Mokapots, Moka, or Stovetop Espresso, Period.

[Buena Fortuna]

So I got a Moka pot for Christmas, and I use it mostly to make Mokachinos. I tried several different methods to heat and froth milk until I found this little gem.



It heats and froths milk in about 1 minute, and I think it does a great job.

Does anyone else here go to the trouble to heat and froth milk for their Moka?

[germantown rob]

So after 15+ years of moka pot using I bought a Brikka.

I will say this, it not the same as a moka pot, so until I can make this widget sing I have no opinion.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by germantown rob

... until I can make this widget sing I have no opinion.

EvanS got one and thinks it's the greatest thing since roasted coffee beans. Given everything he did to botch up making crema-covered moka with a regular (proper) mokapot I have figured the Brikka is a cop-out utensil for sissies. I know he smokes a lot of burley so, naturally, the red flag was already up on his ideas of what is right and wrong.

I would value your opinion on the performance compared to Bialetti Express.

What size did you get, btw?

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

EvanS got one and thinks it's the greatest thing since roasted coffee beans. Given everything he did to botch up making crema-covered moka with a regular (proper) mokapot I have figured the Brikka is a cop-out utensil for sissies. I know he smokes a lot of burley so, naturally, the red flag was already up on his ideas of what is right and wrong.

LOL!

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

I would value your opinion on the performance compared to Bialetti Express.

Do I have a fever? No I am just Blushing.

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

What size did you get, btw?

The largest of course. The 4 cup produces roughly the same as a 3 cup moka.

It is different and is tough to put side by side with a moka pot. The entire brew process is only 5 secs long compared to 30 secs in a moka pot so it doesn't have the developed flavors which I am so accustomed to.

The challenge now is to work with the amount of bean and grind size since the pressure is predetermined by the widget (a weight that blocks the spout). I have already found vast differences from the cups made with 20g-30g and the grind from what I use on the aluminum moka pot and what I use in the Stainless pot. It was suggested by someone to try even coarser grind with less bean, so there is much to play with.

I find it difficult to view the Brikka as different from a moka pot but the results I have had so far suggest it is a brew method of it's own.

[yourchoice]

Why did I click on this thread? Looks like I'm going shopping soon.

Thanks for all the great info...hopefully it is as easy as you all make it sound!

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by yourchoice

Thanks for all the great info...hopefully it is as easy as you all make it sound!

It is - with freshly roasted and freshly ground beans. It is worth the small effort to find out how great coffee can be.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Buena Fortuna

So I got a Moka pot for Christmas, and I use it mostly to make Mokachinos. I tried several different methods to heat and froth milk until I found this little gem.



It heats and froths milk in about 1 minute, and I think it does a great job.

Does anyone else here go to the trouble to heat and froth milk for their Moka?

That's quite a cool looking deal. Pics of your mokaccino results?

[Buena Fortuna]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

That's quite a cool looking deal. Pics of your mokaccino results?

I'll put some up here in the near future