Comments on: Videocast #4 – Stovetop/Moka Pot http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/ James Hoffmann's coffee blog. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:58:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kupeovics http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/#comment-98045 Kupeovics Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:06:41 +0000 http://www.jimseven.com/?p=791#comment-98045 I want to agree about the larger pots producing inferior coffee. I need to test more, but it's so discouraging to waste so much coffee while working with the bigger pots. I picked up a 4 cup Bialetti Musa like the one in this video and made decent coffee from it with these instructions. However, I found a much prettier 6 cup Erikka for cheap and returned my ugly blue-handled Musa. So far, I find it makes inferior coffee and way more than I want to drink. I guess that's what I get for being drawn in by looks. I'll keep working with it though and see if I can produce good results. I'll post again if I do. I want to agree about the larger pots producing inferior coffee. I need to test more, but it’s so discouraging to waste so much coffee while working with the bigger pots. I picked up a 4 cup Bialetti Musa like the one in this video and made decent coffee from it with these instructions. However, I found a much prettier 6 cup Erikka for cheap and returned my ugly blue-handled Musa. So far, I find it makes inferior coffee and way more than I want to drink. I guess that’s what I get for being drawn in by looks. I’ll keep working with it though and see if I can produce good results. I’ll post again if I do.

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]]> By: Pete http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/#comment-97309 Pete Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:22:57 +0000 http://www.jimseven.com/?p=791#comment-97309 Hi. Thankyou for your great video. I've just purchased a 6-cup moka pot and found the coffee to be really bitter - not too much of a problem as I generally add hot water to make a long americano. I think perhaps my problems lie in the facts that i've been focussed on grinding my coffee to fine and also i've been using cold filtered water from the fridge. I'll give your method ago (just off the boil water in the bottom and a larger grind) tomorrow morning and i hope it'll solve my problem. Cheers! Hi. Thankyou for your great video.

I've just purchased a 6-cup moka pot and found the coffee to be really bitter – not too much of a problem as I generally add hot water to make a long americano. I think perhaps my problems lie in the facts that i've been focussed on grinding my coffee to fine and also i've been using cold filtered water from the fridge. I'll give your method ago (just off the boil water in the bottom and a larger grind) tomorrow morning and i hope it'll solve my problem.

Cheers!

]]> By: Koral http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/#comment-97272 Koral Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:41:04 +0000 http://www.jimseven.com/?p=791#comment-97272 Great video, never tried with preheated water. Matt, Through the years i've been roasting and grinding coffee. I have a 1 cup (unknown brand) and a 4 cups Bialetti Moka Express. In the past i had a 3 and 6 cups aluminum Moka, the 6 cup made terrible coffee, over extracted and bitter. The 3 cup much better coffee but no where as good as the 4 cup Bialetti. To compare my 1 cup and 4 cup Bialetti Moka, i would say the 1 cup makes are more watery coffee but packed with flavors. The Bialetti makes something more similar to espresso, once the pressure valve opens, the coffee brews rapidly and the taste is dryer but also full of flavor. I cant really decide which one of these 2 i prefer but for sure with larger sizes brewers i find the coffee is overextracted and bitter. Great video, never tried with preheated water.
Matt, Through the years i’ve been roasting and grinding coffee.
I have a 1 cup (unknown brand) and a 4 cups Bialetti Moka Express.
In the past i had a 3 and 6 cups aluminum Moka, the 6 cup made terrible coffee, over extracted and bitter. The 3 cup much better coffee but no where as good as the 4 cup Bialetti.

To compare my 1 cup and 4 cup Bialetti Moka, i would say the 1 cup makes are more watery coffee but packed with flavors. The Bialetti makes something more similar to espresso, once the pressure valve opens, the coffee brews rapidly and the taste is dryer but also full of flavor.
I cant really decide which one of these 2 i prefer but for sure with larger sizes brewers i find the coffee is overextracted and bitter.

