Inviting guest experts is a great idea. She was awesome. Hope you do this more often. This video was very interesting and informative.

Seeing expert guests is awesome! I'd love to see more of the humanities side of coffee studies: history, sociology, anthropology. Economics, logistics, botany... would all be great topics to see here as well.

As an italian, I loved to see a different perspective about our coffee culture than the one we made out and talk about. It was illuminating to learn about the connection between fascism and italian coffee culture (roasted chicory coffee actually blew my mind). I can feel that something is changing now with the specialty coffee wave, and I cannot be more than happy about it, as a coffee lover! Thanks for the content to both of you, love from Italy ❤

I explicitly bought a moka pot for camping. Combined with a hand grinder, it makes for an excellent coffee by the campfire on cold mornings. And the way it functions, doesnt matter if I'm using a proper stove or just set it over the fire, it comes out great either way.

Also, not many know that it's very easy to distinguish an original Bialetti from a "copy". The Original Moka always has 8 sides, whereas the copies cannot have 8 sides (that's patented or something of the kind, it's a protected industrial design) so they typically have 10.

I watch a lot of coffee content and I think there is a need for this types of casual informative videos. Really enjoyed the story behind each of these devices! Well done Lance and Noa.

I’ll say this Lance. Your channel has really sparked a love for coffee within me. I have gone from clueless to advanced over the last year. Your channel will see over a million subscribers in the near future.

I love my Moka Pot. Learning how to use my 6-cup Bialetti Moka Express (received for Christmas 18 months ago) is what got me into specialty coffee. It was my daily driver until replaced by my Aeropress about 6 months later, but still sees use a couple of times a week. Primarily for weekend “moka lattés” and “moka cappuccinos.”

Loved this video! Definitely agree with Noa about the importance of understanding the culture and meaning behind tools.

Noa's point about meaning with these objects is very on point! The Moka pot is a ubiquitous item in kitchens throughout Latin America and forms part of the culture around coffee drinking, family, and community there. It's an object that appeals to most families there because strong "espresso" coffee is a part of the every day experience. Although I am less familiar with the Chemex, it strikes me as more of an elegant art piece for brewing drip coffee that perhaps does not have the same cultural connection or mass appeal like the Moka Pot. Great video!

Nice one. Like the take on a bit of history and a guest talking about it. I believe you can also spot a chemex in interstellar. It caught my eye last time I watched it.

0:51 a hand model!! I love the attention to details in the videos.

This was a great change up on both products and history. My daily brewer is the Chemex and love our Moka pot on the weekends. Also, use your Chemex recipe every morning. I’m a 40/650 ratio; pour as 100, 100, 200, 150 & 100. Use the chopstick swirl as well. One of my hacks, I use a reusable plastic straw in the Chemex pour slot to keep it from choking 😃 You were also a big help when picking a grinder; settled on the Fellow Ode gen 2. Thanks for all your hard work.

Love a bit of history with my morning coffee! Noa's a phenomenal presenter, love seeing guest experts on the channel. Makes me want to finally pick up a moka pot...

The Brikka moka pot is my daily driver and it has made me very happy despite not having enough counter space for an espresso setup, I'm glad to see some love for moka pots!

Noa is brilliant, I have been following her for a while now, thank you for having her on the channel :)

Brilliant. More from this duet. Thank you!

A great idea and a great video. Enjoyed how Noa and Lance bounce off each other

Awesome episode. My Moka-pots (3 diff sizes) are not decoration though. At least one of them (3 cup mostly) is used almost everyday. Keep up the great content man!

fantastic video - thanks so much both of you

I have and use both Mocha pot and Chemex weekly. Also a gaggia classic. I like drinking different types of coffee depending on my mood.

I really enjoy these videos where you bring in a guest and they talk about various aspects of the industry or about coffee would definitely love more of these! I rarely see videos discussing the social aspects of coffee and would love more of these!

Noa was awesome. I’d love more videos like this.

Very interesting and a different take from what we normally see! I appreciate it! I first met the Chemex in the 1980s when I was an undergraduate. It was pretty common among the "alternative" student culture of the time, perhaps because it was low cost, and, with a cloth filter, felt more environmentally friendly. I was not a coffee drinker at that time, but did admire the design and the "lab equipment" look. In any case, I don't think it disappeared entirely but just went underground while mainstream coffee culture was buying up Mr. Coffee's.

This is such a wonderful and insightful episode, loving the idea of having guests on the channel!

Looking forward to this. Had a Moka pot for a while and kept getting burt, bitter coffee (until someone ran it through the dishwasher).

Wow ! This was such an interesting video. Thanks !

Always excited to see another video… thank you!

This was SUCH an excellent video! More experts, more coffee history, more of all of it! Thanks for the great video, Lance & Noa!!

love this, Lance! please do more of this type of video on the cultural background of . we have enough info on the geek aspects of coffee.

