You will need a moka pot, coffee powder, water, and a stove. Plus as always milk and sugar is optional. The moka pot is a classic of Italian design made famous by a company called Bialetti. It's typically made of aluminum with a dull silver finish. There are variations in stainless steel as well. Moka pots come in different sizes but be warned that when the Italians say 3 cup size they are referring to demitasse cups . So a 3 cup Bialetti moka pot makes one normal cup of coffee. Dismantle the moka pot - it consists of the base,…

Recently I had a debate with a coffee planter friend of mine who is a recent convert to coffee drinking. I should throw in a plug for Estate Craft because he started drinking coffee after trying out one of our single estate coffees. So the debate was about coffee making methods and which was better between the moka pot from Bialetti and the pour over. Like many coffee drinkers he likes his coffee strong and hot and his assumption was that moka pot coffee would be hotter and stronger than pour over because it is brewed on a life fire…