This sleek and stylish stove-top espresso maker has become the gold standard for coffee lovers, and it’s not hard to see why. With their iconic octagonal design, Bialetti moka pots have become the go-to choice for anyone looking for a reliable and well-crafted brewing method. The Alessi Pulcina is made of Aluminum and feels much sturdier than most mokapot makers on the market. This is especially true for the base/water chamber bottom of the Pulcina, which has the heaviest feel to any mokapot we’ve used. The unit consists of five parts: In fact, it’s the drink of choice for many Italians who brew it at home, while they opt for espresso at the café. Architect. Michele De Lucchi is a prominent figure in movements like Cavart, Alchimia and Memphis. He designs lamps and furniture for the most well known Italian and European companies and realized architectural project in Italy and abroad. It is also essential to remove the moka pot from the heat as soon as your brew is completed. You can even run some cold tap water over the body of the device to cool it down faster. This will ensure that the brew stops when you want it to.

Filling the bottom chamber with preheated water can shorten the brewing time, which prevents the coffee flavor from degrading from being on the stove for a long time and being exposed to heat. The Bialetti moka pot is made from top-quality aluminum that’s built to last. In fact, it’s so durable that you may just find yourself passing it down to your grandkids someday. Using the Alessi Pulcina has been the most consistent method of getting a smooth espresso-like cup of coffee at home. To get a consistently non-bitter cup of coffee using a traditional stovetop mokapot prior to using the Alessi Pulcina, we had to use a paper filter and pull the mokapot off the heat at just the right time so that the over-extracted bitter coffee did not come into the top chamber and that the pressure building up did not burst the paper filter causing a coffee explosion. If we pulled it off the heat too early we would have a low yield, if we pulled it off too late we would have a coffee explosion and bitter coffee.

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There is also an induction version with a magnetic steel bottom for induction-based stovetop ranges. We will note that there is more sediment in the output of the Alessi Pulcina than if we used a paper filter with a traditional mokapot, but the coffee is much less bitter than that produced by other traditional mokapots that we’ve used. Characteristics : 1 to 6 cups: 30 cl - Suitable for induction hobs - American coffee filter included We use our Vertical Espresso Blend and grind our beans fresh right before making our coffee. To fill the funnel/coffee grinds receptacle, we find it requires approximately 18 grams of coffee for the 3 cup model. Today we will be reviewing the Alessi Pulcina Espresso Coffee Maker. This is a stovetop mokapot style espresso coffee maker produced by the Italian design factory Alessi in collaboration with illy Research & Development Lab, and designed by architect Michele De Lucchi.

His work has been exhibited in Europe, the United States and Japan. He was appointed Officer of the Italian Republic for services to design and architecture and has been nominated Professor at the Design Faculty of the Politecnico of Milan and Member of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome. The biggest difference between the Alessi Pulcina and most other stovetop Mokapots (Aluminum or Stainless Steel) is that the Pulcina is designed to stop the flow of the coffee into the serving chamber prior to the “point of no return” when over extracted coffee makes its way from the brew chamber to the top pouring chamber resulting in a bitter, and sediment filled coffee. We grind to a medium grind size (20 on the Baratza Encore) which is coarser than what most people recommend for a Mokapot, but we find that it cuts down on sediment and makes for the perfect balance between full flavor and extraction while cuttting down on bitterness and over extraction.

Other thing to consider when buying A stovetop coffee maker?

Available in a wide range of sizes, from a single cup to a whopping 16 cups, there’s a Bialetti moka pot to suit just about every coffee drinker’s needs. You can also see our Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe here. It uses a more traditional style stovetop mokapot, but you can use the same recipe with the Alessi Pulcina It should go without saying that you should always use a scale to accurately measure coffee and water! Only that way can you improve or tweak your brew in the right direction. Other thing to consider when buying A stovetop coffee maker? When we make coffee using a stovetop mokapot at home, we typically also heat some milk and froth it in a French Press to make a latte, flat white, or cappuccino.