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How To Use A Stovetop Coffee Maker To Make Great Espresso

You'll be able to appreciate the most amazing cups of coffee you’ll ever have at home, all day, for a fraction of the cost by using a stovetop coffee maker.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 3 oz

Equipment

  • Moka Pot
  • Stove

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 Tablespoons Fine Ground Coffee double shot
  • Filterd Water

Instructions
 

  • Keep in mind that this measurement is for a 2 cup moka pot. If you’ve got a larger one, scale up the coffee (e.g. a 6 cup moka pot will need between 3 and 4 table spoons).
    What size stovetop coffee maker should I buy
  • Fill the bottom section of the pot with filtered or bottled water as far as the valve level.
    Fill the bottom section of the pot with filtered or bottled water as far as the valve level.
  • Place the finely ground coffee into the filter basket, and wipe away any grounds that might get on the edge.
    Place the finely ground coffee into the filter basket
  • Place the filter basket on top of the bottom section of the Moka pot and screw the top and bottom sections of the Moka pot back together.
    Moka pot put back together
  • Set your burner to medium-low. Allow the burner to get hot before setting the Moka pot on top, then place the Moka pot on the burner.
    place the Moka pot on the burner
  • Now, all that remains is for you to wait patiently for your delicious espresso to be ready. Allow the coffee to fully percolate through to the top pot.
    You’ll know when this happens as you’ll hear it stop bubbling; resist the urge to lift the lid and take a look as it will be very hot.
    If you have to for whatever reason, remove it from the stove completely and set it on a flat counter top (be careful not to burn your wooden counter).
    You can then lift the lid safely using a cold wet cloth. It should take around 5 minutes for the entire process to take place, but will take longer depending on the size of your stovetop coffee maker.
    poring coffee from a stovetop coffee maker
  • You can either drink the espresso straight, or dilute 2 shots with boiling water and add milk and sugar to taste for a long coffee.
    drink the espresso straight or dilute 2 shots with boiling water

Notes

  • The Bialetti Moka pot comes in sizes ranging from 1 cup right up to 9 cups. It’s worth mentioning that 2 cups usually equate to a single serving unless you are not planning to dilute.
  • The science behind making a good stovetop espresso tells us that the temperature of your water should be between 195 and 205 degrees F. Higher temperatures on this spectrum will give the coffee a more roasted flavor, lower temperatures will give the flavor a more invigorating, bright quality to it.