Price: $46.08
(as of Dec 13, 2024 01:21:14 UTC - Details)

Brikka turns 23 and for the occasion has been further improved with the insertion of a new column with patented valve, designed to enhance the Creaminess of Coffee, and a new boiler design. To prepare an espresso, intense and creamy as in the bar, there is Brikka: the only cooker coffee maker capable of dispensing cups of espresso from 30 cc. and 3with almost twice the concentration of coffee as a Mocha and with a layer of delicious cremina on the surface. The secret of Brikka is the exclusive valve on the brewing column: a unique and patented system capable of dispensing coffee at twice as much pressure and in half the time compared to a traditional coffee maker. Exclusive and patented product. Special pressure switch valve capable of dispensing coffee at twice the pressure of a traditional coffee maker and in half the time for an espresso with cremina as in the bar. The practical indicator in the collector ensures the right dosage of water. Elegant and traditional design. Soft shapes. HANDLE, KNOB, COVER Made of anti-scald nylon, firm and robust. Open lid so as not to alter the body of the cream with the steam dispensing. 100% QUALITY AND SAFETY GUARANTEED: Exclusive safety valve inspectionable and easy to clean, patented. Bialetti.
A new column with patented valve designed to enhance the creaminess of coffee
New design boiler to better distribute heat
Aluminium moka suitable for gas or electric hobs
Learning curve machine: you have to "season" it first by going through one or two wash cycles with water only and another one or two more cycles with coffee before you can actually drink what you make. Also, you can't just set it and forget it. You have to watch it carefully and be mindful of your stovetop temperature or else risk ending up with bitter coffee.
Reviewer: Tove
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Follow Brikka instructions to the letter for perfect crema ☕😋
Review: I bought the 2 cup Brikka for myself and also sent one to my daughter and son-in-law, who are former Starbucks managers with advanced barista skills (They don't like Starbucks coffee 😂). I also sent them a bag of Bialetti Perfetto Moka Classico and a canister of illy Classico Espresso for Moka to try. I was hoping they'd help me nail my Brikka technique and they did! They love it! ☕😋We knew from reading Amazon reviews that the Bialetti instructions for Brikka must be followed to the letter for best results, and they're different than the Bialetti instructions for the Moka Express.Water: The bad reviews that say hot coffee spurted out the hole or overflowed used too much water! You can't fill Brikka until the water touches the bottom of the valve, like you would with the regular Moka. Follow Bialetti instructions and use the enclosed measuring cup to fill the bottom with cold or room temperature filtered or bottled water: 120ml of water for the 2 cup Brikka, or 170ml for the 4 cup Brikka.Starting with cold or room temperature water, per Bialetti instructions, allows time for the coffee to bloom and for the gasses to create the right pressure. So ignore the current social media influencers' hack to fill Moka pots with boiled hot water; it doesn't improve the flavor and can damage the valve from heating the metal too suddenly, or burn your hand when you screw the pot together. It's a myth that starting with boiled hot water is the way to prevent scorched, bitter coffee - The way to prevent scorched, bitter coffee is to follow the Italian tradition of removing the pot from the stove early, at just the right time, so it finishes brewing off the stove from the heat inside the pot. So don't do the other social media influencers' hack of running the pot under cold water to cool it down when you remove it from the stove - It's not necessary and you need the pot to stay hot so it finishes brewing off the stove.Coffee: Bialetti replied to my email that "the official correct grind size for the Moka pot is medium-fine." Most pre-ground espressos are too fine for the regular Moka and the Brikka, but the pre-ground espressos sold in Italian grocery stores are ground medium-fine to work in the Moka and Brikka, since every Italian household uses a Moka pot. Look for the little Moka pot icon on the package. The most popular brands are illy, Lavazza, Kimbo, and Bialetti Perfetto Moka. (Sold on Amazon.)Overfill the coffee funnel loosely with medium-fine ground espresso, then use the straight edge of a knife or your finger to scrape off the extra so the coffee is level with the rim. Do not press it, tap it on the counter, pack it, or tamp it. Coffee grounds must be loose so the water can flow through it properly for a good extraction. Wipe the rim free of grounds so it will form a tight seal with the rubber gasket when you lock the pot. Screw the pot together tightly.Break In: Bialetti recommends brewing at least three pots of coffee and throwing them away before you can brew a drinkable batch with good flavor. You can use old coffee for this. I think it takes a few batches for the valve to start consistently producing a lot of crema. It's good to practice several times so you can see how long it takes for the crema to come in and start accelerating.Heat: For the regular Moka pot you would use a low gas flame or a preheated medium electric stove; and I think the Brikka is about the same, but if your heat isn't high enough it won't make good crema. So, depending on your stove, you might need to go up to a medium-low gas flame, or maybe go a click above medium on your electric stove. Even a tiny adjustment in the heat makes a big difference in the amount of crema!Timing: (Timing might take longer for the 4 cup Brikka.) With my 2 cup Brikka, on a preheated medium electric stove, the coffee starts quietly streaming into the upper chamber after aprox 4 minutes, then several seconds later the crema starts coming, and several seconds after that the crema is accelerating, so I take it off the stove before it gets loud, around 4-1/2 minutes; and I let it finish brewing on my countertop. It finishes brewing at around 5 minutes or a little before. See my attached video that shows when to remove it from the stove. My barista daughter recommends listening for the ripping/tearing sound and immediately taking it off the heat, so she sent me the attached video showing when she takes it off.(My first few tries my heat was too low, so it took a total of 6 or 7 minutes to finish brewing and it didn't make much, if any, crema.)Cleaning: When you unscrew your pot, there should be a some brown water left in the bottom because that leftover water would've diluted your brew too much if it had gone through, and it's got a lot of fines in it, so it's not the best-tasting. This I've learned from the Moka pot video on the "Il Barista Italiano" YouTube channel, among others.Per Bialetti instructions, never use soap on your Moka or Brikka, just wash them in hot water and wipe with a cloth after every use. A toothpick works well to pry out the rubber gasket and remove the metal filter so you can wash them because grounds get trapped inside. They do stay very clean this way! Once a month you can boil a batch of plain water in the pot to deep clean it. The Bialetti website also has some instructions about occasionally deep cleaning with vinegar or citric acid, if necessary. A paste of baking soda and water can be rubbed on stains to remove them. Italians keep their Moka pots for decades, they last a lifetime as long as the gasket is changed every few years; so you'll see some old pots with discolored aluminum inside that look dirty even though they're clean. This isn't a buildup of rancid coffee oils, it's discoloration that happens over the years, even with daily cleaning.Conclusion: I have two Bialetti Venus stainless steel Moka pots and I love them! They're beautiful industrial art and can be used on induction, electric, or gas stoves because they're stainless steel. But Brikka is now my favorite and I use it daily for delicious espresso! (Italians always call Moka pot coffee "espresso.")Tips: I drink Latte/Cafe con Leche made with 5 oz of hot whole milk to 1 shot of Moka or Brikka coffee. I stir sweetener into my hot milk before I pour in the coffee so I won't kill the crema by stirring in sweetener later.If you're new to Bialetti or you aren't satisfied with your Moka pot coffee, I recommend searching YouTube for "Annalisa J Moka pot" video. She explains the correct traditional Italian way to make Moka pot "espresso" in depth, the way they've done it since 1933. Just remember the Brikka instructions are a little bit different from the Moka instructions. There's another good Moka video by "Italian with Bri." Also the Moka video by "Il Barista Italiano." Very few YouTube videos teach the authentic Italian Moka technique, and in my experience the Specialty Coffee influencers' hacks are unnecessarily complicated and don't produce the best flavor. Tradition and Bialetti instructions, plus a little practice for the perfect amount of heat and timing, will give you the best results so you can enjoy delicious espresso drinks at home! 😋 ☕

