Stovetop coffee pot often called a Moka pot is as old as when the Italian inventor Luigi de Potti invented the stove stop coffee pot in 1933. It makes an espresso like coffee which has almost the same intense feel in the mouth although it does not produce the creamer as an espresso machine would.
You see, making coffee is an art which every coffee connoisseur will tell you that it takes time to acquire and develop. So if you are just started your coffee journey or perhaps you already make your home brewed coffee but have always used the electric machines, it’s time to try the real deal as it was done for some years now ,the Moka pot way.
To brew coffee from a stove top coffee maker you need the following instruments
A Stovetop coffee pot- or Moka Pot
Freshly roasted coffee beans
Par-boiled water
A stove pot
A burr coffee Grinder
Mokapot Constituents: We are explaining this first because this is the main equipment in this issue, kind of like the Princess of the ball, without her there is no ball, got the drift. ok let’s roll
A Mokapot or stove top coffee pot constitutes of the following components
A bottom part called the water chamber which contains the water
A Coffee ground holder which has fine mesh in it to allow steam work through the coffee grounds, its called the coffee basket.
A coffee filter which is directly above it to help the liquid filter through it without the grounds
An upper chamber which collects the coffee liquid, some call it percolator.
So what’s the mechanism of the stovetop coffee pot
It’s a simple mechanism, the water boils within a sealed environment which produces steam of about 1-2 bars of pressure, this steam forces itself through the coffee grounds to start the brewing, the coffee grounds now release its coffee juice which is pushed by the same pressure into the upper chamber and then collected by you the drinker.
As simple as this looks, it takes some getting used to before you can master the art of using it.
Steps to brewing
First grind your freshly roasted coffee beans, ensure its freshly roasted coffee beans before its use as this ensures that you get the best taste out of your coffee beans. To get freshly roasted beans to your door, click here. To learn how to choose the best grinder for your coffee, you can get my Coffee guide. It’s adequately explained there.
In grinding your coffee it should be medium fine not finely ground like in espresso grounds as this can clog your coffee basket and make it difficult to get an evenly brewed coffee.
Pre-boil your water to like 70 degrees Celcuis before you add to the water chamber of the coffee pot.
Pour your coffee grind into the coffee basket, make sure its evenly distributed and then screw on to the water chamber.
Put on the filter and the upper chamber and you coffee Is ready
Put the moka pot on the stove stop and click on medium heat
Start your timer and it should take like 10- 15 minutes to brew, you will know its done when you hear a hissing sound.
If you noticed nothing has happened after the 15 minutes timer is off, increase your heating knob and it should start working well
Now, why should you have a Stove top coffee pot?
1- It’s easy to master if you are just starting your coffee journey and it’s the easiest type of coffee brewer that will give you an espresso coffee unlike other brewers except of course for the automatic coffee brewers
2- It brews a stronger coffee than most manual coffee makers, so if you want that coffee kick without having to get a shot of espresso, your Moka pot is the greatest gift you will ever get
3- It’s a coffee pot that is easy to clean and maintain, it’s also lasts for years, and its aluminum body is non rust.
4- Its environmentally friendly , no use of plastics or disposable filters neither do you need to buy espresso capsules like in the Nespresso coffee machine
5- Its cheap and affordable.
6- Its easy to clean, just wash through with water and you are done.
Having read through on why you should have one, if your coffee maker is currently messing up and you need this coffee maker, you can get one from the online store for Free, except for the cost of shipping.Use the Code FRGIFT10.
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