My great grandfather lived in northern Italy too! He was from Ancona and moved to Connecticut

thanks for watching and for your kind support. If you clean it daily you will love to use a Moka.

François thanks for watching. I think that you should throw away your Moka and definitely buy a new one. As I show in the video many years ago I got a lot of rust in the boiler and in the upper part as well. Have a nice espresso!

Yes, I'm gonna buy a new one, the Bialetti venus. It will be esaier to care because of the stainless steel :D !

@@Fran4696 After seeing your video, I'm toying with the idea of doing the same. As to the newly manufactured ones though of stainless steel, are they indeed, aside from their naturally intrinsic susceptibility to corrosion, comprised of superior and sturdy foundational metals, such as nickel, manganese or molybdenum plating, that perhaps would not only lend a bit of haute grandeur to the already exalted implement, but which would render the taste of the coffee itself, reminiscent of the pleasure derived by the most fortunate of men who had tasted the very first cup of coffee in Ethiopian history!

thanks for watching Anna, cheers.

I use leather cloth to dry it and I let it dry for many hours. Cheers

that is so true, let it dry outside for some hours is crucial.

Hi Sean, I am not quiete sure whether it is a good idea or not to get that moka back to life, especially if is an aluminium one and has not been taken good care of it. You should consider its condition and decide on your own. I wouldn't suggest for anything else than a neutral soap and hot water, if it wont work then you should go for disposal. Aluminium if damaged and scratched can be dangerous. Cheers

Yeah, you're probably right. I'm perfectly happy with my Stainless Steel, but I would have loved to get the other pot to working condition. Thanks and Ciao

I'm sure water that was been added had chemicals into it by us humans and that could damage it and cause discolouration. A quick rinse and dry will prevent discolouration. I don't know why you'd leave water in it before packing it. I'm sure it needed to be cleaned. Try vinegar and water and put it on the stove. Add two teaspoons in to the boiler.

1/3 parts white vinegar to filtered water, assemble Moka pot, boil until it splutters, wash, rinse, dry thoroughly. Don't forget to clean out the 'chimney' using a soft clean cloth wrapped around a slim spoon handle, be gentle!

I only wash it once a week using soap ( a neutral soap made without chemicals ) and the rest of the times I wash it with very hot water the inner parts including the boiler. If you want to try to wash it with vinegar you can drop a teaspoon of vinegar in 500ml of hot water, it worked well with my 6 cups Bialetti pot.

Absolutely not, that kind of liquid it is actually most of time aggressive on the Moka and it can ruin it, you should take good care when choosing the soap ( if you want to use one ) I use a very light one and I buy it at herbalist's shop, and you shouldn't use any kind of sponge on the Moka, only rub it with your fingers. Enjoy :D

Awesome! thanks so much for all the tips :)

I use a non-abrasive kitchen sponge. It's difficult to clean the spout in particular without a sponge or a soft dish brush.

Olaf Zuberbuehler I never used the Kitty one, sorry!

I think the stainless steel pots are better than the aluminium ones. If both are in good nik the coffee is the same, but the SS pots are easier to keep clean, work with induction, impervious to water rust, the list goes on.

Macnutz420 thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

Macnutz420

Thanks for watching Edward.

The filter in the funnel is a separate part, BUT, if you look carefully - usually there is a dent punched into the side of the funnel's metal cup, (usually at least two buldges punched in) this holds the filter in place. so basically to remove the filter to clean inside the funnel you will really need to bend that metal back to remove the filter and then re-punch it, that would of course destroy your funnel - don't do that :) Try shoving something on a stick, like those gun barrel cleaners with a cloth from the funnel hole and clean as best as you can. Don't stress over it too much, that part of the moka pot is not catching too much dirt really

You can deep-clean the funnel by boiling it in water with a drop of dish soap in a small sauce pan for a couple of minutes, then rinse with cold water, wipe the surface and let the funnel dry completely for a couple of hours before putting it back in the moka pot. That'll also release old coffee particles that have got stuck - you'll see them in the water. Works very well.

@@UrbanSikeborg ah dead on! I'll give that a shot!

jedifulla Where in the world are you locked down? Stay safe until better times and drink some nice coffee.

@@ilbaristaitaliano494 New Zealand. And same to you bro. Take care

Watching this a year later in New Zealand in another lockdown!

