thanks Bruce! On Aug 26, 2013, at 4:53 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote:
> I had one like that but it never seemed to work very well and I was > concerned that it was possibly made of aluminum so I got rid of it. > But a few years ago I got a stainless steel one from Ikea, Googled for > instructions and found to my pleasant surprise that it makes some > really fine coffee. > > It's not really espresso since that is made under a great deal of > pressure which these "stove-top espresso" pots cannot achieve. So it's > a unique coffee preparation: near espresso. > > Frank, did you use super finely ground coffee? Did you tamp it down in > the filter cup? Did you ensure the gasket was in place when you > assembled the pot? Placed it on a high heat? This is the modern version of the original aluminum Bialetti stove top espresso maker. My grandfather made his coffee with one of these for all the years I knew him. I use a medium coarse espresso grind of my favorite beans (currently Yemen Moka standard roast). Fill with water to the line. Fill the basket with coffee and tamp it lightly (you shouldn't go too heavy as there isn't enough pressure to drive the steam through it if it's too fine or tamped too tight). Fit the upper half. Then it goes on the stove top at *low* heat (about 1/3 of the way on my electric stove) and set timer for 20 minutes. At 19:30 minutes, the espresso flows gently into the upper bowl. The flavor is terrific. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
