Seriously... Moka Confusion

jkim05 · 04-13-2009, 09:48 PM

I gently fill mine to a slight cone/mound and then screw the cap back on. This packs it down nicely for me, but not as firmly as an espresso.

germantown rob · 04-14-2009, 04:58 AM

There are only two people in this world you should be listening to about a moka pot. Everything else is just filler.

Seriously if you have a cup at the end that taste good to you than you have made a moka pot. To make it do the extreme of what the pot can handle than you have graduated. This can't be accomplished with out a good burr grinder, a grinder that gives of to much fines will throw results off.

Packing, whether you tamp, pile high, or tap the filler basket to compress are all doing the same thing, getting more grind in the basket. This is nowhere near tamping for espresso which wants 30lbs of pressure.

04-13-2009, 09:48 PM	#1
jkim05 Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jeremy Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 519 Trading: (17)	Re: Seriously... Moka Confusion I gently fill mine to a slight cone/mound and then screw the cap back on. This packs it down nicely for me, but not as firmly as an espresso.

04-14-2009, 04:58 AM	#2
germantown rob Still not Adjusted Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Rob Location: Philadelphia Posts: 330 Trading: (1)	Re: Seriously... Moka Confusion There are only two people in this world you should be listening to about a moka pot. Everything else is just filler. Seriously if you have a cup at the end that taste good to you than you have made a moka pot. To make it do the extreme of what the pot can handle than you have graduated. This can't be accomplished with out a good burr grinder, a grinder that gives of to much fines will throw results off. Packing, whether you tamp, pile high, or tap the filler basket to compress are all doing the same thing, getting more grind in the basket. This is nowhere near tamping for espresso which wants 30lbs of pressure. Last edited by germantown rob; 04-14-2009 at 05:07 AM.