I just gotta love how the Moka just became a fundamental part of every home, at least here in latam is pretty normal to have one in the kitchen~ I myself have a few of those Bialetti marvelous devices in my collection 🙈

Superb comparison! There’s a scholarly paper in here somewhere!

Really cool video, thanks! I feel like Mokapot and Chemex are the gateway to specialty coffee for a lot of people and it’s awesome to learn more about them. ✌️

That was very interesting Lance. Thanks to you both.

So cool. Love the history of these two iconic brewers. I love finding vintage Chemexes at thrift shops. Also, the chemex is a great brewer, even for specialty coffee.

Awesome video. What I'm surprised wasn't mentioned is the moka is used in more than just in Italy. They are super popular in France, Spain, and most of South America. It's probably the best selling coffee "machine" ever. Have a sweet spot for it but even in Italy they use espresso machines now in the home

Its always fascinating to learn about the evolution of daily items and how they came to be

Man I am really liking these new videos. A touch of history for proper education

This was a super interesting video! So cool to know more about history, culture and facts from those two brewers and it's relation to the world evolution. Awesome work! After Pepe and now Noa, I think you should keep "experts episodes" coming. Cheers

Awesome video lance

Great story guys i knew also that Bialetti was an expert of allumiun he used to work in alluminium factory in France thats was also the reason why he used the allumiun!!!also they had a strong marketing thanks to his son when he inventend the logo at the time as you know in italy espresso was complitely different that what we see today has a black cup with a fake crema made out of sugar and coffee drops !!!! thank u so much guys

This is so cool. I would welcome more guest videos, both producers like Pepe and historical/sociological content like what Noa gave here!!!

Fantastic video Lance. Very interesting

Loved it! Thanks!

Great video!

What a great topic for a video. Thanks lance!

I really like this branching out into areas other than coffee gear. I've got my setup figured out so not so interested in reviews for a good while, i guess, but I still want to know more about coffee, producers, regions, history etc. Loved this video and the one with Pepe Jijon, not too long, not too technical and learned some interesting stuff❤️

It was great. I will love to see more like this: history, great guests, and Coffee :) (Also I will love to see more vids with Noa, she's brilliant!)

From someone who very recently finished their Ph.D, you did amazing Noa!

Perfect timing. I just found a vintage 10 cup chemex at a garage sale for $5 and can’t wait for the filters to get here!

I like both coffee and history, so this was a perfect video. I started using a Chemex in the early 1990s ... with pre-ground supermarket coffee. It made an excellent cup, however, after several years of breaking one every year (in the sink, while washing it) I switched to a Melitta cone, and I'm still using that same cone today. I might get a Chemex again. I have a variant on a moka pot, much more of an art object. But I don't care for that style of coffee, so it remains an art object only.

I've never liked paper filtered coffee. But despite having a solid espresso setup, I still love using my moka pot from time to time. It's still my preferred tool for affogatos

Cool to know the history and status of 2 brewers. Now with the use of scale and thermometers, and aeropress filters, I think Mokas will have a new place in Third wave

Lance, as always, excellent content. You never fail to inform and impress. This is why I am very patiently waiting on your Mahlkonig EK-43 full review. Keep up with the great insightful work

Great video as always Lance, your guests are incredible, I would like that at the end of this type videos you can include like your recipe to the coffee/machine etc, you are talking about, Greetings from Panama!

Really cool video and great intro. Super interesting stuff. Love all about history. Keep it up!

Love this type of content. Great work Lance!

Loved it. I don't have a Chemex but I want one. I very much appreciate this archaic or legacy feel of it. It's not modern and it does not fit third or fourth way good but it's charming. I'm a moka pot guy. And findings indicate that moka pot history is apparently mostly constructed by Renato. Early mokas are so few that t is very possible that they were made not in thousands or tens of thousands but in hundreds at best. Also steam pressure based coffee makers were plenty in Italian market at that time and moka pot principal construction also was known for decades. The specific shape was probably invented by Bialetti but hardly there was a single innovation more about early moka pot. As I see it most probably Alfonso had a small aluminum workshop that among other aluminum kitchenware produced these neat coffee making devices. The prominence of Bialetti's moka pot, its place in Italian lifestyle, and even its name are Renato's post-war children.

I usually like, but not love your videos - it’s more the style of your videos, not the content - but this one was very very entertaining to watch, made me happy while watching and was very informative as well 😊

Really interesting video. I think a conversation like this would do well in podcast format too.

I love to invest time in this channel because I always learn something new!

Oh no am I finally gonna have to buy a moka pot? guess it's time lol

Wow amazing to hear the history of the brewers, something I might take a bit for granted 😁

This is such an excellent vid. Absolutely love the link with sociology & design. The link with industry and supply of materials is really interesting too. Definitely do more. In New Zealand we were right into the Moka pot and French Press (we call it a Plunger!) from early 90s, but almost no sign of the Chemex. Everyone had a Moka for camping & you could buy pre-ground coffee for Moka & FP in supermarkets (Blue Mountain was the creme de la creme). It wasn't too long before everyone had a FP, and the arguments over the best method! Was it similar in North America or was it more a design symbol but not used?