Reviewer: Lonchodomas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great little coffee maker, but use the correct grind ...
Review: This makes a great little cup of coffee, but in my experimenting, it's critical to use the correct grind. Order a can of Illy moka ground coffee so that you'll know what the correct grind size looks like. If the grind is too course, it won't make creme, and the pot tends to splatter out the hole in the lid. That last part is something some reviewers complain about. In my experimentation, that's due to to course of a grind. I'll guess a course grind doesn't present enough "impedance" for the steam going through the coffee. I use 90 ml of water (they give you a measuring cup), and two heaping tea spoons of coffee. There is some "mud" in the coffee, and I don't drink the last 1/8th inch.

Reviewer: blahlainey
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: this thing sucks
Review: for years ive been wanting a bialetti as i understood them to be the best of the best as far as getting a fresh, espresso-like brew from your coffee beans, well, I was really wrong, this thing sucked. No idea why but this pot has a huge hole in the top, so when you brew the coffee if it sputters it goes all over. I thought maybe the first one I ordered was just missing a part of the lid so i returned it, and got the same exact thing again. I am not sure why there is a giant hole in the lid but also, water would constantly pour out of the lower rim of the pot where you screw the top and bottom together. I thought maybe this was normal, but after trying a second pot with bialetti i returned it and got a pot from a place called coffee gator and this one was cheaper and even came with two tiny small cups. it didn't leak when screwed together and it has a lid that completely encompasses the pot so even if the liquid spurts, it doesn't go everywhere. it also seemed to spurt way less than the bialetti. i thought bialetti was a good pot because they have been around forever but their pot seems to be just old junk, more modern companies and pots are better,.

Reviewer: The Mermaid
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: So easy to use
Review: The Brikka pot is so easy to use. Follow the instructions and you can’t go wrong. I love all kinds of coffee and this is my apurcw for my afternoon coffee. Simply let it cool down, untwist everything and since it with cool to cold water, no dish soap needed.This makes a delicious cup of coffee every time.It’s efficient in a way electric machines never can be. I find that this is a much better value than electric machines and it’s portable enough to take with me when I have to visit my relatives.

Reviewer: adan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excelente cafetera y el produce un excelente expreso

Reviewer: MuZi9
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I got the newer model even though it shows old version in the pictures. Bialetti are built to last.

Reviewer: Amazon Kunde
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Als Süditalienerin lege ich und meine Gäste großen Wert auf eine hohe Qualität im Kaffeegenuss. Es ist Tradition den Mokka/Espresso in einer Alu-Kanne auf dem Herd zu machen, weil der Geschmack nicht vergleichbar ist mit einem Espresso aus dem Vollautomat, außer man hat eine mega, Dampf-Siebträgermaschine, wie es sie in den italienischen Bars gibt! Bialetti ist da der große Name schlecht hin in Italien und nach dem ich nun einen Induktionsherd habe, war es mit den Alu-Maschinen nicht mehr zu machen. Doch Bialetti hat einen Adapter für den Induktionsherd und damit funktioniert das einwandfrei. Dieser Brikka-Kocher ist echt der Hammer, denn auf dem Herd soooo eine Crema hinzubekommen, das zeugt schon von Leidenschaft für Espresso & Co. Lange Rede - kurzer Sinn, unbedingt ausprobieren, ihr werdet begeistert sein!

Reviewer: Bader
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: وصلت و تم الاستلام

Reviewer: stefano
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Un ottimo caffè, molto schiumoso. Anche il materiale è assolutamente consistente.Usate il misurino, perché se mettete troppa a acqua il caffè fuoriesce dalla caffetteria.