Bialetti Venus Stainless Steel Espresso Maker

by Bialetti

Product Features

• Easy to Use
• Fits right on the stovetop
• Produces great tasting espresso
• Ready in 4-5 minutes
• Stainless Steel Construction

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00067WBU4
• Item model number: 06968
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,648 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #13 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Coffee, Tea & Espresso > Stovetop Espresso Pots

Product Description

Size: 4 Cup

Stainless steel, stovetop espresso maker produces 4 cups of rich, authentic Italian espresso in just 4-5 minutes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make Coffee Like Italian Houswives Do, March 19, 2006

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A. M. Marasco "dweeb, fud h4x0r, bibliophile" (Omaha) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bialetti Venus 4-Cup Stovetop Percolator (Kitchen)

With this sleek little pot, you can make espresso on the stovetop like they do in Italy. The Venus Bialetti is easy to use-- if you use a countertop drip maker, you can handle this. It takes only 3 minutes on my stove to make 4 shots.

I have been using this daily for a little over a year, usually one pot for myself and one for my husband and the gasket is still doing well.

It does not make the same quality as an industrial espresso maker but it certainly out performs the various countertop models I've tried. I would even go out on a limb and say that a countertop model that outperforms this would be in a price range of roughly 10 times this cost. Those take up a lot more real estate in small kitchen too.

The Bialetti Venus is also adorable. Not that I want to marry my espresso pot or anything. . .

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Gross, November 19, 2010

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Drew Herron (Eugene, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bialetti Venus 4-Cup Stovetop Percolator (Kitchen)

I'm not sure what the other negative reviewers are talking about. It's sturdy, well-made, heat-resistant, I had no problems with jamming or gaskets or anything else. And 4 cups is the perfect amount for a stovetop coffee maker. That's what the two stars are for. The problem I have is with the upper compartment that the coffee pours into. The bottom of it curves downward toward the sides into a thin crevice which is IMPOSSIBLE to clean. After 2 months this thing is so gross I'll probably just throw it away. I love Bialetti and every other product I've had by them, and I've gone through multiple Mokas and I know how to use them. I just can't understand why they would shape the inside of this one differently. I'll be getting another Moka Express and I would suggest the same to anyone else.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, great coffee, May 5, 2008

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L. Reeder (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bialetti Venus 4-Cup Stovetop Percolator (Kitchen)

After about a month, I'm very happy with this purchase. I originally bought it to have something small for my boyfriend's apartment, but was hoping to re-create the coffee when I lived in Spain. It worked so well on both counts that I bought another (the aluminum version) for my own apartment. I still have a regular American drip coffee maker for when I want several cups of coffee or have guests, but use this most of the time. I can't really detect any difference in taste between the stainless steel and the aluminum, although I have to be much more careful to wash and dry immediately the aluminum.

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