New Venus Induction, Stovetop Coffee Maker, Suitable for all Types of Hobs, Stainless Steel, 10 Cups (15.5 Oz), Silver

TLDR: Works great, tastes good, easy to use and enjoyable experience for me and guests. Great little coffee maker. I am very happy with it. Even a family member comes to visit often now just to have some coffee. They never did that before tasting this coffee. I get a call or text almost daily now from them asking if they can come over for a cup of coffee. They have a normal coffee pot at home and sometimes they would go to buy a cup of coffee. Now, they just want this. I admit, I enjoy the company. I was going to buy them one, but decided I like having guests for coffee. :) The instructions are clear and easy to understand. It is easy to use and is fun to make. I use it on my induction cooktop and it is very fast to brew. It feels sturdy and durable. The lid on top covers just fine. This is a small coffee maker and I can get about 4 espresso cups or one larger cup (not to the brim of either cup size if we are counting # of cups). I grind beans fresh for each time I brew. I use a small manual grinder and it is perfect. The basket for the ground coffee holds about 2 TBSP. I use the basket (if it is dry) to scoop up beans and put in the grinder. If the basket is wet, I use a measuring spoon. I have made lots of coffee with it since it arrived and got the hang of it quickly. I am sensitive to smells and it is noticeable to me when I left it on the stove a tad too long. The smell changes and you might notice it too. That was helpful to learn the moment to remove from the heat. Be sure to read the instructions that come with it if you are new to this like me.

Just got induction, so I needed a new moka pot. This is awesome! A 6 cupper. With a splash of hot water is perfect cup of coffee. Takes me back to the time I lived in Italy. Brews in less time than keurig, tastes better. Easy to clean. Looks fantastic. My husband used it today for the first time - I am ordering a 10 cup so we don’t have to run it twice - or so I can have 2 cups!!! Isn’t it pretty???

This coffee maker is great - super convenient and quick, all metal (aside from the gasket), not aluminum, and it's easy to clean every part. It's just what I was looking for and couldn't find with electric coffee makers at a reasonable price. Plus it takes up much less space! The way it makes your coffee customizable by brewing strong concentrations is a bonus for me, as I'm not a coffee enthusiast, just a casual coffee drinker. I really enjoy this feature more than I expected, especially if I want to share the coffee with someone else who has different tastes. I hesitated to buy this because of the reviews saying their item rusted, stained, or molded (???) on the inside quickly. But since Bialetti is reputable and there aren't really any alternatives with a similar reputation, I chalked this up to user error and I'm so glad that I did. Stainless steel CAN stain or rust if you don't take care of it properly, it just takes more abuse for that to happen. This item is definitely all stainless steel - the inside parts look and feel nothing like the aluminum Bialetti that my dad has. The instructions are really clear that you need to rinse after every use and keep every part dry. I rinse, thoroughly towel dry, and store it taken apart on a towel every time I use it. Dry wash cloth, paper towel, whatever - just get it as dry as possible and then let the rest of the moisture air dry. Keep the lid open. If you put it back together immediately and leave the lid closed, it can't air dry. I haven't had any issues. Staining can happen from not properly rinsing it and letting the coffee grounds build up and leak the next time you make coffee. My dad's old aluminum Bialetti is VERY stained on the outside because of this. Even then, it's not like the staining breaks it, and a bit of water staining is not going to hurt you at all. But if you care about keeping it nice for as long as possible like I do, be sure to rinse and dry after every use and descale with vinegar every once in a while. Additionally, please follow the instruction of brewing and trashing three times before use. There is clear industrial oil inside the parts when you first get it. This is unavoidable. Personally, I broke the rules and used dish soap before brewing and trashing since it's not aluminum. The only thing about the design that I don't like is how floppy the lid is. You need to hold it down by pushing the little flap forward while you pour, otherwise it will spill everywhere. But that's not really a big enough deal to take a star off. I also kind of wish they sold a 2 or 3 cup version, as I personally have to brew my coffee half decaf with it to avoid drinking too much caffeine since you can't just fill up the basket half-way. I hope this was helpful!

