IlsaStainless Steel 3 ESPRESSO Cups Stovetop-– 190mL - 6.5 oz.

This thing is awesome, very well made. Do buy the gas ring reducer though because it's very small and will easily knock over, and that is not fun to clean. But, it is actually stainless steel throughout. The handle doesn't get too hot. I'm able to pick it up with my bare hand most of the time; although, sometimes, I'll use a potholder for comfort. I've had other moka pots that were rickety, or that simply didn't work, and they're too expensive to have a fail like that. Moka is my favorite type of coffee. It's thicker and almost syrupy, with all that glorious concentrated coffee flavor without any of the bitterness. Use a darker roast. The 3 cup is perfect for one person, but it does come with a reducer, so you could buy the 6 cup for greater versatility. Yes, I drink three espressos every morning. They're small, and delicious.

I love this espresso pot.I had an aluminum one for a few months and was never really satisfied. The coffee was often too weak and after reducing the water to brew an acceptably strong enough coffee the yield was so small it wasn't worth the effort, especially as it didn't have the rich flavor I was looking for.This one makes delicious coffee but I've had to experiment to get what I want. I use a good dark roast, "espresso grind" (ground at the store) and the result is rich and chocolatey, much more flavorful than the aluminum moka would brew. I've experimented with water amounts and have settled on this: 1/3 cup water when using the reducer plate (fabulous addition!) and then half as much more when doing a full pot. I actually use a 1/3 cup measure (filled about one and a half times) every time I brew a pot so I don't have to guess and then be aggravated by a weaker brew. So play with water amounts to see what you prefer.Some reviewers complain that it takes too long to brew and it's hard to know when it's done. I've discovered that my tendency to overfill (and tamp down) the coffee is the culprit. When I overpack it, it takes forever to brew and sometimes I would have to pour it and return it to the burner to get it to finish. Now I fill it with the coffee grounds and resist the temptation to add just a little more, and I only very lightly tap them down.Having a good seal is another important detail and I think overpacking the coffee might interfere with it sealing properly. Even when you pack it properly you have to give it a really good twist (but not with the handle!!) to get a good seal. That part's no fun because I have small hands that hurt in the morning, but I'm motivated to make that morning cuppa! I grab the top with a dish towel in one hand (the design is such that it's really unpleasant to try to do this without the dish towel because the metal will dig into your hand) and the other hand on the bottom. Make sure your hand is dry so you get a good grip on the bottom. I've also used one of those rubber jar openers to help with gripping.Lastly, I played around with the burner heat to find a setting that seems just right, about a medium-high heat. Make sure you don't have the handle over the burner or it will get hot. I don't and have no trouble picking it up without a hotpad.It does take a bit more effort than a drip pot but I don't mind because it's so delicious. Happy brewing!

Well made stainless steel pressurized stove top coffee maker. Be patient when brewing. If the heat is turned up too high, the gasket seal can deteriorate. Particularly if it is a rubber seal. I set the electric coil heating element between 5 and 6. Remember to remove the pot from the heat when the coffee is fully made and turn the heat off.My preference is to pour 18 oz. of water into the bottom container to make two large cups of coffee. Regarding your coffee beans, for me, medium to medium dark roast is best. I strongly recommend not using a rotary blade grinder. You will get too much pulverizing of the beans and you will find sediment at the bottom of your cup. My preference for this kind of coffee maker is an adjustable coffee grinder set at medium coarser. I have good success with the Capresso adjustable grinder. Enjoy!

I like this thing to make clean pretty good tasting cappuccino

I searched far and wide to find a moka pot made in Italy. (The handle broke off of my last one.) This one seems sturdy enough, but the problem is that it's incredibly difficult to open (to unscrew the pot from the base). At first I was able to use it and i thought maybe it would get better with time, but for the last two days I've not been able to get it open at all. It has some other smaller design issues, such as when the top pot fills up with espresso, the espresso is higher than the spout (I don't know if I'm using the correct terms) so some of it runs back down into the base. However, that's a minor issue compared to the fact that it's so hard to open. I have normal dexterity and strength and don't have a disability. I love moka pots and have been using one for probably 20 years, but I cannot recommend this item. At this point I would return it, but it's probably too late.

Great thing, high-quality, sturdy and pleasantly looking, I only have 2 issues with it:1) I often can't understand whether I have screwed the top correctly, and often it's not the case, so coffee leaks2) it's too damn small, can we get XXXL size?

Non si trovano le gomme / guarnizioni nei negozi a Bologna città, quindi sconsiglio l'acquistoDovrei acquistarle solo on line ma non conviene

Eigentlich bezieht sich diese Rezension auf meinen letzten Ilsa Espressokocher. Er war das gleiche Modell und hat nach 14 Jahren mehrmals täglichen Gebrauchs auf dem Gasherd einen winzigen Riss im Wassertank. Ich habe einmal den Dichtungsring getauscht. Er wurde nicht nur liebevoll behandelt, ist auch ein paar Mal auf den Kachelboden gefallen, aber er hat sich als unzerstörbar erwiesen. Und der Kaffee gelingt immer perfekt. Definitiv ein hochwertiges Produkt.

Es realmente de acero inoxidable, lo que me costado mucho de conseguir incluso en primeras marcas. No se oxida (al menos yo hace cerca de 3 meses que la uso casi a diario). La manija no se calienta, si la pones con un fuego de tamaño adecuado. Hay que estar atento al momento de sacarla del fuego, usar una café bueno, una molienda adecuada. Pero vamos, lo normal para una cafetera italiana. Volvería a comprarla. Hecha en Italia. Deben ser unos 250/300 ml. Entre dos o tres tazas grandes, o 4/5 expresos.

What a great little stovetop coffee maker this is. First off it is actually made in Italy! Yes I said Italy and not China, which is primarily one of the reasons why I purchased it (I’m of a UK/Europe made loyalty mindset these days). The metal and build quality is very robust. In fact the Amazon delivery driver had hurled it (in its cardboard box with no padding) over our 8ft high garden gate onto concrete with not a mark on it. This thing really is built like a tank with good thick stainless steel. On the subject of it being steel it provides a cleaner taste to the coffee compared to aluminium, and it is very easy to clean with just warm water. Despite what another reviewer put it works very quickly if you do the following:• Fill the water chamber to just underneath the safety valve with boiling water from the kettle.• Insert the coffee basket and fill (don’t squash down) to about 1 or 2 mm from the top• Screw the top on tight being careful not to scald your hand on the bottom with the boiling water inside (I use a tea towel to protect my hand).• Place on a low flame/heat and the coffee will come through within a minute.• When it sputters a little take it off the heat quickly.I like to drink my coffee out of a mug, the 3 cup fills a decent mug size to about 2/3 full so I top up with kettle water and milk to make an americano. Cleaning is easy as previously mentioned with just hot water and a clean dish cloth. I usually throw the coffee grinds into the garden to enrich the soil too. Final point to make is this is not suitable for induction hobs. Really pleased with my purchase and would highly recommend.