Bialetti LA Cafetiere MOKA Express 12 CUP

Brief history Renato Bialetti, son of founder Alfonso Bialetti, is credited with being the man behind the Moka Express back in 1933. Story has it the Moka Expresso “revolutionised” the way of making coffee at home thanks to a successful advertising campaign on Italian TV. The Group’s trademark is the “Man with the moustache” picture that was developed by Paul Campani in the 1950s. The range of products is actually manufactured by Rondine Italia, a company that is famous for producing aluminium saucepans. In 1993 Bialetti was taken over by Rondine but the two companies didn’t actually ‘merge’ ... more

Intro I like my coffee, but it is the fresh ground coffee taste that I prefer. The smell alone is so inviting. The aroma of fresh coffee and the promise of a decent cuppa is very appealing. I do have a coffee maker, which also makes espresso and cappuccino, but sometimes when I’m in alone I just want to make a quick cup. Setting up the main coffee maker isn’t hard but for just one it is a waste of coffee, electric and time. A much quicker method is to use a Bialetti espresso maker, available at varying prices from Amazon depending on which size you require. I chose the 6 cup since an espresso ... more

The perfect cup of coffee I am a complete coffee addict and drink many cups throughout the day. Most of the time I drink instant because of the convenience but I do like to occasionally make a proper strong cup of fresh coffee. When living in Spain I got into drinking coffee using an on stove espresso maker as these seemed to be all anyone ever used to make coffee so when I returned to the UK I bought myself one. I originally was just going to get myself a one cup version as I knew I would only use it as an occasional treat for myself but when I went to buy it the 3 cup version was only a ... more

For as long as I can remember this coffeepot has been loitering on the cooker in my kitchen. Perhaps of the advertisers conditioning I was subjected to when I was growing up - I could sing you the tune! - , the distinctive mark - the man with the moustache pointing at the ceiling in his little suit and pointy hat- is a synonim for quality. This is one of a few topstove coffeepots available, and the coffee it makes is uncomplicatedely delicious strong aromatic espresso. It consists of several parts: a top and bottom which unscrew to reveal two removable filters: one at the bottom of the top ... more

I do not drink espresso on its own. I have tried a cup of the powerful drink on perhaps two occasions, and for the rest of the day discovered that I was in a hyperactive state and unable to fully appreciate the taste of anything else. What I do enjoy though, is a nice mocha or cappuccino, and when the Bialetti Moka Express was bought for me as a gift, I realised that instead of banishing it to the back of the cupboard as a useless object, I could use it as a starting point for drinks I enjoyed. To make a mocha I prepare an espresso from the Bialetti Moka as per if I was intending to drink it ... more