Cuisinox Roma 6-Cup Stainless Steel Stovetop Moka Espresso Maker

This coffee maker does make a great cup of coffee. I may have given it 5 stars had it come with both the extra gasket and reducer that was said to be included in the Q and A section for this coffee maker. An extra gasket was included, but no reducer. I also have a bit of a some concern about the bottom of the coffee pot after using it only three times, as there is staining and darkening that doesn't clean off with dish soap and rubbing with a cloth. I have only hand washed and dried the pot. Don't want to use anything stronger as I don't want to scratch the surface. Hopefully this won't effect anything or get any worse with continued usage. Difficult to add a good photo of the bottom of a pot.

This is my second cuisinox espresso coffee maker. It appeared to be identical to my previous one. And yet..it isn't. The water takes much longer to be pushed up through the middle section containing the coffee. The finished coffee product is just not as good as with my pervious one. I am quite disappointed and cannot recommend this machine.

This coffee maker makes a delicious cup of coffee! Ive wasted plenty of money on cheaper brands, buy this and you will never need another coffee pot!

We love this beautiful coffee maker. Not only does it look elegant on the stove each morning, something beautiful to look at always starts your day in the best way, but it makes the most deliciouscoffee ever!!! Yummy!! We get the beans at a small local roaster and grind them each morning with a burr grinder. It doesn't get any better than that!!!

This product isn't worth paying much a lot money than other mokapot.12years warranty is useless.I put it in the dishwasher once and found the rust inside and the customer service person says I emerged it in the water. ( but actually we pour water in this part.)I had to buy the new part again lf I didn't want to drink coffee with rust.I bought this product because it's made of 100% stainless steel,but has rust .The kettle entrance is so narrow that I can't clean well inside.The shiny shape is cute and pretty but it's not practical and expensive.The company isn't responsible at all.

We've had numerous stovetop espresso pots over the past 40 + years and I think this is the most elegant designed, well made pot we've had. While we haven't had an opportunity to use the pot because it's a Christmas gift to our resident "barista", I've read through the instructions for care and use and I'm sure if we follow them we'll have years of the same delicious, full body coffee we've come to expect from stovetop espresso pots. Please note the instructions concerning the handle (a common weak spot on stovetop pots & the only obvious weak spot on this pot). Keep in mind to let the pot cool before trying to open it so the remaining interior pressure dissipates making it easier to open so you're not tempted to wrench it open by the handle.Update: We've been using ... MoreWe've had numerous stovetop espresso pots over the past 40 + years and I think this is the most elegant designed, well made pot we've had. While we haven't had an opportunity to use the pot because it's a Christmas gift to our resident "barista", I've read through the instructions for care and use and I'm sure if we follow them we'll have years of the same delicious, full body coffee we've come to expect from stovetop espresso pots. Please note the instructions concerning the handle (a common weak spot on stovetop pots & the only obvious weak spot on this pot). Keep in mind to let the pot cool before trying to open it so the remaining interior pressure dissipates making it easier to open so you're not tempted to wrench it open by the handle.Update: We've been using the pot for a week now and the coffee is delicious! It looks great in our kitchen and is easy to care for (note-hand wash only!) We're really happy we chose this pot & like that we can use the reducer when we want a smaller pot.This 10 "cup" Cuisinox Roma pot makes 10 shots, 1.5 oz. each, total 15 oz. per pot equal to 2 North American sized cups of coffee.The Wayfair ad doesn't mention, included with this pot is a reducer to make half a pot of coffee. Included as well is a spare silicone gasket which is great because silicone gaskets outlast rubber ones by quite a bit but cost more to replace.

I have had many espresso makers over years and this is highest quality one; solid, clean construction and quality stainless steel. I love quality items and this is definitely worth the extra money. I have a gas stovetop and initially thought the handle got too hot to handle but soon found that it's warm but surprisingly not a problem to hold to take it off the stove. I have a pretty expensive barista expresso machine but have reverted to this instead as it makes a lot all at once that I can use over the first hour or two of the endless video call mornings during this work from home lockdown (I know it's blasphemous to warm up good coffee but it's not that bad just for a quick jolt of heat). The larger size is perfect for my use! Great delivery as always from Wayfair.

I had researched a lot of espresso makers and have owned two different ones. This is by far the best one. I love it! The previous two were made out of aluminum which always bothered me. With the Cuisinox Roma I prepare my coffee the night before and first thing in the morning I turn on my gas cooktop and within minutes a perfect cup of expresso. It is also much easier to clean than the others.

