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Villaware V003-41810 Aromatico Stovetop Espresso Maker - 10 cup

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I like this espresso maker. It makes a tasty espresso and it's good looking. It is a little hard to screw together tightly and it takes a little longer to brew than my old aluminium pot, but we were interested in avoiding cooking with aluminium so this seemed like a good solution. I'm not sure why they call it a 10 cup pot. I can get about 8 espressos out of it.

I like this coffee pot. I don't think I could say the same if it weren't for my husband.

When I bought it, the coffee spurted up and out of the lid even when the lid was closed. My husband put a bolt or something to redirect the coffee down.

Water escaped through the steam valve. My husband put a seal around the edge of the valve.

Lastly, it will overflow if you fill the bottom with water. You have to be careful about the water level. Fill it to just below the pressure/steam release.

Mostly I use my older pot (not this one) because of the overflow issue. Just pay attention and it won't happen.

I like the fact that it is stainless and not aluminum. Its easy to use and clean. We enjoy it everyday.

This is a good espresso maker that works just as well as the more expensive brands. The lid is kind of cheap, but that's a non-essential, and the inside of the boiler base is not polished, not easy to clean and makes me wonder whether it might be acutally aluminum plated. But the tag says all stainless, so it must be just unpolished (which I've never seen before). But anyway, it doesn't really matter if it's stained or not on the inside of the water container. The only thing to remember is that you really have to tighten hard at first when you're screwing the pot onto the base because the gasket needs breaking in. (This is usually true of any of these kinds of pots.) If you don't, some of the water will escape and the coffee won't make properly. Also, my husband says this pot only works as a 6-cup pot, not a 10-cup. (I believe a cup is 2 ounces in espresso language.)

I have been looking for a Stovetop Espresso maker that makes more than 4 espresso....I was so excited when I found this one & it's made in Italy. Well I have had to send not one but 2 back....the 1st squirted water from the side screw during the heavy boiling point...the 2nd had the squirting problem plus the top would not screw on it would turn & turn & turn & at a full boil steam escaped & the espresso never made it to the top chamber. I'm really sad about this, I'll keep looking...I want a stainles steel one that's not made in China.

8.19.09 A few years later. Still works I was over packing the coffee. Works like it should. See comments. I wanted to change it to 4 stars but I do not have that option.