If you’re looking to upgrade your morning cup of coffee — and don’t want a counter-hogging drip maker or a French press that can leave too lots of grounds floating around — it’s time you go the old route: a moka pot.
Full disclosure: We’re big fans of moka pots, having previously sung the praises of the Bellemain moka pot and touted how the (quite expensive) Alessi Pulcina moka pot produces the tastiest, most robust cups of at-home espresso.
Now we’re here to speak about the Milano Stovetop Espresso Maker ($27; stacksocial.com). While it doesn’t produce coffee as robust as the Alessi — it’s a little less viscous, and just a shade off in terms of strength — you’d have to be a true coffee snob to actually discriminate. At a fraction of the price, the Milano still produces coffee that’s brimming with flavor. Whether it was a dark roast for our morning cappuccino or a lighter roast for our afternoon jolt, the flavor was beyond what the majority of drip (or single-serve) coffees produce.
This 6-cup Milano moka pot will get you two decent-size coffees from one brew, or six small shots of espresso coffee.
And, while moka pots like the cult-favorite Bialetti (and even the Alessi) feature handles a bit too close to the body and therefore tend to get a little bit too hot, the MIlano is built so that the deal with sticks out farther from the body, so there’s no waiting from the time it finishes brewing to being able to pour yourself a cup.
You can nab the Milano Stove Espresso coffee Maker for $27 at stacksocial.com. Better yet, utilize code MILANO3 at checkout to get an additional $3 off.
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