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Espresso Coffee Maker 4 or 9 Cup $18.98 - $20.98 Including Postage

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Espresso Coffee Maker 4 or 9 Cup $18.98 - $20.98 Including Postage
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bemybubble on 08/09/2011 - 09:08 offtheback.com.au (708 clicks)

Posted this once before but another deal is up! :D Stainless steel perculators definately kick butt over aluminium IMO

It can be used on any stovetop (gas or electric stoves) with its solid, rounded base. The stainless steel pot is dishwasher-safe and comes with an isolated handle and knob.

It is available in 4-cup and 9-cup designs. With the same features and durable housing, you can select which size suits your needs best. This espresso maker is easy to use. It has no unnecessary frills that would confuse the newbie in using this pot.

The espresso made is made of sturdy stainless steel, which ensures durability and speed in brewing as it is known as a good heat conductor. The stainless steel housing also makes sure that there will be no aftertaste from previous brews. The solid base of the espresso maker will sit perfectly on the stovetop. The isolated knob and handle also come in handy for safe and convenient handling and serving.

With this espresso maker, you don't have to wait very long for your favorite espresso to finish brewing. In a matter of 4 to 5 minutes, you can grab a cup of flavorful espresso.

Note: The cup size denotes how many shots of espresso can be made. I.e a 4 cup stove top will make 4 short black coffees, add hot water to these to make long black coffees, or add steamed milk for flat white and latte coffees.

Features

  • Easy to Use
  • Fits right on the stovetop
  • Choice of 4 Cup or 9 Cup
  • Ready in 4-5 minutes
  • Stainless Steel Construction
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  • barefoot on 08/09/2011 - 09:55

    Not espresso:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_pot#Moka_coffee_vs._espres…

    Not percolator (nor perculator):
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_percolator

    Still, a reasonable price for a stainless moka pot…

  • wozz on 08/09/2011 - 10:26

    Will this work on induction stovetops?

    • bemybubble on 08/09/2011 - 10:27

      yep :D use it on my ceramic plate

      • wozz on 08/09/2011 - 11:01
        +1

        Hang on, u r aware a standard ceramic electric is different from induction yeaha? (Normal ceramic is where the heat is generated in the stove itself, whereas induction the heat is generated in the actual utensil)

        • StewBalls on 08/09/2011 - 11:11

          You're right, the cookware has to have a ferrous component to the base, straight SS won't work.

          I have a cheap percolator (GoLo ~$8) that appears visually identical to this that will not work on any of my induction hobs!

  • MementoMori on 08/09/2011 - 11:58

    Hmmmm… I wonder how this would compare to my Bialetti http://www.bialettishop.com/MokaExpressMain.htm

  • Charlotta on 08/09/2011 - 15:39

    Off-topic; should-be-in-fora; and thread-hijacking; but: Any coffee-lovers know where to cheaply buy replacement glass for standard-size Bodum plunger. (If not then probably cheaper for me to just buy a new Bodum.)

    • baybeans on 08/09/2011 - 18:34

      It's a road of dissapointment. House will sell you a replacement glass, but Victorias basement will sell you the entire kit for less.

      You smacked the glass on a shelf while packing it away?

  • zephram on 08/09/2011 - 15:48
    +1

    It's not espresso and it's not a percolator, also it's not particularly cheap.

    • bemybubble on 08/09/2011 - 16:30
      +1

      for stainless steel it is zephram :/ and it may not necessarily be espresso but im sorry but it is also called a percolator!

      • barefoot on 08/09/2011 - 16:49
        -1

        Sorry to be pedantic, but… I'm a pedant.

        A percolator forces the liquid to the top of the coffee basket, from where it drips (under gravity) through the ground coffee and back to the bottom of the percolator. The coffee cycles around and around, until you stop it. Then you pour it out of the bottom of the percolator.

        A moka pot, which is what this is, is quite different. The water starts in the bottom chamber, and is forced through the coffee basket under steam pressure, into the top chamber, where it stays. When it's finished, the bottom chamber is empty, and you pour the coffee from the top chamber.

        Multiple unpressurised passes through coarse grounds, compared with a single pressurised pass through fine grounds. Very different process. Very different result. There's a good reason why nobody has used a percolator since the 1970s.

        This device is absolutely NOT a percolator.

      • AncientWisdom on 08/09/2011 - 17:58

        A perculator it is not.
        It is sometimes called a Stove Top Espresso Maker, never heard it being referenced to as a Perculator.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_pot#Moka_coffee_vs._espres…

        It's proper (Italian) name is Macchinetta, or Moka Pot in english.

      • StewBalls on 09/09/2011 - 00:17
        +1

        I'm with bemybubble on this topic. I'm no coffee snob or pedant; but I've always considered these to be a type of percolator. As much as I hate to reference a wiki for supporting evidence myself, this is a nice simple explanation of why: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_percolator

        • barefoot on 11/09/2011 - 21:46
          -1

          Thanks for proving yourself wrong.

          Look at the cut-away drawing on that wikipedia page. Count the chambers.

          In a percolator, the water gradually turns into (bad) coffee by being repeatedly passed through the grounds and returned to the same chamber.
          In a moka pot, the water quickly turns into (better) coffee by being passed once through the grounds, into a separate chamber. The coffee does not mix with the water.

          Now give it up. A moka pot is not a percolator.

        • StewBalls on 11/09/2011 - 21:56
          +1

          Congratulations barefoot, I'm not sure what prize you're attempting to win but I'll let you have it…I guess you sure showed me; you now have my permission to go away & grow up; nobody really cares! ;)

          Psst, you missed the definition of the term 'percolate' though! :p

        • baybeans on 12/09/2011 - 08:40

          I see what you did there, but thats poor taste Bemmy. I would rather be that guy with a huge smile on his face.

        • bemybubble on 12/09/2011 - 08:50

          baybeans surprised you haven't mentioned anything yet on our little percolator 'debate' being the coffee man?

        • StewBalls on 13/09/2011 - 22:58
          +1

          I'm with baybeans, the guy in the photo actually achieved something!!!

          By comparison, arguing the semantics of how many chambers it takes to change the broad definition of passing a solvent through a permeable substrate from being 'percolate' to something else (to mok???) is however, somewhat inconsequential. I could get all linguistic-y & argue semantic hyponymy of the terms all day, but I'm happy to take one for the team to shut barefoot up! :p

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