Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

The Little Guy (Otto) vs Moka Pot

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • lizmortonblake
    replied
    The Little Guy

    My brother uses the Otto with its "The Little Guy" induction base and makes brilliant coffee. We are both coffee snobs.

    Originally posted by cdhamo View Post
    I currently make my coffee with an Aeropress, which I'm happy with, but was interested in The Little Guy. I have used a Moka Pot years ago, but not recently.


    I wanted to look into The Little Guy. Has anyone had any experience with this product? Does it produce better coffee opposed to a Moka Pot? If not, is there a way to get steamed milk some other way?



    Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

    Leave a comment:


  • Otago
    replied
    If using on gas you definitely need to use the provided silicone mat under the jug to avoid overheating.

    Leave a comment:


  • LeroyC
    replied
    Originally posted by steveski View Post
    Can the Little Guy be used on a gas or electric stove top as well or is it just for the induction top ?
    They go really well on most types of electric hobs. They will work on gas, but they're not quite as easy to use. Keep the gas low and they go ok. They don't really work on induction stoves other than the official Little Guy one.

    Leave a comment:


  • steveski
    replied
    Can the Little Guy be used on a gas or electric stove top as well or is it just for the induction top ?

    Leave a comment:


  • Pete39
    replied
    A PhD is a degree awarded by an academic institution, usually for substantial original research in a particular field of knowledge. A professor-ship is a position in an academic institution - like a job title. Once a person leaves the institution where they are a professor, they loose the title. A PhD (or any other degree) stays with the person who earned it (unless the institution that awarded it revokes it for some reason).

    Leave a comment:


  • DesigningByCoffee
    replied
    A mate of mine just bought a Little Guy. I roasted and ground some beans for him - and sampled the shot before we added milk. Very nice espresso. I was highly impressed. Whatever they have done inside works!
    But I've never been able to drink moka pot coffee black… but that could just be my technique.

    Leave a comment:


  • Dimal
    replied
    Originally posted by speleomike View Post
    Looks like in Engineering one gets Professors of Thermodynamics :-) Dimal and Vinitasse win.
    Not about winning mate, just passing on my personal experience, and Vinitasse likewise I'm sure...

    Mal.

    Leave a comment:


  • speleomike
    replied
    Okies :-)
    Looks like in Engineering one gets Professors of Thermodynamics :-) Dimal and Vinitasse win.

    back to the topic ...
    A pump driven espresso machine with a 58mm PF needs 9bar and assuming the Otto uses a 49mm PF then all things being equal one would expect that it would need (49/58)^2 x 9 bar = 0.71 x 9 = 6.4 bar. But as it only uses 3 bar then it uses at most 1/2 the pressure of a pump driven espresso machine. So extraction can't be as fast. I would tempted to guess then that the flavour would be hard to match with a pump machine. I would imagine the extraction would be between an espresso machine and a Moka pot.

    Mike
    Last edited by speleomike; 12 January 2015, 10:46 PM.

    Leave a comment:


  • Vinitasse
    replied
    Originally posted by speleomike View Post
    You get a PhD in Physics - it does not state the exact field of research. You get a PhD and you can get a Professorship and he prob teaches all sorts of physics. Its still just a "Professor of Physics" in most cases. We are off the topic a bit though :-)
    "Andrew McIntosh is professor of thermodynamics and combustion theory at the University of Leeds"

    "PROFESSOR ERICH MULLER Professor of Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London"

    The two first examples popping up when googling "Professor of Thermodynamics"

    Just sayin' ;-P

    Leave a comment:


  • Dimal
    replied
    Such titled people do exist Mike...

    Perhaps in Oz, the position and title have little to no relevance due to the extreme specialisation involved. By way of an example, I have read a lot of material published by this guy...
    Professor John Young

    Mal.

    Leave a comment:


  • speleomike
    replied
    You get a PhD in Physics - it does not state the exact field of research. You get a PhD and you can get a Professorship and he prob teaches all sorts of physics. Its still just a "Professor of Physics" in most cases. We are off the topic a bit though :-)

    Leave a comment:


  • Vinitasse
    replied
    Originally posted by speleomike View Post
    Hi all

    Umm .... there is no such thing as a "professor of thermo dynamics". They might be a Professor of physics", in which case they will have an understanding of thermodynamics.
    Ummm... beg to differ with you but a very close friend of mine has a PhD in Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics from Cambridge University and now teaches the same so I would think that makes him a Professor of Thermodynamics

    Leave a comment:


  • speleomike
    replied
    Hi all

    Umm .... there is no such thing as a "professor of thermo dynamics". They might be a Professor of physics", in which case they will have an understanding of thermodynamics.

    I had coffee from an Otto once, and perhaps the owner didn't know how to run it, but at the price of an Otto I decided to stay with Moka pots. There may be something to the heat transfer being better in the Otto though, through better design than the Moka pot. I am yet to be convinced. (I have a few Moka pots and I don't use the SS ones, only the Al ones, because the SS Moka pots make a "flat" brew compared to the Al ones. So metal choice and thermal conductivity are important.)

    Mike

    Leave a comment:


  • Barry_Duncan
    replied
    I have not used a Moka Pot or an Atomic so cannot compare.

    I have recently bought a Little Guy. The great design and build appeals to me.

    Craig Hiron from Sydney has taken the external classic Italian style of the Atomic stove top coffee maker and with the help of experts has redesigned the internals and over four years came up with a gadget without moving parts or electronics that makes great coffee and froths milk as well as many more expensive machines do.

    Its portability makes it very suitable for when travelling but as it makes only two cups of coffee at a time and must be cooled down between brewings, it is unsuitable for when entertaining.

    While the Atomic is made from cast aluminium The Little Guy is made from cast stainless steel and should last forever.

    Barry

    Leave a comment:


  • jjdoom
    replied
    I was wrong with my initial assumptions, but that can be put down in part to an overly simplistic schematic that I was relying on and, as you say, my ignorance of thermal dynamics. I found an explanation on another coffee forum, to my understanding, a series of valves, the thermal 'wicking' properties of the thick metals and a 'pressure loop' in the units neck are able to build pressure up to a consistent 3 bar at the ideal temperature range of 90-94C. I'm guessing the reason that induction cooktops are preferable is because there is no ambient heat waving up the unit, just the measured and known amount in the boiler base. 3 bar still isn't true espresso in a strict sense, though it obviously produces crema and a thick body so I guess being pedantic is of no use. I am now quite intrigued by this unit and the sorrentina atomic remakes... I wonder if I can demo them anywhere...

    Leave a comment:

Working...
X