LuxHaus Moka Pot - 3 Cup Stovetop Espresso Maker - 100% Stainless Steel Italian and Cuban Mocha Coffee Maker

After almost one year of use, I recently ran into a problem with the hinge on the old model of this moka pot, which I purchased in August 2024. (A new design came out after I purchased mine. The new design has a much-improved, metal hinge compared to the earlier model's metal pin set in plastic.) I contacted Luxhaus regarding the broken hinge, and received a new, updated 6 cup moka pot within a few days. Luxhaus certainly stands by its guarantee! I would recommend this moka pot to anyone.

Making a good cup of coffee was hit and miss for me until I bought my LuxHaus Moka Pot a year and a half ago. I've been enjoying consistently GREAT coffee ever since. I've used all the other methods and machines and can honestly say the LuxHaus Moka Pot is right there at the top and goes head to head with any of them. It's a solid design, easy to clean, and most importantly, I get to enjoy great coffee every time!

Coming from the Bialetti 6-cup for a bit more capacity when guests are here.Update: I've used this for several months as my main coffee maker. One day, I made the mistake of installing the filter upside-down, which caused a burnt flavor and a lot of "muddy" water left in the lower chamber. Other than that, it's been great. Faster brewing, easier cleaning, more coffee per bean, and cleaner pouring, with the same or better flavor than my Bialetti. Upgrading from 4 to 5 stars. I still would like if the lid and grounds basket sat more securely and accurately every time, but those are my only small gripes.The pros:• Aesthetically, this looks much nicer and doesn't pick up tarnish from the gas stove nearly as quickly.• The pour spout doesn't spill if you want more than a trickle.• The stem inside doesn't mist you with coffee if you get impatient and open the lid mid-brew.• The handle is further out, which makes it pick up less heat and reduces chances of burning yourself on the metal.• The wider grounds container seems to improve extraction efficiency slightly. This takes about the same amount of grounds as my Bialetti for what feels like twice the coffee at the same strength.• The little spring under the grounds container makes cleaning a little easier.• The silicone seal is much more durable than the rubber Bialetti seals, but you can get silicone gaskets aftermarket.• Brewing time is about half that of the Bialetti, but this may be due to the increased base size allowing more heat to transfer.Now, the cons:• The smooth body is harder to screw and unscrew. I can put together and take apart my Bialetti just holding the handle and pressing down slightly on a hot pad on the counter. For the LUXHAUS, this is a two-hand operation.• The seal is inconsistent. Even when I try to be careful with the assembly and get it nice and tight, I occasionally get a leak either when brewing or pouring (see picture). (No longer a problem after about 50 uses. The original problem was likely the spring causing the grounds basket to occasionally sit wrong. In exchange, the spring no longer is quite as helpful during cleaning.)• The lid arrived off-center and took a little time messing with the screw to get it aligned with the top, and I don't like how far outside the radius of the pot the lid edge comes. I keep pushing on it when I pick it up while cool or screw/unscrew the base, and it worries me that the plastic or pin will get damaged over the course of a few years.

Heavy in the hand, solid, excellent finish, does what it's supposed to do. Good filter, no sludge in my coffee.

