Coffee was the center of Italian social life a hundred years ago. But if you wanted an espresso at home like a 250-pound coffee machine produces, you were out of luck. Then, in the early 1930s, the Italian metallurgist Alfonso Bialetti found a solution: a three-tier system of coffee makers consisting of a stove-top boiler at the bottom, a filtered funnel for ground coffee in the middle, and a container to collect the hot infusion on top. . Other than a few refinements, like design tweaks to the handle and top knob, the Bialetti has hardly changed since then. Today, nine out of 10 Italian homes own a Moka. Equally important, it has sparked countless debates in cafes about how to make the best espresso in this simple device.
Dimensions:height 20cmtop diameter 10.5cmbase diameter 10.5 cmWeight 450gMaterial: AluminumStatus: Good, working. Signs of use visible in the photos.