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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is not only a moka...
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2020
...this is the history of the Italian coffè!
Premise: I am a 50yo italian who lives in US;
I grown up in Italy, in a smal country town in Tuscany, using moka since I was barely teenager; my family, my grand mother, always used moka machine since I remember. Bialetti is not just a moka machine, is the history of the moka; I still have my grand mother's moka at home, it has probably more than 60 years (I don't know how old is it because I was born later than when it has been purchased) and is still working perfectly! not only, you can still find all the spare parts, gaskets, plates, etc., and it never been changed. if you talk about moka you have to say Bialetti.
who grown in Italy probably will remember the spot on tv with the song....prodotto Bialetti!!!!!.... :):):)
I would like then to give my personal suggestions about this moka machine,and based on my experience, give some quick guidelines on how to aproach to the moka world and get the best from it:
1) Bialetti moka is aluminium made, always been like that and it will be only that.
2) Moka is an instrument, what makes a good moka coffè is the water and the coffè powderas well.
3) Moka machine IS NOT dishwasher safe!
4) Moka machine DOES NOT wash with soap or detersives. it just need a quick wash under warm water and that's all.
5) at the first use, make coffè, throw it away and do it again. the coffè machine needs to keep the taste of coffè inside so the more you use it, the better the moka makes the coffè.
6) do not overtight the top; gasket doesn't need too much pressure and it can last for a longer time.
7) if you are alone, don't buy a 6 cups moka, buy just the size you need. Moka coffè must be made and drinked all when is still hot. it is not american coffè!
8) once used, just let its temperature drop down by itself, do not wash it when is still hot.
I hope these few suggestion will help to better understand what means do a moka coffè; this is not a simple coffè, is a tradition, a life style, something that probably cannot neither be explained in words. I have rememberings of my gran mother coming at the table asking how many of us wanted the coffè for use the right moka, and at the end, place the glasses all togetheron the table and pour the coffè a bit of each, for give to all of us the same quantity. This was happening all day, at the end of the dinner, for years...decades.
E adesso buona moka a tutti!!!!
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