My niece recommened the Moka pot to me as well. I'm not a coffee drinker, but I do love a good espresso when I travel, so I thought I'd give it a try. It takes some practice, but it was very good. I still drink my hot tea more regularly, but that's just a preference.

I have this crazy coffee maker. it makes what we call rocket coffee based on the racket it makes while brewing coffee.

Thank you! This is just the info I was looking for!

Maddie, one pot per person? That's too much work for me lol .. to brew on 4 burners and to clean!

Legomom, any tips to get past the tricky part quickly?

Ded, Love it and its nickname! He would love for me to purchase something unique that I found on ebay or at a tag sale! Not sure I am up for a big search but we'll see ;)

I have a little Italian Bialetti Mocha Express —- espresso pot (high pressure, finely ground espresso).

My daughter was given a Moka pot as a gift from her Italian exchange family. You can get them in sizes ranging from one cup to twelve, so you won't need the four pots.

yes, i plan to get the 6 cup pot ... but the way i read maddielee's post is that the host used 8-10 pots. Maybe I misread.

Follow up: What coffee do you like? I have a friend who uses Bustelo .. I have also heard of Lavazzo. Do you use a special coffee? a local roaster?

We make coffee in our moka pot every day. We are currently using Bustelo, but also like La llave and Lavazzo.

I grew up with a moka pot on the stove the way others have a tea pot. My parents always used Medaglia D'oro espresso coffee. Lavazzo has a few different blends.

If you go to a local roaster, be sure to tell them it's for a moka pot. It's important that the grind not be too fine or the water won't flow through correctly.

What I was told by the older gentleman who makes and always offers espresso….”ooooh Maddielee, always one serving pot because the caffe is almost as special as my guests” or something like that. With a heavy Italian accent. Espresso was served in small cups, so he probably got 2 servings per pot.