]]> By: Matt http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/#comment-96082 Matt Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:20:05 +0000 http://www.jimseven.com/?p=791#comment-96082 I have been researching moka pots and have read a number of folks claiming: 1. that the Bialetti stainless models don't do as well as the alum mocha express (achieve less pressure) 2. that the smaller moka pots do better because of greater pressure some notice that the criticisms of the stainless are from folks who got larger stainless models and its really just about the size... anyone with broad experience care to weigh in on different kinds of moka pots? I have been researching moka pots and have read a number of folks claiming:

1. that the Bialetti stainless models don’t do as well as the alum mocha express (achieve less pressure)

2. that the smaller moka pots do better because of greater pressure

some notice that the criticisms of the stainless are from folks who got larger stainless models and its really just about the size…

anyone with broad experience care to weigh in on different kinds of moka pots?

]]> By: Steve Dokayus http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/#comment-95867 Steve Dokayus Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:33:45 +0000 http://www.jimseven.com/?p=791#comment-95867 Great video! This site is fantastic. Great video! This site is fantastic.

]]> By: Eric Lightbody http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/#comment-95518 Eric Lightbody Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.jimseven.com/?p=791#comment-95518 I absolutely LOVE these videos. The moka pot was my very first brewing device, but I haven't touched it in a very long time. This video makes me want to bring it out again. Thanks! I absolutely LOVE these videos. The moka pot was my very first brewing device, but I haven’t touched it in a very long time. This video makes me want to bring it out again. Thanks!

]]> By: David Pier http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/#comment-95495 David Pier Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:40:34 +0000 http://www.jimseven.com/?p=791#comment-95495 Excellent video. I hadn't thought of using the hot water, but I had settled on using a hot flame to make it go faster. I haven't used mine since I got a smoothtop stove, but maybe I'll pull out the propane camp stove. When I was in a small town in Japan and the only thing available was low-grade grocery store vacuum pack pre-ground coffee, the Moka pot managed to make a drinkable cup from it. Excellent video. I hadn’t thought of using the hot water, but I had settled on using a hot flame to make it go faster. I haven’t used mine since I got a smoothtop stove, but maybe I’ll pull out the propane camp stove.
When I was in a small town in Japan and the only thing available was low-grade grocery store vacuum pack pre-ground coffee, the Moka pot managed to make a drinkable cup from it.

]]> By: Friso van der Mei http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/#comment-95481 Friso van der Mei Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:21:22 +0000 http://www.jimseven.com/?p=791#comment-95481 Nice Vid! reminded me of my student times in Leeds a bout 5 year's ago .... Long dreadful evening's and nights to complete essay's and dissertation, we would gather in my kitchen for the moka shot that would keep us going!! with time being of essence i used hot water to speed up the process....later on a barista training at coffee fiesta Antwerp (2007) we where told to use hot water in the stove top and reminded to heat up the cup as well. Good tip I really like is the cold cloth to stop the steaming process! genius. keep up the good work! Nice Vid!

reminded me of my student times in Leeds a bout 5 year’s ago ….
Long dreadful evening’s and nights to complete essay’s and dissertation, we would gather in my kitchen for the moka shot that would keep us going!!
with time being of essence i used hot water to speed up the process….later on a barista training at coffee fiesta Antwerp (2007) we where told to use hot water in the stove top and reminded to heat up the cup as well.
Good tip I really like is the cold cloth to stop the steaming process! genius.
keep up the good work!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.jimseven.com/2009/01/21/videocast-4-stovetopmoka-pot/#comment-95469 Daniel Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:08:27 +0000 http://www.jimseven.com/?p=791#comment-95469 Makes me want to pick up a moka pot. All of the videos are excellent, and I'm passing them on to everyone who I think would be interested. They've been a big hit. Makes me want to pick up a moka pot. All of the videos are excellent, and I’m passing them on to everyone who I think would be interested. They’ve been a big hit.

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