{"id":98938,"date":"2023-05-04T15:34:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T13:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=98938"},"modified":"2024-05-28T16:14:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:14:56","slug":"a-lucky-find-for-every-occasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/coffee-culture\/coffeeprep\/a-lucky-find-for-every-occasion\/","title":{"rendered":"A lucky find <i>for every occasion.<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98938\" class=\"elementor elementor-98938 elementor-98265\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69205380 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69205380\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5437b356 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5437b356\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402088ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"402088ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f92267 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"46f92267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Coffee prep<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf767d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bf767d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A lucky find <i>for every occasion.<\/i><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c330f1 elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"14c330f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-Portrait-Karsten-120x120.png\" alt=\"Picture of Karsten Suhr\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKarsten Suhr\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b32fac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b32fac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfoto: ashkan forouzani on unsplash\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a261898 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a261898\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43fef172\" data-id=\"43fef172\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a95dada\" data-id=\"1a95dada\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4d03dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d4d03dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Some baristas wrinkle their noses about it: The espresso maker.<\/strong><\/em> I personally love the hissing and rattling sounds it makes. It smells wonderful. And the coffee tastes intense. Much more intense than a drip coffee or one from a French press. But it also does not taste like an espresso. Which makes sense, because with this <em>\u201ccoffee percolator\u201d (this is the proper, technical term)<\/em>, you can reach a maximum of 1-2 bar pressure. Not 9 bar like with a portafilter machine or an automatic coffee machine. But the espresso-name-confusion does not happen in Italy, because there it is simply called <em>\u201cla Caffettiera\u201d (the coffee pot) or Moka Express. So, the question remains: Why is it so successful?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67e5726f\" data-id=\"67e5726f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2269a62c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2269a62c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44dfdd4d\" data-id=\"44dfdd4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62e8cc4f\" data-id=\"62e8cc4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a8b7ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20a8b7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Simple. And very stylish.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29584eb8\" data-id=\"29584eb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95a5e87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95a5e87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f1a294\" data-id=\"8f1a294\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f661c5d\" data-id=\"f661c5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9d128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9d128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Invented in 1933 by Alfredo Bialetti, the octagonal stovetop espresso maker can today be found in the MoMa in New York as an outstanding example for Art deco design.<\/strong><\/em> In the late 50s the little man with the moustache became the advertising character and meanwhile part of the Bialetti logo. Today, the Bialletti is a fixed component of every Italian kitchen. And not only of the Italian ones. The reason: The Caffettiera is cheap. Easy to handle, even for beginners. And it brings some dolce-vita-vibes to every little kitchen. <em>Apropos handling\u2026<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>There are 3 things you should keep in mind when making your Moka on the stovetop.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><strong>1.<\/strong> Use freshly ground espresso beans. The grinding level should be a little coarser than for a portafilter.<br \/><strong>2.<\/strong> Do <em>NOT<\/em> press the ground coffee into the filter basket, nor should you use a tamper. That makes the coffee taste bitter.<br \/><strong>3.<\/strong> Pour <em><strong>hot<\/strong><\/em> <em>(!)<\/em> water into the bottom part of the pot, but not over the safety valve.<br \/>As soon as the pot starts to \u201crattle\u201d, remove it from the stovetop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-145bd3b\" data-id=\"145bd3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3551dff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3551dff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9693902\" data-id=\"9693902\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d993b1\" data-id=\"2d993b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e33394b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e33394b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More useful tips.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e21cd0\" data-id=\"4e21cd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-311f660 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"311f660\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50880e4\" data-id=\"50880e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9338b9\" data-id=\"a9338b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f038601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f038601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>The original Bialetti is made from aluminum cast.<\/strong><\/em> That\u2019s why you should never put it into the dish washer <em>(makes the metal look dull)<\/em>. It is sufficient to rinse the pot with clear <em>(!)<\/em>, hot water after each use and to dry it off. Today you can also find stovetop espresso makers made from stainless steel \u2013 the advantage is, that these also work on induction stoves. <em>And generally: If the sealing ring should become porous over time, it can easily be replaced.<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>What I personally think is brilliant:<\/strong> <\/em>You can take the espresso maker with you whenever you are travelling \u2013 no matter if you are going camping or are renting an holiday home. Which guarantees my morning coffee<em> (and does not lead me into temptation to use the capsule machine which is so often provided).<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>If you are now curious for more barista tips on portafilters, Chemex and the like,<\/strong> <\/em>you should check out our article <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/coffee-culture\/coffeeprep\/what-is-the-best-way-to-make-coffee\/\">\u201cWhat is the best way to make coffee?\u201d<\/a><\/em> to get a good overview of different preparation methods \u2013 and more importantly their results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8434fe\" data-id=\"a8434fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>The stovetop espresso maker or the Moka Express or the Bialetti<\/i><\/b> (named after its inventor) is not a shiny, sexy, fancy coffee-pro gadget. But it\u2019s really Italian. Very practical. And most of all: It makes a delicious espresso, which isn\u2019t really one in the proper sense. <i>Why not and everything else you need to know about the stovetop espresso maker, we tell you here.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":111076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[],"custom_tag":[282],"class_list":["post-98938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coffeeprep","custom_tag-stovetop-espresso-maker"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98938"},{"taxonomy":"custom_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom_tag?post=98938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}