Re:The Invention of the AeroPress (2014)
by ntsplnkv2 on Thursday April 02, 2020 @08:45PM
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Moka pots are pretty lackluster for making coffee. Some tips that James Hoffmann and others recommend that make it better:
* Put hot water into the basin prior - don't heat up from cold water, the coffee will cook and be bitter if you do.
* Once it starts to pass air through (gurgling) take it off the heat and quench the bottom so the brew stops.
* Don't grind like an espresso - it'll be too fine and overextract.
* I also use an aeropress filter in my 6 cup bialetti and it really reduces the bitterness.
Or just stick with your aeropress, that's what I would do :)
For camping though, I've used a couple of different moka pots and recently got an Aeropress, and I think the Aeropress is better.
With the moka pot you're sort of crossing your fingers hoping that the tamp and heat are right and the water is getting shoved through the grounds just fast enough to make them expand and make the brew happen, rather than whizzing through or coming out painfully slowly or even blocking up everything so the rest of the water goes out the steam valve.
With the Aeropress (or another similar item I've seen with two arms sticking out), you just shove it through. And for cleanup, you don't have to wait to unscrew two blazing hot metal pieces.