Cuisinox Roma 6-cup Stainless Steel Stovetop Moka Espresso Maker

I read all the reviews and decided on the premium 10 espresso cup version versus the cheaper one and was not disappointed at all. I experimented with the grind and using less water and/or more grinds with or without the reducer insert and got good espresso on medium to high heat but something was missing. However, after talking to my local barista, I realized my beans should be number 3 grind (Turkish coffee is #1to give you an idea of how fine) and had the folks at Moja in North Vancouver do the grinding for me when I bought my beans. It was far finer than mine and I packed it tight as they told me so it drops out like a hockey puck afterwards. WOW what a difference that the grind made. I also used the P function which is used to quickly bring water to the boil on my AEG Induction Cooktop. WOW again. It increases the pressure well beyond the regular HIGH function in less than a minute with steam shooting out the side and the pot whistling. The pot had come alive. I am making lattes almost as good as my barista due to these two above points I have made. The high pressure extracted more stronger coffee and even if you don't have a P function JUST make sure your use a fine grind (number 3) and that in itself will make all the difference on regular high heat. Monitor the noise so you know when the water has all shot up and remove it right away. Using such high heat you will have the coffee in the top start to boil so you have to do it quick and don't leave without supervision. You will be rewarded. Remember these are not cups of coffee BUT 10 shots of espresso. So I make a latte with while I add hot water to my wife's 2 1/2 shots (using half water and reducer for 5 shots) to give her a regular strong cup of coffee. It has been a learning curve, however, I am now making near perfect coffee after my barista's advice. The pot itself is a work of stainless steel art. I wash it after every use (when it is cool), it comes with an extra silicone washer which is better than rubber and I have no complaints about the quality or workmanship. It isn't cheap but worth every penny based on my results. It maybe made in China, I do not know, however, even so it is made of premium 18/10 Stainless Steel with a 25 year warranty. Cuisinox also offers a full range of 18/10 cookware on their website which is endorsed and used by many professional chefs in Quebec so I am content from that and my own experience that this is a quality company and product. Enjoy!

When you want the best quality Moka pot, accept no substitute.There are other stainless steel Moka pots out there. I bought the Bialetti one and it is thin and flimsy. This Moka Pot is made of much thicker stainless steel and it makes delicious coffee. Due to it's tapered design it is somewhat difficult to clean and I recommend cleaning it as soon after making the coffee as you can. It's a little awkward to get inside so I found the best way to clean it is with denture cleaning tablets. Yep. You read that right. Fill the top chamber with really hot water and throw a dental cleaning tablet in there. The inside will shine. You can clean stainless steel thermoses this way too.The handle is solidly attached and the whole pot feels very solid. It just screams quality. Keep it nice and dry once cleaned and it will last for years. It even comes with a nice silicone gasket to spare (yes silicone not crappy rubber). Furthermore it comes with a reducer which allows you to use half the grinds when making coffee. You can use half the water or for a slightly weaker but still much stronger coffee than a drip coffee, use full water and half grinds.I am very happy with this purchase and I know I will get years out of this pot.

This device exceeded my (high) expectations. I had been concerned about some comments in other reviews, but they turned out not to be issues: The handle does NOT get hot to the touch. The coffee does NOT taste metallic.We bought the 6-cup version. It produces around 4 to 6 shots of espresso in terms of volume. (There is a small insert that can be used to halve the amount of space for grounds and consequently halve the coffee output.) The coffee tastes excellent, impressing even my coffee-snob spouse.The only quibble I have is that the upper reservoir that holds the coffee is narrow at the top, making it a little tricky to get your fingers or a scrub brush in for cleaning. We find a quick rinse in generally sufficient in any case so it’s not a problem.

This is the Rolls Royce of stove top espresso machines. We love the simple / elegant design and heavy weight. For over 10 years we purchased countless well known brands which were much less expensive and also very light in weight. Inevitably we had to discard them after leaving accidentally on the stove as they never survived the experience and you could always smell/taste the burnt metal! We purchased this same Cuisinox model 20 years as we hoped the heavy weight and stainless steel manufacturing would survive the accidental memory loss.... and it did!! We love it so much that when we searched online for the same Cuisinox model we were thrilled to be able to purchase a second one for when friends visit as we need 2 going to keep up with the demand. Thank you Cuisinox - we are fans for life!

This is the 4th stovetop espresso machine I've owned and the only one that leaks. Usually they last forever, and I only have to replace them because the gaskets become impossible to find. Spent more on this one due to the 'lifetime warranty' guarantee, and now regret that I didn't factor the price of my time involved in a return.The machine is ok if you wrench it closed so hard you can't open it again, but as the instructions specifically forbid this gross act of brute strength I'm going to guess the manufacturer is aware of the issue. Nice looking though, as useless items often are.