As the avid coffee lover and fan you are, I am sure you are constantly exploring all options on all things coffee to experience every single flavor profile available to you. Am I right? If you have not yet dipped into the sweet, sweet flavors of the Moka Pot, then you are in luck. Give it a try! I personally love any alternate method of coffee brewing because it really sets apart the taste and aroma from anything you can get from your average drip brewed coffee maker. Now let's get down to business.

The Moka Pot is a method of stovetop brewing that can actually make a concentrated and dense brew which has a texture between espresso and Turkish coffee. The way that it works is that you place your coffee grounds in a filter in the lower portion of the pot that sits above an area that you have filled with water. You can then put it directly onto your stove above heat, and the top portion of the pot will be filled with the final coffee product when you are done brewing. The water itself is pushed up through the coffee grounds by the heated pressure, so the brewing process itself is reminiscent of an espresso brewing cycle because of the force that is used to infuse the coffee grounds. It is actually so much easier than it looks, that you just need to make sure that you are keeping an eye on your product so that it does not boil over in any way. Newer models of the Moka Pots have pressure relief valves so that there will be no dangerous explosions when you're making your product.

Make sure that you brew over a low to medium heat so that you will not burn your coffee product in any way or even melt the handle of your pot. You can start by filling up the bottom chamber of your pot with fresh water, and you can then place fresh coffee grounds in the filter basket. From there, you simply put the top back on your pot so you can brew a fresh coffee product. Make sure that you are using a fine grind that you would use for your drip brewed coffee, but you will not want to tamp your coffee as you would when brewing espresso. The coffee will actually pack itself because it does expand as it becomes wet in the brewing process, so if you were to tamp it yourself it would cause it to overfill and not have the proper taste that you are looking for.

The brewing process itself takes about five minutes, and you will know that it is finished when all the water has been forced into the top chamber. This is usually when you will stop hearing the boiling noise, which is the water pushing through the coffee grounds and brewing them from the bottom. And there you have the easy way to use and enjoy a delicious beverage from your Moka Pot. Don't say I didn't warn you!