Bialetti Moka Express Stovetop Espresso Maker

There is nothing quite like real espresso. Its rich, decadent and syrupy body and flavour are second to none. Making real, authentic espresso requires a lot of high-end and expensive equipment, but a few very simply home brewers have managed to get extraordinarily close, and the original home espresso maker is the Bialetti Moka Express. While it is not quite espresso, it is one of the closest things we have and, more importantly, it brews delicious, intense, and full-bodied coffee! If you are an espresso lover, the Moka Express is a must-have home brewer for you!

The story of the Bialetti Moka Express began almost 100 years ago with Alfonso Bialetti, an aluminium worker from Piedmont, Italy. At the time, coffee was mostly drunk in cafes as there was no decent way to make coffee at home, but Alfonso was determined to change this. For years, Alfonso worked on the design, until he came up with the Bialetti Moka Express, the original stovetop espresso maker whose design remains mostly unchanged almost a century later.

For years, the Moka Express was a handmade local specialty, sold in markets around the Piedmont region in Italy. It wasn't until after the second world war that Alfonsos son marketed this Moka Express to the world and it began its journey to worldwide acclaim.