Everyday coffee tips: Making perfect stovetop Espresso

From our home to yours. We’re back with our Master of Coffee, Gennaro, who’s going to show you how to make perfect stovetop Espresso ☕️

[@emay1903]

Thanks for the vid :) We got given one of these years ago with no instructions and could never make it work properly, will have to try again now

[@JericSevilla06]

Hi!! I so love our coffee , Im actually a staff of costa coffee here in dubai , ♥️♥️

[@Lisalou98]

I think this is a great series but what if you don't have an espresso machine.

[@VideoPaladin]

This is a good video for tips, however, for future videos, you need to improve your sound so it doesn't echo and don't wear striped shirts as they don't do well on video.

[@thefirstwolfman]

I have a question about the amount of coffee you use. I’ve been given conflicting advice, some say less is more so only 2 teaspoons others say fill the basket. My espresso machine is larger than the one used in the video but I only use it for a single drink.

[@TheDinho510]

4 grams of ground coffee, 2 oz of water per shot of fauxpresso. If making 4 cups, use 17 grams of coffee. If making 8 cups, 34 grams of ground coffee. I have best success using a cheap kitchen scale to measure everything out. Coffee grind matters a lot, too, you want it finer than drip coffee, but just a setting higher than mechanical espresso machines need. If you're using a cheap blade grinder like I am, James Hoffman has a good video that shows how to get good grinds with that. Hope it helps!

[@wernerbrandt3089]

Best is an entire family of mokapots of different sizes. That way the ratio of coffee grounds and water is always right and you avoid over extraction, which gives coffee an undesired rate.

[@sO_RoNerY]

Moka pots are NOT stove top eapresso

[@ryk3899]

You CAN NOT make espresso with a mocha pot. That's just absolute nonsense. You can make nice, strong coffee.....but it isn't espresso

[@countalucard4226]

Then how do you make it?

[@ryk3899]

@Count Alucard with an espresso machine obviously. You need 9 bars of pressure to make espresso. A moka pot only generates 1.5 bar.

[@countalucard4226]

@@ryk3899 I have a Nespresso machine. I like the stovetop espresso better.

[@ryk3899]

@@countalucard4226 that's fine, but it isn't espresso you're drinking

[@countalucard4226]

@@ryk3899 is the Nespresso machine real espresso or do you need a more expensive one that deals with ground coffee and not capsules?