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"Keeping an eye on it" for all of 30 seconds. Letting the pot boil dry will be impossible, the moment it starts sputtering you're done. If you don't have 1-2 mi

• klyrs 4y ago
  The pot I was referring to is the pot of pre-boiling water. And fwiw, when I use a moka (which if you'll reread my comment, is never the first brew of the day), I never let it go empty after that first burnt cup. Don't need the Humperdinck or whatever method to tell me that. And, to that end: I've found a low-heat, long extraction to be optimal for a moka. The best I've ever had sat atop a wood stove for about 10 minutes, with one solitary drip every few seconds -- using a single-shot GSI "camping" moka with a standpipe dripping into clean glassware. That Hedwig guy is trying to make coffee fast, and there's a time and place for that. I just happen to think that a moka is the wrong tool for that job.
  • ValentineC 4y ago
    > The pot I was referring to is the pot of pre-boiling water. I think this is quite possibly the first time I've seen someone write about this problem, then it clicked for me. Proper electric kettles (in 220V countries, at least) have solved this problem for decades. I just searched on Amazon US, and it does seem like electric kettles are starting to be a thing there now too: https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Electric-Glass-Steel-Kettle/dp/B082MVGP8T/ https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Electric-Glass-Steel-Ket...