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All About Making Moka Coffee

In Italy a Caffè Moka is quite different from, say, calling for a Mocha coffee in America.  To sound alike is not to taste alike, coffee-style.  For making moka, the chocolate syrup is nowhere in sight.

Small, two-chambered moka pots sit on many Italian stovetops, easy to use and producing a full-bodied coffee, rich in aroma. Many have an hourglass shape, but you can find moka pots in a variety of styles, all based on the same operating principle.  Water is heated in a lower chamber. Vapor pressure approaching two atmospheres pushes the water up through ground coffee in a filter, which collects in the upper chamber as liquid coffee.

It’s really that simple, but it does take some practice, a careful eye and the right grind, never too fine. Use a low flame, and be sure not to overheat to coffee.
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How to prepare moka coffee

  • Fill the base chamber with cold water up to the level of the valve. Insert the filter.
  • Completely fill the filter with ground coffee, but don’t pack it down.
  • Make sure the filter and rubber gasket are in place. Screw the two chambers tightly together.
  • Place the moka pot on the stove. Warning: keep the heat low.
  • Remove pot from heat just when coffee starts to gurgle, before it starts to rise and bubble. You’ll be sure to extract only the best parts of the coffee.
  • Mix the coffee with a spoon before pouring into cups.
  • Rinse the coffee maker with hot water and let dry thoroughly before screwing chambers back together.
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What is a moka pot?

Moka pots were invented in 1930s Italy. The name refers to the city of Mocha, Yemen, for many centuries a center of coffee excellence.

Every moka pot consists of a cylinder (bottom chamber), a filter funnel, a collector (top chamber) with a second removable filter, held in place by a rubber gasket.  The seal and removable filter should be changed periodically.

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