Although the stovetop stove is also called an espresso stove, strictly speaking it is not possible to make an espresso with it at all.

Yes, it's true. But as I said, only if you take it very seriously.

For a real espresso, which may also call itself so, a pressure of 9 bar is needed. Unfortunately, the stove cooker does not manage this, but the non-espresso still tastes good. And the great thing about the stove cooker: it is cheap to buy and durable. 

The right beans for the stove cooker

For your stove-top stove, it's best to use espresso beans. It's best to grind them fresh just before you need them (grind slightly coarser than grains of sand). This will give you the best result.

We'll take you step by step through how to use your home stovetop stove top stove and make delicious coffee with it.... How To Stove Cooker!

You need:

• a cooker
• a cooker
• Coffee beans
• Water
  
  

Step 1

Step 2

Grind the coffee beans and fill the sieve of your stove-top coffee maker to the brim with coffee powder. Important: in contrast to the portafilter machine, where you press the powder firmly into the portafilter with the tamper, here you do not use a tamper, but simply fill the sieve loosely and possibly press it a little with the spoon.

Step 3

Fill the hot water into the lower part of the stove-top kettle until just below the valve. For a better result, it is important to heat the water beforehand, otherwise the metal of the pot on the stove will get too hot and a bitter, metallic taste can occur. So rather make a small step more, but achieve a perfect result. 

Step 4

Insert the filter, screw all 3 parts of the stovetop maker together and place it on the stovetop on medium heat. Be careful not to set your stove too hot, otherwise your coffee may burn and taste bitter later.

Step 5

Now wait until the pot fills continuously with fragrant coffee. At the beginning, you can leave the lid open and watch the spectacle... as if by magic, the pot fills up. As soon as it does, close the lid, take the espresso maker off the stove and wait until the remaining water has been pushed up by the heat. 

Step 6

Cool the lower part of the jug briefly under running water.

Step 7

Enjoy your espresso pure or, for example, in delicious oat milk as a cappuccino, flat white or latte macchiato. 

Fun Fact: Is it actually okay to say fun fact when it's a funeral? Well, whatever. Anyway, we're sure the person in question wouldn't mind. Because Renato Bialetti, son of the inventor of the espresso maker, had himself buried in a large Bialetti in 2016. That's what we call true love! 

Although Renato's father, Alfonso Bialetti, invented the espresso maker, it was Renato who made Bialetti famous through his business acumen and flair for design and marketing.