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The moka pot [1] [2] is a stove-top or electric coffee maker that brews coffee by passing hot water driven by vapor pressure and heat-driven gas expansion through ground coffee. Named after the Yemeni city of Mocha , it was invented by Italian engineer Luigi Di Ponti in 1933 [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] as an improvement on the coffee percolator .
Moka brewing (invented 1933, Alfonso Bialetti [10]) uses a bed of coffee grounds placed in a filter basket between a pressure chamber and receptacle. Vapor pressure above the water heated in the pressure chamber forces the water through the grounds, past the filter, and into the receptacle.
Main components of a Bialetti Moka Express pot. Bialetti completed his design for the aluminium Moka Express in 1933. It may also be referred to as a Moka, Moka pot, a Bialetti, a percolator or a stove-top coffeemaker, and in Italian as la Moka, la macchinetta ("the little machine") or la caffettiera. [3] The blueprints for the Moka Express are ...
From reusable mesh pour-overs, to traditional moka pots, to a pricier espresso machines, I've tested several tools and gadgets designed to help you make the perfect brew at home. I still adamantly ...
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The moka pot has been called Moka Express (with an 'x', still on the original italian product packaging) for such a long time, it seems a fight against windmills to change this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.118.252.7 ( talk ) 09:06, 30 November 2011 (UTC) [ reply ]
In Turin, in 1933, Italian engineer Luigi Di Ponti invented the first moka pot and subsequently sold the patent to Alfonso Bialetti. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In 1946 Alfonso's son Renato started industrial production, selling millions of moka pots in one year, versus only 70000 sold by his father in the previous 10, making the coffee maker (as well ...