Hello, apart from savouring perfect cafe coffee (which are few and far between where I live) Id been a reluctant instant drinker, something I really only did for the caffiene. Until a friend showed me her new "coffee machine" which I refer to as The beast. She made me an espresso from this machine and I have never looked back, words fail me, i did not know coffee could taste so good. This mamoth thing sit on her kitchen bench as if it owns the place, and so it should. I knew then I had to get my own.... however being desperate for a real coffee, and after,lots of research I decided to get a Moka Pot (stovetop thing) until I can get a machine.
But I need help
I cannot get it to work, 5 batches now and the problem is burnt coffee.
Okay firstly I am using ground coffee, this is temporary, I do plan to get a grinder but not soon enough. But according to all the pictorials ive looked at, it seems I am doing THIS part right.
Same with the water, and Im using room temp water from filtered machine.
Its a 2 cup as im the only user. Put on the lowest setting, smallest gas stove burner.
Timing - confused at first because my moka pot is SILENT so i had nothing to go on. One minute Im waiting, then I look in and its full of coffee! Everything I read says it should start to gurgle and sputter. I tried putting my face almost touching the base and could hear a slight boil at one point but Id like to not need to go to the burns unit any time soon :
SO tell me, is this abnormal, faulty? whats going on here?
Timing, I had to go by what seems to be the standard 5 mins OR when the coffee is about halfway full out of the spout. But that seems to be a moment I cannot pinpoint. The last cup was less burnt than all the others but still burnt and thats all you can smell. What do I do with this issue?
Please dont tell me to buy something else because I cant for a couple of weeks at least and even then id rather make something that should work actually work!
Oh and its aluminium, thats my bad. The only thing I realise could be the issue. But they sell these things all the time or they wouldnt sell them. Mine certainly wasnt dusty so unless theres an island of aluminium moka pots then Im sure people are using them successfully ;D
Advice much appreciated, starting to have withdrawals already.
But I need help
I cannot get it to work, 5 batches now and the problem is burnt coffee.Okay firstly I am using ground coffee, this is temporary, I do plan to get a grinder but not soon enough. But according to all the pictorials ive looked at, it seems I am doing THIS part right.
Same with the water, and Im using room temp water from filtered machine.
Its a 2 cup as im the only user. Put on the lowest setting, smallest gas stove burner.
Timing - confused at first because my moka pot is SILENT so i had nothing to go on. One minute Im waiting, then I look in and its full of coffee! Everything I read says it should start to gurgle and sputter. I tried putting my face almost touching the base and could hear a slight boil at one point but Id like to not need to go to the burns unit any time soon :
SO tell me, is this abnormal, faulty? whats going on here?
Timing, I had to go by what seems to be the standard 5 mins OR when the coffee is about halfway full out of the spout. But that seems to be a moment I cannot pinpoint. The last cup was less burnt than all the others but still burnt and thats all you can smell. What do I do with this issue?
Please dont tell me to buy something else because I cant for a couple of weeks at least and even then id rather make something that should work actually work!
Oh and its aluminium, thats my bad. The only thing I realise could be the issue. But they sell these things all the time or they wouldnt sell them. Mine certainly wasnt dusty so unless theres an island of aluminium moka pots then Im sure people are using them successfully ;D
Advice much appreciated, starting to have withdrawals already.

and buy fresh coffee - and a nice coarse grind - otherwise you get sludge in the cup…
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