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Hi /ck/, I come to you in search of help

I have a moka pot (pic related). I fill it up with water, put the coffee where it belongs, warm it up.... and no matter how long I wait, only a bit of hot coffee comes out.

If I put 500ml of water in the pot, I only get about 150ml of coffee at the end of the process. Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong? This is really bugging me

>> No.3914677

pretty sure most of the water goes towards making steam to pressurize the pot.
and we all know eupopeans drink their coffee out of tiny espresso cups anyway.

>> No.3914683

>>3914677
>>pretty sure most of the water goes towards making steam to pressurize the pot.

No. Water expands greatly when it becomes steam (lol, gas instead of a liquid). It only takes a tiny bit of water to fill the whole thing with steam.

OP, are there any signs of leaks? Do you see steam coming out the safety vent or perhaps out of the threads in the center?

There's also the obvious: after you've attempted to make some coffee, open up the damn pot and LOOK inside it. What do you see?

>> No.3914694

>>3914683
I don't see any signs of leaks, but the steam is not really coming out of the safety vent (I think the safety vents are little holes on the sides, right?)

When I open the pot, I see nothing. I mean: there is a bit of coffee in the top compartment, but the bottom compartment (where the water goes at first) is completely empty. It seems like it has all evaporated

>> No.3914703

>>3914702

also this, OP

http://stumptowncoffee.com/guide/moka-pot/

>> No.3914702

The Moka pot is for making an espresso-like drink, not a full cup of coffee. It makes a concentrated version. If you want a full cup, I'd suggest adding hot water to the Moka pot coffee to make a poor-man's Americano.

>> No.3914711

>>3914703
Thank you mate, I owe you one

>> No.3914741

>>3914655

I have one of these moka pots. I also have a plunger. Im not some coffee master, but IMO I prefer the plunger coffee to the moka pot thing. It just tastes crap. Maybe its the coffee im using?

>> No.3914778

>>3914741

Like 3914702 posted, they're different tools for different jobs. A plunger pot makes normal coffee. A Moka pot is for making Espresso. If you tried to use a Moka pot to make normal coffee, no kidding it's going to suck.

>> No.3914781

>>3914703
They're using the ikea Moka Pot, not sure if I trust their judgment. Anyone know how good it is?

>> No.3914806

>>3914778
inb4 someone says it's not "technically" espresso

>> No.3914815

>>3914781
it's not like it's a complicated process

>> No.3915076

>amerifat wanting a huge cup of coffee
Just go to McDonalds or something, you obviously don't know what you're doing.