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Product Information
18/10 Stainless Steel For use on gas or electric stovetops 6 cup capacity Classic Italian method of brewing espresso Dishwasher safe with an oversized stay-cool handle
Features
- 18/10 Stainless Steel
- For use on gas or electric stovetops
- 6 cup capacity
- Classic Italian method of brewing espresso
- Dishwasher safe with an oversized stay-cool handle
Reviews
Jacob Miles
I've owned a few stovetop espresso makers over the years, and this is my favorite so far - cool comfortable rubber handles, the stainless steel will not corrode over time like another one I bought (which was beautiful but made of brass and eventually rusted). Looks handsome, works properly, and is easy to clean. Also doesn't use an internal rubber seal like the others I've had, which is great because a rubber seal can become a mess and I had one melt on me. I guess this one is precision-made well enough that it doesn't require one, because it works perfectly with no mess or splattering.I didn't have the explosion experience that other commenter mentioned - if that happened, very likely you need to poke a pin through the steam escape valve in the bottom canister or run the device with just water to clean it out. If that bottom valve is blocked it'll make a mess of any stovetop maker. You may also just have a faulty item.Full disclosure: I only paid $20 for this at Macy's (they have some great deals in the basement, especially over the holidays), but I would pay $50 for it. At that price I might start looking at espresso/cappuccino machines instead, but for a stovetop maker this one hits the bulls-eye.Go for it!
el guey
I was actually testing out a new french press to day just to compare its flavor to this laroma percolator.It was a little shocking that people have had this blow up, but I have never had any problems with it. I don't have problems with pressure cookers either. Follow the directions and you will be fine.This might be "6 cups" of expresso but it makes between 10-12 OZ of regular coffee. With any perculator you need to have a coarse grind on the beans so that you dont have sediment in the coffee. If you read the instructions you are supposed to fill the water BELOW the pressure release valve (viewable on the picture-its on the side) or yeah you might have problems. sometimes I do and sometimes I dont because i'm trying to pull out every oz of coffee out of it. This also uses the amount of coffee very efficiently so this one hitter uses a little under 4 tablespoons of coffee grinds for a cup.As to any coating or plastic film on it, I saw none- perhaps it was a demo model they then sold. I got this as a gift and have used it every day for the past 2 years.
CRT-less
Very basic coffee maker that quietly and competently brews a cup of dense flavorful coffee. The stainless sieves have pretty wide bore holes so there is a moderate amount of grounds shot into the coffee. Where they rate this as "6 cup" is beyond me as the total volume resulting from a full fill is about 2 oz. Still playing with the grind to figure out the best granularity for this thing. Operation is quiet although the base is so narrow that the unit is best placed toward one edge of a small electric range burner but brews nicely, quickly and silently at low to moderate burner setting. Easy to disassemble for cleaning.
Key: 18/10 Stainless Steel, Laroma Stainless Steel
