Binding: Kitchen
ASIN: B0002MIETK
Manufacturer: Bialetti, Italy
Average Customer Review: 
(From 5 total reviews)
List Price:
Amazon Price: $52.99 (1 new available)
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Features
- equipped with Bialetti “Brikka-System” (press static valve system for perfect crema)
- measuring cup included for perfect water quantity
- clear lid insert, makes up to 4 espresso cups ea. 1.5 oz
- for use on gas-, electric-, and ceramic cooker
- made in Italy
Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
Coffee with “cream”. This is Baletti’s latest innovation! Brikka Bialetti revolutionizes the coffee-making and drinking experience. Thanks to a special pressure-controlled valve you can now enjoy the rich and intense flavor of a creamy coffee. A special coffee for a special moment every day. The Brikka system is the product of intense technological and qualitative research by Bialetti and is patented world wide. Carefully follow the instructions and enjoy an authentic coffee with a frothy cream just like one form the Italian bar! The new Brikka is yet another great product brought to you by the ever-present “little man with the moustache”. The 4-cup (1.5oz ea)version has a Clear insert lid and produces up to 4 espresso cups. If you have additional questions or wish more information, please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at: (704) 545-2287.
Customer Reviews
I bought three of these and all three were defective by R. Dowling
I just wanted to alert potential Brikka buyers that there may be several batches of defective Brikkas floating around on the market. So far I’ve gone through three of them and all three were defective — very poorly machined, sharp jagged edges, gaskets that don’t fit, loose safety valves, flakes of metal floating in the brewed coffee (not good!), etc. Maybe I’ll try again at some point in the future once the defective batches have disappeared. Hopefully Bialetti’s quality control will improve by then.
On the bright side, Amazon makes it very easy to return defective merchandise. Kudos for that.
Far better than normal moka pot, or cheap espresso machine! by DAIGOEXPRESSED
Full review with pictures and video:
http://daigoexpressed.net/brikka
Wonder how Brikka makes crema? Actually, it’s a simple and neat trick at the nodule of the upper chamber from where the coffee comes out. Brikka has a metallic valve on the nodule that keeps the coffee from coming out until the pressure of the coffee from the bottom chamber becomes string enough to push up the valve.
Once the valve opens, the coffee comes out with a strong pressure going through the narrow exit of the nodule. This makes the similar effect of the espresso machine, and thus foams the crema.
How does it taste? It’s by far superior than moka pot, or cheap espresso machine when you carefully follow the instruction that comes with Brikka. The crema is very smooth, and the coffee has the characteristic of espresso.
The instruction includes the careful measurement of water, strength of the stove flame, and shaking down the new Brikka for the first use. The crema is such a delicate matter, and you also have to be careful when you pour the coffee into the cup. All these things may sound too much work, but actually it’s not bad at all after you get use to it. Washing Brikka may be more pain than the all in one espresso maker, but I cannot complain when given this good production of coffee, and brewing a good coffee in a traditional way is always fun.
The pot is made with aluminum. I saw some reviews that complained that it is not made from stainless steel, but I also heard most of the Italian makers say aluminum pots make better coffee, and I believe it is because of its high conductivity. This review is based on two-cup.
Coffee lover by Nicholai
Greetings, I love this stove top espresso maker but there are some differences you may find of value.
1)- The boiler where you put the water can only be filled about 25% compared to most at 70% which means a rather large unit in relation to the amount of espresso you can make.
2)- Maintenance is more than others because this machine uses more pressure and there are more seals to replace when necessary. These are not readily available locally and you will probably have to have them shipped to you at an extra expense that may exceed your sense of reasonableness. Also..most of these types of machines come with extra seals. This unit doesn’t come with any extra seals at all.
3)- The picture looking through the window at the top of the machine seeing the nice crema is a farce. The only way to see the nice crema if you carefully follow the directions is to lift the lid up and wipe the condensation off of the inside that is always present that blocks your view.
4)- Realize that this unit is made of Aluminum and some are concerned with the toxic effects of that if any gets into your Java that has high acidity content.
Plusus include -
1)- Very nice and tasty espresso superior to other stove top machines.(no aluminum taste)
2)- Really nice crema but only if yor coffee is of a fine grind #1, or #2 and the coffee needs to be freshly ground. If you buy pre-ground coffee packages at the market you will not be seeing any crema. I buy fresh coffee ground by the half pound at #1, or #2 fine grind and get really good results.
I hope this is helpful to you.
Cheers!
I love this!!! Great gift idea. by D. Owens
This makes the best Americano’s I have ever had, better than Starbucks!!!! It takes a few uses to get the pot primed and then you are in business. The cost of the pot has off set the cost I would have spent at the local coffee shop. The only complaint I have, if you do not get a good seal when you put the pot together, the gasket sometimes leaks and you have coffee splatering.
Tags: bialetti, brikka, cappuccino, coffee, espresso maker, latte, moka
