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Customer Reviews of Villaware 275-06 Moka Express 6-Cup Espresso Maker

I can't unscew the top after I've brewed coffee!
I am pretty strong, but very humbled at the fact that I cannot for the life of me, unscrew the top of this maker without a struggle! The worst part is, sometimes the pot is boiling away without the coffee coming up the spout, so I have to tighten the top just a little more in order for the coffee to percolate up. Then, it is nearly impossible to unscrew it later. I've bought new o-rings already with no difference. My husband even suggested a little vaseline in the threads; no difference. <
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>I used to have a smaller espresso maker a long time ago (I don't know the brand...) that was so easy, but because it was small, even on the smallest gas burner, I melted the handle. Instead of buying another replacement handle, I bought a larger pot so it would cover more of the gas flame. Now I'm sad I threw out my little pot! <
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>What an awful time when you really are looking forward to that first cup!!

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Thoughts from a very old time user.
I decided to add my two cents as the reviews did cause me to purchase this pot in the first place. I think you really need to have the very, very best beans to start with, folks. This is the key to success. I have an excellent grinder with a sealed hopper in which a pound of fresh beans are placed for grinding on demand. If you don't have a sealed hopper grinder, keep the ground beans in the freezer, but consider getting a grinder..unground beans keep longer. And please buy fresh ones, not whatever's on sale cheap at the grocery store. These beans come from Gevalia's limited edition club for me, but choose whatever top flight type beans work for you. If the beans don't taste great, the coffee won't either. Pick the grind you like...remember, the finer the grind, the more chew you'll get because there's no filter here. I use coarse grind, with a strong roasted bean ground to 2 tablespoons worth. This pot makes only one cup of latte for me, I am not sharing. My large[2cup] mug receives a third of a cup of organic half and half, half a teaspoon King Arthur Flour's Almond Vanilla Flavor Powder,half a teaspoon organic sugar and goes in the microwave oven for a minute to heat while the Moka Express gets ice cold filtered water, the freshly ground coffee, then placed on the electric burner to heat. As soon as it steams up the column, it comes off the burner, the mug comes out of the oven. I put my frother in the mug and froth away until the half and half fills the mug at least two thirds, any more and it will overflow when you pour in the coffee. At this point, I "stall" the frother on the bottom of my mug so it is no longer moving and slowly stream in the coffee on one side of the mug, taking care so as to not spill out any foam, nor get any of the "grits". Once all the coffee's in the cup, I ease the frother up a bit so I can mix the froth into the coffee a bit, but still leave a foam head...the whole thing's a bit of an art form that makes up the morning routine. And according to Cook's Illustrated, if you let that cup rest for 10 minutes at this point, it is then perfect. They are right. The heat's just right, the flavor's developed just right... <
> When you're done, open the pot, there'll be a small amount of coffee left in the top chamber???..."grits"...I have a ton of them. I've been assuming I need a new ring, which is why I am here today. But I see no place to order new gaskets for this size pot, only a good suggestion to go to the hardware store and buy an "o" ring there, which I will do first thing Monday. <
>you can make it chewy. Just depends on how much coffee you add to the basket,how fine you ground it,how deeply it was Anyway. To all you out there who are not enjoying this little gizmo,I am so sorry. This is the best coffee this ex Starbucks addict has ever had. I use a clean brillo pad that is soapless to keep the buildup gone and make sure to use filtered water and the best products I can. All the little parts pry apart easily with something that has a sharp edge, like a veggie knife[a cheap one...don't want to wreck the end of a good knife!]so you can clean everything. <
>I took my pot to my Mom's once and she could not believe what this thing could do and how delicious coffee could be. And yes, roast...this is pretty important in a simple machine like this one. Read back into the reviews farther than just the current ones for some really good ones..don't get discouraged!

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Great little coffe maker
Makes great coffee/espresso. This isn't necessarily true espresso but it does the job. We use it primarily for lattes. This claims to be a 6 cup maker but my wife and I can only get two cups of coffee out of it. These are LARGE cups but still, the strenght is not as strong as real espresso. <
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>I still gave it 5 stars because it really is a nice simple and cheap way to make lattes and cappaccinos. The gasket lasted almost 9 months of near daily use. Order a 5 pack and you will be set for a while.