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Turbo Moka, Stovetop Espresso

Regular price $85.00

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The moka pot, improved for the first time in ninety years.

Made in Omegna, Italy · Aluminium · Finned, twisted base

Why it's here

The moka pot has sat on Italian stoves almost unchanged since 1933. Matteo Frontini, an engineer, noticed that most of the flame slips past its smooth base, and gave the base fins that twist like a turbine to catch the heat. The coffee is ready in about half the time and tastes less scorched. It is one clever change to a familiar object, made in the very town where the original was born.

The object

The upper half is the octagonal pot everyone knows. The lower half spirals, its ridges exposing far more metal to the flame. The body is food-grade aluminium and the handle a heat-resistant resin. It works best on gas.

Living with it

Fill the base with water to the valve, add ground coffee without pressing it down, and set it over a low flame. Take it off the heat as soon as it starts to gurgle. Rinse with water only, and never use soap.

Origin: Omegna, Piedmont, Italy
Material: Food-grade aluminium
Designer: Matteo Frontini
Best on: Gas flame

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