Love these videos on history. Noa makes it so easy to understand.

Just bought my 3rd Moka pot. Started with a 6 cup. Now we have a 3 cup and a 12 cup moka pot. We make it Italian style then add Cuban style sugar. Add steamed milk 50/50 for a Coridito and wow.

This was very interesting from a cultural point of view. It's kind of surprising to me that the Chemex is (IME anyway) pretty rare in the UK given the James Bond endorsement, in general the French Press (Generally known here as a Cafetiere which has become a genericised trademark like Hoover) is probably the most common non-specialty manual way of making coffee and with a different taste and texture again to the stronger Moka pot and the cleaner taste of the Chemex with it's heavy filter paper.

Loved this video. Thank you!!!

Love the intro 💯

This kind of stuff is great - thanks, Lance!

Delightful guest. Two charismatic people talking about coffee. I'm happy

Interesting idea at 14:29, I thought (also unfounded) that the comeback of the chemex and it's use in the specialty coffee world was because it was more "operator-dependent" and so the results can vary between baristas and their recipes.

came for the coffee video and got a free ticket to the gunshow thrown in !

You're killing it, Lance!

I remember being really excited when I saw the Chemex on Friends😂

I really love both of them. It's true that the moka pot has been already for a long time in the spotlight but now with the coffee I'm rediscovering it. You can make delicious coffee and coffee based drinks

You look so young, I love the saved look man! You lost 10 years!

Thanks Lance and Noa - should’ve been a Moka Express though eh?

Looking good brother! 😎👌🏼

Great video! The perfect thing to watch right after brewing a cup in my chemex.

I thought he was gonna bring Mustache Lance in as the expert

Trivia: Rewatching The Mary Tyler Moore Show, set in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA circa early 1970's. She serves Rhoda and Phyllis from Chemex.

Great content, give us more ;)

I have a fancy Keurig pod, drip combo machine, but ever since I got my Mocha pot, I've hardly touch that at all, lol

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat you shaved! Awesome video! This was very educational.

Watered coffee in Italy is pure sacrilege😂. My nonna brought from Italy to Spain a Alessi 9090 that is around 40 years old or more.. Still brews great coffee today

I use them interchangeably on a daily basis. I'll even throw the French press into the mix on occasion. Not much "versus" going on in this household. It simply comes down to which one's clean at the moment.

The moka pot does remind me a bit of the 1950s american cars with the fins and the rocket ship like design.

All quirks aside I love my chemex and have been using it daily for several years! BUT... I've been thinking of upgrading, streamlining, and making my routine more consistent, and repeatable. My problem is that I brew for myself and my wife each morning and we each drink about 15-18 oz of coffee. My 10 cup chemex allows for this and the occasional hosting of a few more people. Everything seems geared toward brewing individual cups. I love the idea of something like a V60 + carafe but can't find anything that is simple, elegant, high quality, and allows for over 65 grams of coffee. Not to mention water required to preheat, bloom, brew, etc. since finding a quality kettle close to 1.5 liters is challenging. I'm considering alternatives that are simple, clean (no plastics), and fun. A chemex-like ritual with the ability to brew up to 10 cups! Thoughts?

I love how informative your videos are, but I think I would benefit from a visual of the coffee produced from each device at the end of the video. This would potentially help summarize the differences in coffee production from each. I think Noa being able to point out subtle nuances of each coffee, like the oils present from the Moka pot vs. the lack thereof from the Chemex, etc. Anyway, great video!

great vid! Dis you test the Timemore O64? does your taste attributes you like from O78 translate to his smaller brother? The O64 is quite more affordable. thx and cheers

Remember when Lance Hedrick was in the Justice League and they had to remove his moustache with CGI…

These kind of videos are awesome!

Nooooo..I have 2 moka pots and I use them!! The 3 cup is for me, the 6 cup for guests. They live on my boat where I live 6 months a year. I have an espresso machine at the house. And no, I am not wealthy. I live in a modest house (1,000 sq ft) to afford my modest boat. Livin the dream on a budget. It is also worth noting that in the 80s melita pour over became popular thing. The melita was actually a feature on Murder She Wrote.

Here for the shave (and the coffee info)

Super interesting Video! A loved the in depth insights. This feels actually more like a (video)podcast format. And I would love to see and hear more of this! Maybe as constructive critique. Standing behind a counter an talking doesn't feel like "coffee talk", more like a 90s TV Morning Show. I would love to see a more comfortable format (sitting!) and talking into mics. Also a little tip coming from a little expertise from radio: try not to interrupt the talk of your guest with "mmh, yes, okay, yep" all the time. it's a habit that interrupts the listening. do this, when you feel that your guest has finished. And as always, I love your videos. this is just my two cents.

Very cool lesson

She uses her hands to talk like a true Italian ;)

There's a Chemex in "Interstellar", too.

I'm like 4 minutes in. Can you have her back to do a coffee and capitalism vid?