Review on Bialetti Moka Express 1165 (9 cups), silver by Franciszka Symanska ᠌

Buying a geyser, you sign up for creative coffee brewing, and therefore the taste of coffee with each brew will be at least slightly different from the previous ones. In a geyser, unlike coffee machines, everything affects the taste of coffee: what coffee was bought (grain or ground), how the grains were ground, how much coffee was poured into the filter, how it was poured into the filter, what water was poured and its volume, how much was heated and on what fire, how and at what moment the cooking process was completed. The correct volume of water poured into this model of the coffee maker according to the mark inside the lower container is 460 ml (use filtered soft water), the volume of coffee poured into the filter (depending on grinding) is 38-45 gr. Coffee is not compacted, you can only smooth it in the filter with light touches. Under these conditions, the output will be 360 ​​ml of strong Italian espresso, with the taste as intended by the creator of the coffee maker. For many, the indicated volume of the drink is redundant. Through experiments, it was possible to establish that it is possible to pour less coffee and pour less water without losing quality . you just need to maintain the correct ratio of water and coffee powder, but not "by eye", but with an accuracy of grams and milliliters (I use scales and accurate measure of water from a bread maker) and do not reduce the bookmark by more than half, otherwise the necessary pressure will not arise and, due to the large size of the filter, the coffee will not be extracted correctly. Coffee in the filter DO NOT tamp to get an Italian version of coffee, not a 2022 one). The compaction of the coffee will inevitably lead to over-extraction (bitterness), because technologically the water will be in contact with the coffee powder a little more than necessary. Plus, if you tamp a fully filled filter, the coffee maker may not be able to cope and will begin to siphon through the valve or gasket until the bottom arches. Well, the extreme advice is to unwind the coffee maker as quickly as possible after brewing and twist it just before brewing - this will help save the gasket for many years)