The Great SCG Stovetop Espresso Video

We asked the lover of all things simple, Rade, to walk us through stovetop espresso makers -- how they work, variations in models, tips and tricks -- and then he makes us a cup of high octane java.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• stovetop espresso
• bialetti
• ilsa
• demonstration
• review
• how-to

[Keiniti]

Hi! Great video! Could you brew some coffee on Bialetti Brikka? There's a great discussion about this machine over the crema bacause of it's new valve system. I saw some videos showing a great nice and thick crema but I only get a thin one and then it disappeared. Thanxs!

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@Keiniti Researching that product is on our to-do list; hoping to get to it soon. Thanks for the suggestion!! - Kat

[careydaniel]

please do turkish coffee :)!

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@careydaniel We will! Just need to get some gear :) It's on the to-do list - Kat

[nigluschembri]

Does coffee from this taste as good as nespresso?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@nigluschembri Totally different prep types and the coffee tastes different. Both are good - Kat

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@spam22 We just tested this (video later this week) but didn't notice any practical difference between regular tap water and pre-heated water. But perhaps our palettes aren't as fine tuned :) - Kat

[spam22]

@Beznet I've found that the coffee tastes smoother if I heat the water up first. I used to use filtered water straight out of the fridge, but now I heat it up to somewhere above room temperature in the kettle before pouring it into the moka pot. If you heat it up too much, the water will heat up the pot to the point where it's too hot to handle.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@Beznet You know, I have never heard that or seen that done, and my previous roommate was Italian and she never prepared it that way. But we will give it a go to see if there's any difference in the end result when we do the sparkling water test :) - Kat

[Beznet]

Hey Kat, here to bug you again haha. Okay so from what I'v read, you are actually suppose to put boiling water in the reservoir before you put it on the stove. The argument is that when you put cold water in it and leave it on the stove for so long, you actually end up burning the coffee by the time the water is at a boil.

Maybe ask Rade about it to see what he thinks about that idea.