Literally a coffee thread … 😂

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Used a moka pot in my student years. Now it's my go-to when camping.

I always found the red Lavazza works quite well for moka pots.

 

[Newdude]

Also, Amazon has mugs.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

A Sunday morning doppio … I tried the Bialetti brand moka pot espresso (Delicato). Very nice flavor.

 

[JamesW]

Sembra facile, ma in realtà ci vuole molta abilità.

Ottimo lavoro.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Sembra facile, ma in realtà ci vuole molta abilità.

Ottimo lavoro.

Thanks, but it’s not that hard. I think it just requires a little trial and error to see what works best on a given stove top. Once you get the right heating conditions down, it’s pretty repeatable.

 

[AUSpool]

I have one of those, have it as part of my camping kit. Used it maybe once. Unfortunately, and the same as the nessresso mini press, it’s too small to go out with the curbside council cleanup. We Aussies tend to be coffee snob’s but I’d rather shovel down instant then resort to one of those things.

 

[PoolBrews]

I have always ground my beans, and was hooked on Jamaican Blue Mountain for quite a while. I recently switched to a new bean, and it is amazingly smooth and delicious. Ziggi's Mexican Majomet. Been through 11 pound of beans so far, and it is just fantastic. I use a Technivorm MoccaMaster pour over coffee maker.

 

[Sarah and Nate]

I bought a Breville Bambino Plus about a month ago and have been slowly getting better at pulling a decent shot and foaming the milk properly. I have a newfound respect for baristas everywhere because it’s a lot tougher than it looks!!!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

I bought a Breville Bambino Plus about a month ago and have been slowly getting better at pulling a decent shot and foaming the milk properly. I have a newfound respect for baristas everywhere because it’s a lot tougher than it looks!!!

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You need to go old school and go back to manual pulls -



Nothing says real barista like working those arms everyday generating 9 bars of pressure on a tightly packed espresso puck …

 

[JamesW]

Nothing says real barista like working those arms everyday generating 9 bars of pressure on a tightly packed espresso puck …

9 bars is 130.5 psi.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

9 bars is 130.5 psi.

Yep. Espresso machines work under high pressure. It’s the heat and pressure that results in a fast extraction of the coffee flavors and caffeine. If the pressure is too low or the heat not optimal, then you won’t extract the right flavors or excessive heat damages the flavors that you do get.

There is a very precise science behind coffee making …

 

[AUSpool]

I don’t get the point behind froffy milk. I use a poor man’s nespresso machine, the Aldi knockoff. When I get fancy the milk goes in the microwave for 30 seconds. I need my coffee before I can function, I‘m not sure I even open my eyes before coffee. There’s no way I can wait for a fancy machine to do its thing and I certainly can’t make it out to a local coffee shop.

I really enjoyed our time in Canada but every place we stayed had a drip machine out of the eighties. I just couldn’t do it and had to resort to instant. The two things I missed the most while away was my coffee and my dog.

 

[AUSpool]

Yep. Espresso machines work under high pressure. It’s the heat and pressure that results in a fast extraction of the coffee flavors and caffeine. If the pressure is too low or the heat not optimal, then you won’t extract the right flavors or excessive heat damages the flavors that you do get.

There is a very precise science behind coffee making …

That’s kind of where the Moka pot fails when camping. Using gas stoves the heat can be uneven making it easy to burn the coffee.

 

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I like my milk a bit frothy, but I also don't like the effort involved with a steam based frother. I just use one of those milk heaters/frothers that look like an electric kettle (from Aldi). Using the standard stirrer, not the froth stirrer, that just frothes the milk up a little bit.

Like that I can make my coffee and heat up the milk in parallel, quickest way to get my caffeine in in the mornings and switch from zombie to human mode.

 

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That’s kind of where the Moka pot fails when camping. Using gas stoves the heat can be uneven making it easy to burn the coffee.

None of that gas nonsense. A real camper uses a Trangia alcohol stove. Works pretty well with a moka pot, just need a small grate to put the pot on, bit too small for the Trangia hooks.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

That’s kind of where the Moka pot fails when camping. Using gas stoves the heat can be uneven making it easy to burn the coffee.

None of that gas nonsense. A real camper uses a Trangia alcohol stove. Works pretty well with a moka pot, just need a small grate to put the pot on, bit too small for the Trangia hooks.

Yes, Moka pots require a bit of heating finesse. On my stove top I have one gas burner that is super small … I think it might for roasting marshmallows as I never use it. BUT …. it is the perfect size for my tiny moka pot. The pot goes on the stove with that burner at med heat and it does not scorch the coffee at all. I can adjust the heat so that the gas flame perfectly sits on the bottom of the pot and doesn’t lap up the sides.

The moka pot I have is a Brikka version. It has a tiny rubber check valve in the top of the spout valve. This acts as a pressure building valve that allows the base to build up a good head of stem before the valve pops open.

I can certainly see on a camping stove having some difficulty dialing in the heat and potentially scorching the coffee. There’s definitely a finesse to it that requires one to at least be in only half-zombie mode …

 

[JoyfulNoise]

And yes, no way I’m steam frothing milk .. microwave plus tea whisk works just fine. Those little motorized ones they sell are cheap and easy to toss and replace when they break.

 

[Sarah and Nate]

There’s something sublime about perfect microfoam milk over espresso. I don’t like my coffee very sweet but the steamed milk is just sweet enough for my taste. We also have one of those battery operated wands that we use for “cold foam” over iced coffee a la Starbucks. Basically… I’m a four cups a day type.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

There’s something sublime about perfect microfoam milk over espresso. I don’t like my coffee very sweet but the steamed milk is just sweet enough for my taste. We also have one of those battery operated wands that we use for “cold foam” over iced coffee a la Starbucks. Basically… I’m a four cups a day type.

Me too … “coffee” is coffee and cream, that’s it. No sugar. No syrups. No whip cream . No sprinkles. Just coffee and cream.

 

[Newdude]

I was using a Cheapo handheld frother for a while and loved it. I didnt even make the milk seperate, I'd froth it right in the coffee.