Bialetti Moka Express Italian Coffee Maker

Bialetti Moka Express Italian Coffee Maker

He did so in 1933, after realizing that there was a need for a coffee maker that offered a result similar to that of professional machines, but at home.

With this, he managed to get not only Italy, but half the world, to definitively stop making coffee in a pot.

Alfonso Bialetti named this invention - which is even in design museums - the Moka Express coffee maker, in honor of the port of Moka, in Yemen, where it begins.the modern history of coffee.

How an Italian Moka Express Coffee Maker Works

The Bialetti Moka Express Italian coffee maker has a simple yet ingenious design.

It consists of three main parts: the boiler or lower part, the coffee filter, and the upper part that collects the infused coffee.

It has other parts, such as a valve, a rubber seal, and a plastic handle, to improve the use of these three main parts.

The idea ofThe operation of a Moka Express is simple.The water is heated in the boiler.

When boiling, it generates pressure that forces the water through the filter with the coffee and infuses.

The upper compartment collects the infused coffee.

Once all the water has passed through the filter and is in the upper compartment, the pressure causes the coffee maker tosing,that makes the characteristic noise that we have all woken up to so many mornings.

Features of a Bialetti Italian Moka Express coffee maker

Although we can find other brands that today manufacture coffee makers similar to Bialetti, this brand is the original and they continue to manufacture to this day.

The Bialetti Moka Express Italian coffee maker is made of recyclable cast aluminum.

It features the characteristic octagonal design of the boiler and a removable valve for easy inspection and cleaning.

The handle is made of aluminum and plastic so you can move it without getting burned when it's on fire.

This design, inspired by Art Deco and original by Alfonso Bialetti, but with some improvements, has won awards and is found in museums such as MoMA in New York.

With this reputation, it can't be missing from your home!

How to make coffee in a Bialetti Italian Moka Espresso maker

Preparing coffee in a Bialetti Moka Express Italian coffee maker is very simple, but no less delicious.

First, we recommend heating the water in a kettle. Once it's hot, fill the kettle to the valve (and no higher!).

We fill the filter with ground coffee (It must have the proper grind for this coffee maker.) to the top, but without it exceeding or being piled up and without pressing it, and we put it in the boiler.

Then we screw on the top part with the boiler (and the filter inside) and put everything on the fire.

Soon we'll see the coffee start to flow out of the top compartment. Once we see it start to splash onto the lid, we'll remove the coffee maker from the heat.

And then we'll hear our coffee maker sing. That very special song that has brightened so many mornings.
Capacity for 2, 3 or 6 cups of coffee.
Version: Moka Express
Made of recyclable cast aluminum.
Patented safety valve for easy inspection and cleaning.
Thermoplastic handle, anti-scald and non-slip.