I bought this 9-cup LuxHaus Moka Pot for my wife (she still LOVES everything about it after 6 months of constant, daily use), especially since it includes a 100% no-rust guarantee plus a 100% lifetime satisfaction guarantee & a 100% money-back guarantee.-- I tried this Moka Pot myself every day for 10 days (so I developed an informed opinion).Overall Rating: 4/5Overall Rating (wife): 5/5Overall Rating (husband): 3/5Coffee flavor (wife): 5/5Coffee flavor (husband): 1/5 (explained hereinbelow)Installation/setup easiness: 5/5Ease of Use: 5/5Ease of Cleaning: 3/5Build quality: 5/5Utility: 5/5Customer SUPPORT: 5/5I love a strong brewed coffee (Turkish, Cuban, Espresso, etc.), but I have never enjoyed the coffee which usually comes out of most retail coffee makers I’ve ever tried [including Drip, Pour-Over, Percolator, Stovetop (Moka Pot), Single-Serve Capsule, French Press, and Espresso Coffee Makers].Consequently, I always loved “Turkish Grandma’s” coffee (which I scored 5/5 stars for its delightfully-robust body and flavor).Consequently, “Turkish Grandma’s” 5/5 coffee is the STANDARD against which I compare all brewed coffees, including the 1/5 coffee I produced via this LuxHaus Moka Pot (which NEVER produced a cup of brewed coffee for me which matched the body and flavor of “Turkish Grandma’s” coffee).“Turkish Grandma” brewed her coffee by (i) first boiling water in a small, open (uncovered) pot on her gas stove and then (ii) she added her finely-ground, dark-roast coffee to the water boiling in the small uncovered pot, and then (iii) she lowered the gas flame to keep the water-coffee mixture simmering just below the boiling point for a predetermined amount of time while she constantly stirred the water-coffee mixture to ensure optimal extraction of the coffee oils. “Turkish Grandma” would then DECANT the supernatant, brewed coffee into a cup in order to enjoy her delicious Turkish coffee with minimal sediment.Consequently, as is detailed below at bottom, I currently make my MODERNIZED version of “Turkish Grandma’s” coffee by using a microwave oven instead of a gas stove.=================================MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS MOKA POT=================================1. The LuxHaus Moka Pot which we actually own (“9-cup”) holds only a MAXIMUM 16 fl. oz. of water immediately below the body of the pressure-release safety-valve (not the 18oz cited at www.amazon(dot)com/dp/B08BLRJCWS).-- In our LuxHaus Moka Pot, 18 fl. oz. of water sits immediately ABOVE the TOP of (and fills) the hole in the center of the body of the pressure-release safety-valve.-- In our LuxHaus Moka Pot, 17 fl. oz. of water sits immediately BELOW (and at the BOTTOM of) the hole in the center of the body of the pressure-release safety-valve.2. The coffee basket (aka “pop-out dispenser”) of our “9-cup” LuxHaus Moka Pot holds only 7 tablespoons of ground coffee. Consequently, by definition, 7 tablespoons of coffee would make the equivalent of either 7 OR 3.5 brewed 2oz-espresso-cups MAXIMUM [depending on whether one uses either 1 OR 2 tablespoons of ground coffee for each 2 fl. oz. of water, respectively], especially since one “espresso cup” customarily means(i) 2-3 fl. oz. [customarily 2 fl. oz. MOST TYPICALLY/TRADITIONALLY] of brewed espresso coffee [tinyurl(dot)com/mpv2ddaw ; tinyurl(dot)com/p6wd3aar ; tinyurl(dot)com/tt5x2wpb]AND(ii) 1-2 tablespoons of ground coffee [customarily 1 tablespoon MOST TYPICALLY/TRADITIONALLY] for each 2 fl. oz. of water [tinyurl(dot)com/3m5a885f ; tinyurl(dot)com/3sm4jf6w ; tinyurl(dot)com/3ttjnd5y ; tinyurl(dot)com/y4uew2p4].-- According to tinyurl(dot)com/3m5a885f, 10 is the coffee-to-water ratio for the Moka pot brewing method, which uses 0.4 tablespoon of ground coffee for each 2 fl. oz. of water.-- Consequently, it's not clear why the online description of the “9-cup” LuxHaus Moka Pot cites “9 espresso-size cups (about 2oz each)”.3. Unfortunately, in our “9-cup” LuxHaus Moka Pot, when I used 7 tablespoons of ground coffee with either 7 OR 14 fl. oz. of water in order to make either 3.5 OR 7 brewed 2oz-espresso-cups, respectively, the resultant brewed coffee tasted burnt and woody and muddy, not at all like a delicious, brewed espresso coffee.4. Unfortunately, in our “9-cup” LuxHaus Moka Pot, even when I used just 3 tablespoons of ground coffee with 12 fl. oz. of water (viz., 1 tablespoon of ground coffee for each 4 fl. oz. of water [tinyurl(dot)com/349adtzc ; tinyurl(dot)com/3s89r2zk]) in order to make three 4-oz cups of regular brewed coffee, the resultant brewed coffee was almost tasteless. In contrast, the same combination of 3 tablespoons of ground coffee and 12 fl. oz. of water produces a deliciously-rich coffee when brewed by using my MODERNIZED version of “Turkish Grandma’s” coffee (detailed below).Consequently, that’s why my rating is only 1/5 for Coffee flavor (husband) for coffee produced in our “9-cup” LuxHaus Moka Pot, and also why I stopped using our LuxHaus Moka Pot after my 10-day trial.Notwithstanding, based on the many 5-star reviews, it seems self-evident that there are many happy owners of the LuxHaus Moka Pot, including my wife.Obviously, just like “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, taste is totally dependent on each person’s palate (and nose and tongue).Peace.