Grazie a te Carole, have a great coffee!

You can put boiling vinegar/water1/1 solution in the boiler. Leave it overnight then use very fine scouring pads with soap (Brillo) very fine steel wool.

@@stefpixwill do that. Thanks so very much!

Si esatto, acqua molto calda e' sufficiente. Buon 2020!!

Would like to add that when it comes to cleaning my moka pot, I use distilled water exclusively, and indeed I recommend this idea to others. Failing that though, a good natural spring water will do.

those spots are actually very difficult to remove, it would be better to apply daily maintenance in order to not let them form. cheers

it is not really recommended nor necessary to use soap, better only to use hot water.

Thank you.

My experience is that you need a drop of dish soap to remove the layer of oil from the brew. (If it still smells of coffee after you ckeaned it, it isn't entirely clean.) Otherwise, the only thing to get it completely clean would be to boil the entire pot ...

Sour coffee is often the result of one of three factors, if I've understood it correctly: 1) The coffee grind is too course. The acidic notes in the coffee are the first ones to be released during the brew, followed by the darker notes. If the coffee is too course, the steam won't be able to reach and release the more "chocolately" notes in each coffee grain and all you get is the sour notes. 2) You brew on too high a temperature so the steam rushes through the coffee too fast. Lower the temperature a bit so the brewing gets the time it needs to build up the pressure. 3) The coffee has been tamped - packed down - so the steam can't penetrate the coffee sufficiently. Instead it passes through the sides, again releasing only the sour notes. - If the brew turns out sour, there's an old housewife's trick: Add a very tiny amount of baking soda in your cup. It neutralizes the acids very effectively, and in such small quantities a non-professional wouldn't notice it in the taste of the coffee. My grandmother also added a little baking soda when the milk she used in her coffee was on the verge of getting sour - then the milk wouldn't split in the coffee. (Baking soda can discolor aluminum so don't use that directly in an aluminum pot. It doesn't affect stainless steel, though.)

@@UrbanSikeborg Thanks a lot. I've figured out that my coffee ground was too coarse at that time. When i've increased the grinding level a bit, it's better.

I made the same mistake in the beginning. I forgot to add that carbon dioxide, which smells acidic, is released during the brew. Perhaps that could have contributed to the sour smell you mention.

Hi Monica, you cool it down and wash it right after used, thanks for watching!

Il Barista Italiano thank you!

thank you for watching !! have a great espresso!

Ibolya Běláková this happened to me too! I once forgot it with soap and water in the sink and it got stained. Unfortunately, these stains won’t come out. You would need to buy a new one. Noting will remove the damage it only makes it worse.

It depends on how bad it looks, but if you didn't take care of it so far I reccomend you to buy a new one. Ciao

Grazie del a tuo incoraggiamento Esther!! "Lo Starbucks qua da noi" Dove ?

Prego! Io sono nella California negli Stati Uniti e per me Starbucks non fa più la qualità

Non conosco gli standard di Starbucks negli Stati Uniti e sono molto curioso, In Corea del sud sono molto bassi per quanto riguarda il gusto del caffe'.

Il Barista Italiano Capito! 👌🏼se adesso sei in Italia, buongiorno e buon caffè! ☕️

He is right that it is good to dry it carefully. This really makes sense. I don't like soap either. I just wash carefully with warm water and will now dry it carefully.

Jason Argiro x

A drop of dish soap won't harm it, but it will make it much easier to remove the oily layer after a brew. Since all parts are metal (with the exception of the handle and the rubber seal), you can do a smell test: If the pot smells of coffee after you've cleaned it, there's still old coffee oils left.

I've been using my Bialetti Brikka moka pot for over half a year now - I bought it after watching (among others) his videos and have been cleaning it with warm water and a drop of dish soap, using a non-abrasive sponge, and directly afterwards I've wiped the parts dry. The pot still looks new, like his. The rubber gasket would normally have to be replaced after some time (they are sold separately); mine has darkened a bit in color but still holds tight.

Karsen Kelley I didn t know who he was ( I don't follow basketball) but lets make this clear, I m way more handsome!! 😂🤣😂 thanks for leaving a comment and for introducing an Mba star. cheers

Uguale! 🤣🤣🤣

I disagree, this is a good information, especially for people who are new to mokapots

Thanks for the grammar correction James! cheers!