The Humble Brilliance of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot (2018)

Re:The Humble Brilliance of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot (2018) by irjustin on Friday November 26, 2021 @02:58AM (#29348256)

I'll swear by the Aeropress esp for travel since it's plastic and lightweight. You can get the metal filters to be eco & travel friendly.

In my personal order of importance for good coffee:

1. Beans

2. Water Temp

3. Method

4. Grind

A distant 5 is process and by process I mean exact steps, timing etc. If you follow the world champion steps[0], even loosely, it will significantly up your coffee game. While you don't need a fancy grinder at all, I def covet the EK43.

Also much love for a V60 for travel as well.

[0] https://aeropress.com/pages/wac-recipes

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Re:The Humble Brilliance of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot (2018) by tigen on Friday November 26, 2021 @11:29AM (#29351603)

Yeah for home use, futzing with the stove and rubber gasketed contraptions seems pointless. Pourover works well.

I used to use aeropress but the rubber plunger degrades and builds up grime, I also find pourover more fun to use.

Having a source of hot water ready to go makes it even easier.

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Re:The Humble Brilliance of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot (2018) by irjustin on Friday November 26, 2021 @11:41AM (#29351726)

A good electric kettle with temp control is a must to get past the "futzing"

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