Nothing else is as instantly identifiable as the moka pot. The octagonal aluminium stove-top coffee maker has been a staple in Italian homes since 1933 and in kitchens of the world. The inventor, Mr. Alfonso Bialetti, was an Italian engineer who had a brief spell working in France where he noted a woman using a primitive washing-machine which used the pressure of steam to pump soapy water through laundry. This principle was adapted to his coffee maker and in 1933 he registered the patent for Moka Express.
The design was simple yet elegant: water in the bottom chamber, house ground coffee in the filter basket (second from top), and a top chamber to collect the brewed coffee.
Stove heat creates pressure that pushes the water up through the coffee, then into the top chamber. The Design The Moka pot's eight sided shape was created by Luigi De Ponti, who worked with Bialetti on the finished form. Its shape was both function and form reasoning - the angles helped the even distribution of heat.
The smiled man with the moyster barcks (l'omino con i baffi) is a representation of Alfonso Bialetti. How to Use it Properly Fill the bottom chamber with cold water to just below the pressure valve. Fill the filter basket with medium-fine ground coffee but do not tamp.
Screw the two chambers tightly together. Place on stove top over low to medium heat. Remove from heat immediately as the coffee begins to gurgle.
Serve immediately. Most common errors: too high heat (brews bitter drink), overfilled basket, leaving on heat too long. History Over 330 million Moka potscurrently have been sold globally, making it one of the most popular retail products in Italy.
It was also the first half of the most popular Italian product ever (Ranked Number 1); the wealthiest man in the history of Italy was Alfonso Bialetti, who (when he passed away in 1970) was buried in a Moka pot-shaped urn at his own wish! Are us. International varieties that will turn your Moka pot into a new experience.
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