If, like me, you live in a hard-water area, be aware that the safety valve on the water reservoir can get clogged over time with mineral deposits.If you only use your Moka Pot once a month or so, give it a gentle clean with soap, hot water and a sponge before each use. With less regular use, because you’re cleaning it only with hot water and perhaps a gentle rub with a sponge, if it’s a few weeks between uses, the coffee coating that builds up in the jug can become a little stale. A Moka pot is perfect for you if you drink coffee every day.There are also special ‘Moka’ grinds of coffee that are not quite as finely ground as espresso, but these can be difficult to get in supermarkets, and espresso grind is perfectly acceptable.
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I use Illy’s Dark Roast espresso for a lovely full flavour, but try a few different ones to find the taste you like.
Use the best espresso grind coffee you can. Tips on Getting the Best from Your Moka Pot Using low heat means that the coffee never boils, so you won’t have to worry about the coffee tasting bitter. Many people recommend taking the pot off the heat as soon as it starts to make gurgling noises, but if you use a very low heat, you may find that removing the pot too soon leaves the reservoir half full and the pot half empty. My own 6-cup Moka Pot takes about five minutes or so to make the coffee. If you turn up the heat too high, the coffee will boil in the pot and taste bitter. Screw the jug part of the pot back onto the base, and put the pot on low heat on the hob. Fill the basket about three-quarters full. You want the coffee to be quite loose, so don’t tamp it down-coffee expands when it gets damp, so it needs a bit of room to do this. Place the basket in the reservoir and spoon coffee grounds into it. If your pot doesn’t have a fill line, or you can’t see it, fill the reservoir to about half a centimetre below the safety valve. Fill the reservoir with water up to the fill line. Make sure the threads on the jug and the reservoir section are clear of grounds, or the two parts of your pot won’t join properly and your pot can start to spit and hiss when it’s on the stove. Rinse the pot out with hot water, including the underside of the ‘jug’ part of the pot where coffee grounds will stick to the filter. © Redberry Sky Making a Pot of Stovetop Espresso 
Leave a little room for the grounds to expand as they get wet. Fill the basket with coffee grounds but not quite to the top.
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