After reading reviews on all the stove top espresso makers I could find, I decided on this one. It is made out of a heavy gauge stainless- so there is some substance there. It also had fairly good reviews. It's a bit pricy at $99, but I wanted quality, not cheap. I also liked the handle being welded on in two spots. I was anxious to try out my hand at espresso making. I went to Starbucks, and bought their espresso blend, on their recommendation, and had them grind it for me (~$13). As I’m new to this, I wanted to see what an espresso grind looks like. Turns out, it’s not much grittier then baby powder. (Bad Parenting Thought: Hmm, I’m out of baby powder, wonder if I can use this espresso in a pinch…) It came with adequate instructions. I didn’t wash the items with ... MoreAfter reading reviews on all the stove top espresso makers I could find, I decided on this one. It is made out of a heavy gauge stainless- so there is some substance there. It also had fairly good reviews. It's a bit pricy at $99, but I wanted quality, not cheap. I also liked the handle being welded on in two spots. I was anxious to try out my hand at espresso making. I went to Starbucks, and bought their espresso blend, on their recommendation, and had them grind it for me (~$13). As I’m new to this, I wanted to see what an espresso grind looks like. Turns out, it’s not much grittier then baby powder. (Bad Parenting Thought: Hmm, I’m out of baby powder, wonder if I can use this espresso in a pinch…) It came with adequate instructions. I didn’t wash the items with soap, but used very hot water and wiped everything out with paper towels. To season the pot, I used the reducer, so as not to waste a lot of coffee. A note about the reducer: The reducer is to reduce the amount of coffee you use. I read several reviewers who didn’t have a clue what it was for. It says in bold letters in the instructions, never to put it over the coffee. You put the reducer in the funnel first, and it reduces the funnel capacity by about a third. Fill the boiler with water to just below the brass safety valve. Then put the funnel into it. After putting coffee in the funnel, you want to take care to carefully wipe the rim area off that seats against the nylon gasket. I read several reviews where the reviewers had steam coming out the side of the seal, or coffee too weak, etc. This isn’t rocket science. You have to have a good gasket seal for the boiling water to be forced through the coffee. Also, I could see a potential problem if the funnel rim ever gets pushed in, or the lip on it ever got bent up slightly. As the funnel is of fairly light gauge, both issues can be easily fixed. You just have to do quick eyeball on it, to look for potential problems. On this particular unit, the gasket is fairly wide, and the tooling on where the funnel and boiler pot meet is fairly tight. I had no problems with a leaky seal. The top kettle part is then screwed onto the base. I didn’t use a whole lot of pressure to screw them together. Just enough to snug the seat into the gasket. I have an old electric stove with the ring elements on it. I turned it up to around ¾ high. As pointed out in the instructions, keep the handle off the element area. If you do this, the handle doesn’t get hot at all. It takes maybe 5-6 minuets to boil the water up into the top kettle. You can check it as it’s boiling- the lid never got hot (it‘s double walled), so you can stand there and watch it if you want. (be careful of the coffee though- it’s very hot!) While the coffee maker was doing it’s thing, I decided to try my hand at frothing. I had half a burner open, so… why not heat the milk on the other side of the burner? Well, it worked, but… more on that in the clean up section… The whole idea for heating the milk, is so you don’t cool down the coffee when you add it to it. (You can froth cold milk if you want.) I heated it to where it was hot to touch, but not boiling. Then I set it on the stove and started doing the frothing thing. You don’t have to be very aggressive or fast on it to work up a good froth. I used 2% milk (‘cause that was what was in the fridge…) You just plunge it gently to where you feel the plunger hitting the milk. I kept checking it thinking I didn’t have much froth there- but I did notice that the volume of milk had about doubled. It wasn’t until I poured some that I realized it was so frothed most of the bubbles hadn’t gotten to the top yet. OK- well, that worked way better then I anticipated… I had set the coffee aside on the stove while I was finishing frothing, then decided to try the “seasoning” brew. I added about 1/3 coffee to 2/3 froth/milk into a mug, and called my son down to try it. (he’s of legal age… let him be the guinea pig) He actually liked it, and said the coffee was very bitter. I gave it a try- it was actually very good. I tried some of the espresso with out the creamer in it- very good, but a little on the strong side for me. This morning I tried a pot without the reducer in it. It was very good as a cappuccino (with the frothed milk). It was way strong as an espresso, at least for me… Think I’ll stick with the reducer for mine. Clean up was easy, but you do have to do it. It is more work then using a drip brewer. I read some reviewers complaining about having to wait for the pot to cool down. Why? I filled the kettle with cool tap water and ran tap water around the boiler. Instant cool pot. It’s stainless steel, you’re not going to hurt it. In the instructions they tell you not to use the handle to unscrew the parts. I would head this advice. I don’t see much heat penetration where the handle is welded, looking at the inside of the pot. It seems sturdy enough, but just take care. Also, when you clean the top kettle portion, be sure to pull the gasket and top strainer out every time. I noticed water under the gasket, and this could be a potential rust spot. (yes, stainless steel will rust- it just takes longer) How do you get the gasket out? I took a thin pairing knife and slipped it down the side of the gasket, and gently pried it up with the dull side of the knife- easy. Also, the espresso maker comes with an extra gasket. (in case one might like to pry it up with the sharp side of the knife) Clean up of the frother basically involves rinsing with hot water, and wiping it down. Although, where I set the frother on the burner, the milk burned to the metal. Not hard to clean- used a scouring pad. Today my wife heated a cup and a half of milk in microwave for 2 ½- 3 minuets, and we kept the frother just for frothing.

Xmas gift

It’s a Xmas gift but if it’s worked like his brother Milano well it will be a winner. Stainless steel: top quality