Bialetti - Rainbow: Stovetop Espresso Maker, Moka Pot, Italian Coffee Maker, 3 Espresso Shots (4.3 oz - 130 ml), Aluminum, Red

I love my moka pot. I've had this for a few months now, and use it almost every day instead of my coffee maker. It requires a little patience for the coffee to brew, but it tastes delicious.

Love this espresso machine. Cute and live the color

I'm from Italy so I am very picky about my Italian coffee. My 29 years old Bialetti coffee maker (caffettiera) was "attached" by my "coffe lover" big dog (she knows she can't have coffee) and the filter was damaged. I could easily order a new filter but I saw this new pot and I had to have it. Bialetti brand has been in the market for so many years and it's loved by Italians. They last forever, even after a jump from a second floor (thank you, son). It's going to take a few cups to get the real taste but in the meantime I am making Tiramisù.

It, like all Bialetti's, works really well. To me it's easy, but I know for some people they find it slightly complicated. It helps to always use it on the same place on the same burner so you can control everything more easily. The handle is plastic so you want to keep that facing the outside of your burner. It is a good value for the money. I know it feels kind of pricey, however it's so pretty and makes such good coffee, it's kind of a "you get what you pay for" thing. When you clean it, I rec not using a lot of soap, mostly focus on quickly getting off any coffee or coffee oil. It's easy to get soap stuck in the "basket" so rinse that out a lot. I also don't think it works well to smash a ton of coffee in there, you need roughly 3 cubic cm of air in the basket. Fill the water to half way across the bolt in the well. Enjoy!

I have a couple of these in different sizes and the Bialetti pot is my go-to for morning coffee. As has been said by others, the "6-cup" size is just about right for 2 American coffee cups, especially if you want to add milk. As for cleaning, the maker warns against using soap or the dishwasher, and I agree with that. I put one of my pots in the dishwasher (I was ready to run a load) .and that was a mistake that could only be remedied by purchasing a new pot. The dishwasher mottled the finish, and did something to the inside so that any coffee brewed was just awful. I purchased a bottle brush and use that to clean the pots -- much easier, and doesn't affect the taste. I think its sort of nice to have a couple of kitchen items that don't have any electronics or plugs -- and this is certainly that.

the product is great as all Bialetti moka pots are. The only issue and reason for one star off may not be the seller’s fault- perhaps Amazon’s warehouse. The moka pot was shipped in one of Amazon’s flimsy shipping bags instead of. a box. Luckily the pot wasn’t dented or scratched as it certainly could have been based on the lack of proper packaging. The cardboard sleeve that goes around the pot was torn to shreds from the handling during shipping. Of course the cardboard sleeve would likely been thrown out anyway but really should have been shipped in a box.

Love it! Cute and easy to use

I ordered 6 and every package and product arrived damaged. All internal packages were ripped. All expresso pots were scratched, dented or chipped.