Cafe De Kona Traveller Two Review | Is This the Next Bialetti Brikka?

[@cafedekona.coffee]

Thanks for your reviewing! We'd take the advice to warn people about the water capacity. And we suggest to use the top resovoir to measure the water and then pour into the bottom part.

[@ArsonDPI]

I thought that using the top part for measuring was common sense with mokka pots... 😬 I guess it's "my" common sense lol

[@Manhe10]

Good review, very objective. Hope you make a comparison between Brikka and Café De Kona in the near future, big fan of yours from Panama, Central America.

[@gunnsheridan2162]

What about using the top as a measuring cup. Fill top part to the max, then pour it to the bottom part. Yes you loose cca 38g of water (2g per 1g coffee), which provides for nice safety headroom during the brew.

[@cafedekona.coffee]

Yes! That's a good waay we recommend!

[@joanyadhatan]

I would recommend 3 things to try. 1) fill the bottom with hot water at about 90°C, then put it on the stove. this can affect the taste of the coffee, because it doesn't heat up the coffee cake for long. 2) turn off the gas immediately when the coffee starts to flow out. (don't wait until it's completely out.) this also optimises the output, which improves the taste of the coffee and avoids overflow 3) try the allongé recipe, i.e. aim for a 1:5 coffee to water ratio thanks for the review :)

[@m4tth3wh]

Thanks for the video. Be interested to know how long overall brew time takes if you add hot water in the base reservoir.

[@vizzo7]

how could they don;t see that the quantity in the boiler does not fit in the pot? it is amazing the design fail

[@davidmoore94]

An interesting take on a stove top Mokka pot. Thanks for the heads up regarding water level too! Do you think it would be possible to brew with silicone pressure valve and spring removed? Just wondering if this would have the Cafe De Kona brew more like a conventional Bialetti pot than the Brikka. Cheers.

[@franckbald3750]

Thank you for the test. However, it wouldn't even cross my mind to buy a coffee maker, especially a pressurized one, from a manufacturer who hasn't finished their website (look at this coffee maker product page). Another marketing school dropouts who want to revolutionize the coffee world but can't grasp such a basic concept as the brewed coffee container needing to be at least as big as the water one. And their revolutionary product costs twice as much as the one they're trying to compete with. Brilliant!🙄

[@aaronboggs5799]

Wow, you weren’t kidding about the half-baked website. There are literally placeholder blocks all over the place, including the front page.

[@ДмитрийМанкевич-щ6ч]

Chinese version their website work

[@SouthAmerican-ub8tw]

Good review Matteo. I also like the design and the engineering. They definitely need better instructions for newbies like myself. Thank you. 👏👍😃

[@Simply_CH23]

I feel like the alessi 9090 is in many ways a huge improvement over the bialetti. complete 1-hand operation, wider base, and it being stainless steel keeps it clean much easier.

[@roccotarulli2464]

Good review and trouble shooting the water level.

[@Paul_Fus]

Thanks Matteo. No lid is interesting. Do you find it easy to clean? I assume you unscrew and remove the top of the chimney to clean?

[@DBDiez]

Interesting! Great review

[@TheMcMagnus]

Nice review, and nice look of the pot. I'm wondering, with these pressure valves, how high pressure does it reach in the boiler? And is it then possible to grind the coffee finer? Or is that not recommended for other reasons?

[@miselnovak6956]

I believe these valves are made to release pressure at 2 (2,5) bar’s. You can grind finer, especially if your beans are stale and you are looking for nice crema and taste, but bare in mind that altough moka pots can sustain more than 2 bars of pressure it is still pressutized device that can seriously hurt you. P.S.m you can experiment with slightly tamping the coffee or overfilling the basket, just avoid building the pressure too much and thus activating the realese valve…

[@TheMcMagnus]

@miselnovak6956 Ok, but I wasnt asking about the safety valve on the boiler, but the new valves at the top of the chimney.

[@dsmudger]

When they send you something for free, it *is* sponsored.

[@robertosticca597]

Nice review . MHW-3bomber has a same pressure release type Moka Pot. I own one (cream and black colors) and not a huge fan of the pressure release system..I own over 20 moka pots and use Borbone coffee (from Naples) and seems to taste different in the pressure system,not bad , just different flavor profile.. I like the Bialetti way water boils and slowly rises to the top.. plus more importantly if grinding NEW whole beans like I do sometimes u can see if your coffee is ground to fine or to coarse by seeing when the coffee comes out of the spout Pressure system just spits out a bit at first then erupts out.. idk mixed feelings I guess Design is ok but the BIALETTI EXCLUSIVE line is better imo.. One more thing ..the MHW-3bomber paint quality especially on the cream one is high end ..look closely it has a Pearl look to it like a automobile and the blk is like a piano very similar to the BIALETTI EXCLUSIVE line Matteo I lov your channel and have Learned alot from you that’s why I have so many moka pots and really the only way I make cofffee Bono Natale

[@SouthAmerican-ub8tw]

Wow! Great info. Thank you. 👍🤝

[@FrontNationaal]

Wont the wider base of the Kona boiler not fit a regluar Moka Pot?

[@nemo4evr]

They could also make the top big enough 🙂, is a very nice design to bad someone never brewed coffee with it before putting it on the market.

[@SchondorfEnt]

Ma tu sei bravo!

[@atesooth]

Danke

[@AnotherAyushRaj]

the boiler to brew chsmber capacity seems like a big design flaw specially for someone who doesn't measure their brews for moka pot

[@FBIMitch]

On the Cafe De Kona website, they list both moka pots at 120 ml. I think it's too expensive for what you get.

[@chipmunktubetop]

If the boiler is aluminum, it will not work on an induction hob.

[@n6rcan]

🤔 i wonder why you never take time for 9barista

[@n6rcan]

Yes I agree with the wider bottom, can work with many heat sources👌🏽, only the brewing time is 👎🏽

[@alfredopallavicino8910]

Grazie mille, interessante, cosí mi terrò lá Bricca da 2 tazzine e forse mi prendo una da 4....

[@mos3134]

You better try with hot water to reduce the brew time

[@space.youtube]

Why not pour already boiled water into the boiler? And why are you leaving it on the heat for so long? You're risking burning the coffee by leaving on the stove for so long, and it should be removed from the stove well before it overflows.

[@nX-]

Cafe de Kona 😂 Man, this can't be sold in Portugal with this name😂

[@franckbald3750]

I think they tried to give it a 'premium' name to justify a 'premium' price (Kona is an hawaian coffe in the same SCA score category of the Blue Mountain coffee from Jamaica)

[@gblan]

Hey lets make a mona pot with 150 ml capacity but a 230ml boiler. That'll be good for 1,000 laughs.

[@seaglass22]

Che cretinata! Io continuo con la mia Bialetti 2 cups.

[@joelcleare]

Don’t like the look. Doesn’t compel me to use it. I’ll keep my many Bialetti’s.

[@befanello]

A me sembra una ciofeca

[@jeffhildreth9244]

Poor handle design.. no sale.

[@tolisthekid]

wow, this pot's trash!

[@koogoo]

Looks like a cheap Chinese copy.sorry….😂

[@paullacerda4459]

What's with the race comment why not just say "a copy" ...most "chinese" products are far superior than "American "products!