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>>16659595
Just got my first moka pot today and used it once. I quite like how it came out, definitely bitter but still delicious.
>warmed up the stove first to medium heat
>ground them to slightly smaller than the holes in the coffee chamber/funnel
>was using a dark roast
>did not pack coffee, filled up the chamber, leveled it, made sure rim was clean
>warmed up the water first in my electric kettle (gets to boiling before it shuts off)
>pour in water, put pot on stove (mine is a regular coil element elec stove FWIW)
>watched as it came out, took it off as soon as it started sputtering
>ran it under a cold faucet, making sure to hit the chamber but not the collector
>poured, let it cool a bit, drank it black

Honestly don't see a reason to run it under cold water like so many people say to do. Just pour it out and it's all the same, right? Cooling it down seems to take longer and is more hassle, etc.

Going to try coarser and finer grinds, play with the temp some and stove setting. I put mine at just under 5, which I know gives me about 200F water. Didn't take long this way either.

But personally it was good, and I was perfectly satisfied with my first attempt at using it, much to my pleasant surprise.