A moka pot‘s instructions will likely recommend using cold water –this is for liability reasons. If you use cold water, you’ll obviously have to use more heat before the reservoir’s water will shoot upwards; this additional heat will not do your coffee beans any good. Do you put hot or cold water in a Bialetti? … Read more
HOW TO. time required: 3 to 4 minutes Before you start, fill your kettle with drinking water and bring it to the boil. Using hot water in a moka pot avoids giving the coffee a metallic taste, which is often the result of boiling cool water in the Moka pot and “cooking” the coffee. How … Read more
HOW TO. time required: 3 to 4 minutes Before you start, fill your kettle with drinking water and bring it to the boil. Using hot water in a moka pot avoids giving the coffee a metallic taste, which is often the result of boiling cool water in the Moka pot and “cooking” the coffee. How … Read more
Ideally, you should pre-heat your water to 70°C (158°F) before adding it to your moka pot If you start with cold or room temperature water, some desirable flavors won’t be extracted from the coffee grounds. On the other hand, water hotter than 70°C may result in bitter and over-extracted coffee. How do you use a … Read more
Just like with anything that’s pressurized, a dramatic change in pressure can cause some wild reactions with the device. Sometimes the pressure is just too much for the container, so it explodes open violently once it can’t handle it anymore Can espresso makers explode? An espresso machine can explode If the pressure builds too high … Read more