Ariete Moka Aroma Coffee Machine Mokina-1358, Plastic, 480 W, White

I bought this as a convenient alternative to my conventional stove top pot. I have to say that despite the mixed reviews here, I am extremely pleased with my purchase. If you are used to using a conventional Italian stove pot you will have no difficulty using or appreciating this pot. The method of coffee preparation and making is exactly as you will be accustomed to. It is clean, efficient, and attractive to look at. It makes a great Italian coffee. However, if you are not used to Italian coffees, in terms of small volume, very strong taste, you will need to dilute the resultant with boiling water to produce a coffee such as Americano in terms of weaker strength and greater volume. The only disadvantage (if it is one) is that the upper white chamber is made of hard plastic and I did worry if this might "taste", I have not found this at all. I have no difficulty in highly recommending this Ariete mocha pot..Buon appetito e buon caffe!!

This makes a really good coffee. It's now my first choice. However the plastic build of the upper chamber does make me wonder how long it will last.It makes 6oz of coffee which with milk makes an acceptable size for a mug but there's no crema layer to speak of. Plain black is good. But obviously smaller.I use just over 2 7g portions for the amount of water and it works well. My other stove top takes 4 and I just end up wasting coffee. This keeps the size just right.

makes excellent coffee, just fill it up and plug it to a power outlet, 3 minutes and your espresso is ready...For better taste, ensure the coffee powder is thinly ground, this will make the difference between a proper espresso and a watered coffee (any Lavazza blend is perfect with this machine, for example).Update 24.11.2015:After over one year of continuous usage, the product is still working well, no significant marks to the exterior, while interior is perfect.The plastic handle (which is a common problem with cheap machines where it may break easily) is holding well, although we tend to use the machine carefully and pay attention not to pull too strong.

Amazing coffee maker, as easy to use as putting on your kettle, but does much better coffee. Got it for work, so my colleagues to annoy my colleagues with smell of perfect coffee, while they have to drink cheap machine one :P

It works like the usual Moka but the plastic lid is too light and it does not seal properly so while pouring the coffee, it is better to keep it open to avoid spilling.

Recommended by my friend who is Italian and lives in Italy for half the year. Makes a lovely espresso and keeps hot after the coffee is made.

What will the young people think of next?? If you like the old stovetop espresso makers you'll immediately see how much better this one is. Instead of taking 15 minutes for the water to boil it takes two, and generates very little steam in case you're concerned about your indoor humidity level. Easy to clean too. The only negative is the odd little silver thingy on the top, which looks a bit like the poo emoji and makes the device look, well, a bit tacky. Luckily you can unscrew it and take it off; I've plugged the resulting hole with white duct tape.

Just perfect. A bit picky on the coffee, make sure you use finely ground coffee, better if from some Italian brands (like Lavazza, Splendid, Illy…) as the coarser grounds make it a bit less flavourful and the machine tends to get overloaded with pressure and spill a bit.