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Staying at an AirBnb, I once had a Moka Pot explode, spraying boiling coffee across the room. Luckily, I was shielded by my laptop. That was a funny conversatio
by keiferski 3y ago
Staying at an AirBnb, I once had a Moka Pot explode, spraying boiling coffee across the room. Luckily, I was shielded by my laptop. That was a funny conversation to have with the host.
I'm not sure what exactly caused it, probably an issue with the pressure...but I've stuck to my trusty French Press ever since.
- WithinReason 3y agoThere is a valve that should prevent this from happening, it's that hexagonal thing on the side you can see in the picture.
- keiferski 3y agoYeah I'm sure it's a rare occurrence, but it just turned me off from using Moka pots in favor of a Turkish coffee cezve or French press, neither of which can explode.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoI've cracked a couple of french presses, though. Thin glass + cold + hot and back makes it brittle. The solution was to not use metal spoons for stirring -- wooden or plastic chop sticks work pretty well -- but it's frustrating. By comparison the drip coffee machine or the moke pot haven't ever had a failure.
- keiferski 3y agoI'm sure it's a crime in some countries, but I use a single wooden chopstick for stirring. It's the right size + doesn't damage the glass.
- Marsymars 3y agoWooden chopsticks are fantastic for stirring! I have a double-walled stainless steel French Press and still use a chopstick for stirring.