by zix » Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:17 am
I heard from another dealer that some moka pots are better than others and that Bialettis moka pots are the best, and quite harmless in this respect because they don't leak aluminium into the water. Probably a load of bull*?#, since he was so obviously trying to sell me a Brikka, but he might be right about different varieties of aluminium corroding more or less.
I have a Brikka, and judging by the looks of both the bottom and the top half, our water sure makes the Brikka ugly. Since I don't use it everyday I don't care about it, but for everyday use I would avoid it.
Stainless moka pots cooling down the coffee? Sheesh, well perhaps they do, I have never noticed. Perhaps I would notice if I could let the coffee stay in the moka pot, but I can't - I usually pour it before the coffee has stopped running.
What I have noticed, on the other hand, is that my stainless Vev looks a lot better after 4 years use than the Brikka did after the fourth time I used it. And to be honest, in my opinion carefully made s/s moka pot coffee tastes just as good - but not the same - as the Brikka moka coffee, and better than traditional aluminium moka pot coffee.
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