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Make Great Coffee with a Moka Pot

ChefSteps · 9.3M views · 2015-12-04 · 3:36

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Overview

ChefSteps shows how to make espresso-style coffee in a moka pot, with a bonus latte hack. It is a quick how-to aimed at home brewers.

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HN commenters link it in moka pot threads as a practical guide whose tips, such as starting with hot water, improved their coffee.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2020–2023

Topics

Cooking & food
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moka potcoffee brewingespressolattehow-to

What people said

ValentineC · 2023-02 · Recommendation

I like James Hoffmann's method for this, which is surprisingly from a channel that's not his: [VIDEO]

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hardwaregeek · 2021-11 · Recommendation

There's a great video with coffee expert James Hoffmann on making coffee in a moka pot: [VIDEO] However a moka pot generally doesn't make espresso as much as strong coffee. If you want something that makes espresso, check out the 9bar: [LINK] Of course you'll want a good hand grinder for either, but especially espresso. You can't get anything close to espresso with pre-ground or a cheap grinder.

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samplenoise · 2021-11 · Recommendation

I adopted a few tricks from either [1] or a similar video from James Hoffman’s Youtube channel some time ago (including the foaming milk with a French press one) and it vastly improved my lockdowns. The one useful thing they don’t say is (imo) it’s easier to get it right with a smaller size pot. [1] [VIDEO]

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