Just another Brikka in the wall...

[EricBNC]

I bought a Brikka from the B/S/T section on coffeegeek.com that FedEx delivered today - looks like it is the smaller size.  I like it.  The taste is very similar to espresso from my Gaggia - a bit less body but similar none the less.

Here is a link to a video I tried to make - I was too slow to catch the pressure release.

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[Tex]

I use my moka pot when I want to brew up some New Orleans style coffee & chicory. It plugs my Aeropress & vac pots. I just steam some milk and I've got a nice café au lait. If only beignets weren't so much trouble to make!

[grinderz]

I hear Sarah Lee is coming out with those... 

[EricBNC]

This thing is neat  - when the pressure is right the heavy cap lifts up and the foamy colored coffee mix comes out in what seems like only a second or two.  Instructions I found on line say to take it off the heat when the foaming starts flowing so I did - this is why my video shows only a puff of steam after I pulled it from the heat. 

I won't call this espresso, but compared to the red Krups travel mokka's results (my only other cup of "mokka" for comparison) it is more espresso- like than coffee-like in taste. Something unique is going on inside the valve on this Brikka.

[mp]

We use the mocha express to make espresso for tira mi su.