modern looking and the quality of the coffee it brews is excellent. Highly recommend.
- 2008-11-02, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A couple of suggestions...
- I bought my pot 3 years ago and it still works great. I changed the gasket one time. I've found it is better to leave it alone for the best seal. Also I modified the pot by putting a rubber hose (I used fuel line hose) on the end of the spout and having the coffee go directly into the cup. That way all the crema goes right into the cup. Otherwise when you pour the coffee into the cup, somehow the crema seems to disappear before one gets to sip it.
- 2008-10-31, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Good and easy
- Good coffee, and easier to use than the Moka Express.
I did have to return the first one for a leak, but the second one was worth the wait. - 2008-10-27, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Pretty good but made in India, not Italy!
- I feel a little duped by Amazon with this one. It says the product is made in Italy but when I received it, the box said it was made in India. It bothers me that I paid extra for an Italian-made espresso machine, only to get one that is not authentic Italian at all. I'm sure it is just oversight on Amazon's part, however, because this is really the first problem I've had with them.
The product works well enough. I was able to use it after about 20 minutes of washing out the rust and grease which were really hard to remove. Also, there were no instructions on how to use the product in the box.
** UPDATE 10/24/08 - sending back because the coffee has started to take on a strange chemical taste that no amount of washing will get rid of. Not sure if it is coming from the rubber seal or the other metals in the device. I switched espresso and only use pure, filtered water so I can't see how it is anything but the pot itself. - 2008-10-09, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Not working properly
- I've been using these types of moka makers for years (I used to live in Italy), so I know what I'm doing here. The Bialetti I got simply doesn't work properly. It doesn't build up enough pressure to push all the water through the coffee, unless you only fill it up with half of the suggested amount of coffee. I use illy's fine grind espresso coffee which is standard. And who would go through the trouble of returning a $30 coffee maker? This is truly the downside of shopping online.
- 2008-09-27, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
