Bialetti

Bialetti makes the stovetop coffee maker every Italian kitchen owns, and Crema Aroma stocks the La Cafetière Bialetti range: the aluminium Moka Express, the Brikka for a denser cup, and the stainless-steel Kitty and Venus for induction hobs.

Alfonso Bialetti opened his aluminium workshop in Crusinallo in 1919 and designed the Moka Express in 1933; the eight-sided pot has changed little since. The Brikka adds a weighted valve that holds pressure and releases it in a burst, so it pulls a thicker, more espresso-like cup in about half the time. Kitty and Venus are stainless steel, so they work on induction as well as gas and electric.

Sizes at Crema Aroma: Moka Express 6 cups and Moka Induction 6 cups; Brikka Elite 4 cups; Kitty 2, 4 and 6 cups; Venus 2, 4, 6 and 10 cups. A "cup" is an espresso cup of about 50 ml; pick the size you fill every time, because a moka pot brews best full. The 250 g ground tins from Vergnano and Kimbo are milled for it.

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