Comments on: Using a Moka Express

By: Frederik Unser

Frederik Unser — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:01:56 +0000

Hi, quite a good post about the simple way creating a very nice cup of coffee. I bought a hexagon magic pot this week in addition to our coffee machine, because it is perfect to create a cup of coffee (or moka) after lunch. I think you could get better coffee from a coffee house only if you get hold of a talented barista behind the bar as well.

By: paul

paul — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:37:20 +0000

Thanks for your comment Austria surfer, sorry I have to change your name as I doubt your parents named you “bialetti moka”. And the link to your squidoo page has also been removed as I didn’t think it was that good of a source.

By: Austria Reader

Austria Reader — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:41:11 +0000

I personally do not think that looking about the prices is what is important, what is cheep and does last for a long time is what we love to hear about.And bialetti is all about that so you will be alone if you do not take it as part of your house hold appliances.Bialetti-moka can be express using one sentence “it is awesome”

By: Haentz

Haentz — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:42:55 +0000

Hm yeah, My calculation was somewhat off… 250g of Illy grounded coffee costs 800 Euro-Cent. So it’s like 22-25 Cents per cup (roughly 7-8g coffee per cup). So actually 30 Cents for the Nespresso capsules doessn’t look so bad. I think the special season blends where like 39 Cent or so…

By: paul

paul — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:31:32 +0000

Servus Haentz,
I am quite happy with my automatic DeLonghi Magnifica but sometimes I like to take my time and make some extra strong coffee. I have tried Jura machines in the stores, but I always found them overpriced for what you got. The DeLonghi one goes for around €450 in some stores in Munich, and the last one I had lasted 4.5 years before it hit the bucket. I think the Nespresso coffee works out at 35 – 40 cents per cup, which isn’t that bad, unless you drink 20 of them a day ! 1 coffee from Starbucks would knock you back €3.50 or so. I’m not too sure as to the running costs for my automatic machine, but I guess it’s less than 30 cents per cup.

Thanks for your comment !

Paul

By: Haentz

Haentz — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:22:36 +0000

I’ve had it with the “modern” coffee makers. Had a Jura fully automatic coffee machine for a while, really didn’t like the coffee. Then a Nespresso machine. Ok for Espresso but the price of the capsules is just ridicolous and then there’s the garbage issue…
Now I’m back using a frenchpress pot for regular coffee and an Italian Espresso machine from Isomac for… well… Espresso of course