==================================MY OWN MODERNIZED TURKISH-STYLECOFFEE-BREWING METHODUSING MICROWAVE OVEN==================================PROS:Super-easy to use and cleanCoffee brews quickly and uniformly just below boiling, which prevents over-extractionBrewed coffee is deliciously rich and robust and flavorfulSteeping time can be easily controlledNO coffee stains to cleanNO lime deposits to periodically remove with vinegarNO rust from long-time use of metal pots (including “stainless steel” pots which can indeed rust [cf. tinyurl(dot)com/he29zuju])CONS: NONE=================EQUIPMENT USED:=================To make my MODERNIZED (microwave) version of “Turkish Grandma’s” coffee, I use:1. 2 PYREX measuring cups [like these: tinyurl(dot)com/mr2365ay]-- one 16 fl.oz. and one 32 fl.oz.and2. one of these types of stainless-steel mesh filters: tinyurl(dot)com/4pdznnr7 [or any of these which one might prefer instead: tinyurl(dot)com/3wtu4zrk] which take out 90+% of coffee grounds, leaving only a miniscule amount of sediment (which I discard as soon as I reach the bottom of my coffee mug)and3. an inverter-type microwave oven (which regulates and precisely controls the microwave power Inside the microwave oven).======================COFFEE-MAKING STEPSfor 12 fl.oz. of brewed coffee:======================A. Put 16oz of tap water (or filtered water) into the 32 fl.oz. PYREX measuring cup (the coffee grounds absorb/retain 2-4oz of water).B. Heat the 16oz of water (inside the 32 fl.oz. PYREX measuring cup) in microwave oven at 100% power until water starts boiling (approximately 3-5 minutes).C. Use a long-handled spoon(i) to break the surface of the heated water &(ii) to gently stir the heated water(in order to prevent getting scalded by steam-propelled superheated water).D. Add 3 LEVEL tablespoons of coffee grounds to the heated water in the 32 fl.oz. PYREX measuring cup.-- STIR THE WATER-COFFEE MIX WELL TO THOROUGHLY DISPERSE THE COFFEE GROUNDS.-- I use 3-5 LEVEL tablespoons of coffee grounds per 12oz of water for my taste (one can use more or less coffee grounds for whatever strength coffee one wants).E. Put the 32 fl.oz. PYREX measuring cup which contains the WATER-COFFEE MIX back into the microwave oven and heat the WATER-COFFEE MIX for approximately 3-5 minutes at whatever power level will keep the WATER-COFFEE MIX simmering (just below boiling).-- With our OLD, regular, 1100-watt microwave oven, I could NOT use more than 20% power (otherwise the WATER-COFFEE MIX boiled over).-- With our NEW, inverter-type, 1100watt microwave oven, I can use 70% power without having the WATER-COFFEE MIX boil over.F. Put the stainless-steel mesh filter into the 16 fl.oz. PYREX measuring cup.G. In order to separate the brewed coffee liquid from the coffee grounds, DECANT all the supernatant liquid brewed coffee of the WATER-COFFEE MIX from E. above into/through the stainless-steel mesh filter which is sitting inside the 16 fl.oz. PYREX measuring cup.H. Remove the stainless-steel mesh filter which now contains some of the coffee grounds (most of the coffee grounds will remain in the 32 fl.oz. PYREX measuring cup if one DECANTS the supernatant liquid brewed coffee CAREFULLY).I. One can drink one’s delicious, freshly-brewed, “Turkish Grandma’s” coffee directly in the 16 fl.oz. PYREX measuring cup (the thick glass keeps the coffee hot longer).-- add sweetener & creamer to taste-- I stop drinking when there's approximately 1-2oz of coffee left because of the residual coffee grounds in the bottom (mesh filter can't take all grounds out, but paper filters take all the flavor out).-- please let me know if any of you ever finds a mesh filter with much smaller hole sizes that remove more of the residual coffee grounds.Enjoy!

I am ordering my third pot today. I have been using it for years and only getting another because I need a travel pot for when I visit friends/family who always insist I bring this pot, my frother and grind. This is a great little coffee maker. I gave away my expresso machine because this makes a great coffee. Easy to use, fast brew (I always start with hot water and use a dark roast espresso ground). This pot gets used 3-5 times a day and never misses. Especially love the heft of the stainless steel.