a year or so ago i tried getting into moka pot and used what everyone thinks of as the default moka pot coffee, which is cafe bustelo. i didn't have a good time, even the 100% arabica version is nasty and super bitter. at the time i thought the problem was moka pot and i wrote it off back then. cafe cubano uses a lot of sugar and sweetened condensed milk to make it drinkable. this is just my own opinion that probably makes me sound like a coffee snob but if you have to do all of that to make coffee palatable then it isn't good unless you absolutely love drinking that style of coffee specifically. good coffee should be drinkable black as a baseline in my opinion and anything you add to it can make it better, but if it's undrinkable while black then the coffee is bad or you're doing something very wrong with its preparation. with all this said, if you get a moka pot and get cafe bustelo and you hate it, the coffee is the problem, not the moka pot, and you'll get out of it what you put in it. this time around i finally have a proper grinder and am using my own whole bean specialty coffee that i like drinking as filter coffee and it comes out great in a moka pot. as many others have said it's not a substitute for espresso but it is somewhere between that and filter coffee or something like french press. to me it tastes like french press but like 50% stronger than i can get from actual french press. i've been using a 1zpresso ZP6 special which i got for pour over and it works well. you don't have to spend this much, you can get cheap affordable grinders like the cheaper kingrinder models and they'll also work well. anyways onto the title of the review, there are a bunch of reviews saying the filter is cheap and collapses. read the manual and use it as instructed, not as you see random people on youtube telling you how to use it or how their italian grandma always used it. "Insert the funnel and fill it with ground coffee (do not tamp). Remove any coffee grounds on the edge of the funnel." this is from the manual. it's left a little vague but i see people online using the aluminum moka express and instructing other by putting a heaping mound of coffee in the basket and then flattening it with the back of a spoon (this is tamping) or screwing the top onto the heaping mound (this is functionally the same as tamping. tamping is forced compression). i don't know why people do this, if they want it to be stronger or they're trying to increase pressure to make it more like espresso. look on youtube or anywhere on the internet for how to use a moka pot and you will quickly come across a lot of people saying to use it like that. however the filter for the moka express is built different, it does seem to be durable enough to handle that but it's still going against the manufacturers instructions. i've tried it with 3 different coffees now and haven't seen any signs yet of it collapsing like it has in negative reviews on here. if you're using whole beans, you can fill the basket level with beans for an easy volumetric measurement, grind them, and then fill the basket with those. the basket will be overfilled because coffee grounds are fluffy but you can tamp that in if you want. any beans that fit level in the basket prior to grinding can fit in the basket after grinding and won't collapse the filter. i 3d printed a dosing funnel (you can also make one easily out of the top of a soda bottle if you cut it right), i WDT, and then i just tap it to settle it with the basket either in the base without water or sitting in an empty shot glass which also makes for a good basket holder as long as the tapered underside of the basket is supported and it's not tapping directly on the bottom of the spout part that goes down into the tank, then i level it off with the flat back side of a butter knife held at an angle to gently compress it level until it all sit in the basket level. if you're using pre ground coffee, fill the basket loosely with a spoon, tap the side or tap it down in the base or something like a shot glass if you want to settle it, and then level it off by scraping the extra off the top with something like the back side of a knife or credit card or anything like this. if you have a mound of coffee, scrape it off level before putting it together to brew. this is how it was designed to be used and you will never collapse the filter using it like this. if you want to brew with a mound of coffee tamped into the basket, get an aluminum moka express because those ones can handle this misuse.

First, this does not have any non-stick PTFE / PFOA coating on the inside, but I can understand the confusion. The inside of the water chamber is sand-blasted to a uniform matte texture to better heat the water. At first glance this looks like a Teflon-type non-stick coating which many have pointed out can have negative health effects. But if you put a couple drops of water on it or feel it with your finger, the difference becomes readily apparent. The water doesn't bead like on a non-stick surface. It's just a textured stainless steel. I haven't had any rust issues, but I dry the product with a towel after rinsing with water after use. Stainless steel comes in various grades with different amounts of iron vs nickel. In order to work well on an induction range, I believe it needs a lot of iron. Iron rusts. They add nickel to iron to make stainless steel and prevent the rust. The amount of iron vs nickel is one of the aspects of various grades of stainless steel. It would be nice to know what grade of stainless steel all stainless steel products utilize as this can drastically alter the durability of a product for specific use (this is one reason why "premium" outdoor BBQ grills cost so much more than typical warehouse-brand BBQ grills--- the stainless steel used in a Weber will last years outdoors in the weather, while a typical Charbroiler from a box store will likely last about two seasons in similar conditions. Google "stainless steel grades.") Anyway, this Bialetti looks well made and manufactured. It produces a very tasty, strong coffee-espresso, depending mainly upon the grind of your coffee beans. Finer grinds will yield a stronger coffee for the most part. I have not succeeded in having it create the crema of a "real" espresso machine, but the liquid it creates is extremely close to espresso, if you use good coffee with the proper grind and proper heating. A real espresso machine puts the coffee under at least 9 bars of pressure, I'm not sure how much this little percolator creates, but I would surmise it is far less pressure. I will say this, this little coffee maker has brought out flavors in various coffees I had not been able to taste using my little hand-press, French press, drip, etc. coffee makers. It's fantastic. One coffee I purchased, a decaf espresso, stated that it had blueberry and chocolate notes on the package--- and by-golly, I readily tasted those flavors when I used those beans in this little device. You may think, "decaf? this can't be a real coffee/espresso drinker..." I beg to differ. I LOVE coffee, but the caffeine started creating negative health effects for me, so I was forced to switch to decaf and look very hard to find decaf coffee worthy of drinking. It's out there. Admittedly, most is lacking compared to regular caffeinated coffee because the process to preserve all the flavor is very difficult in combination with the decaffeination processes. Either way, caffeinated or not, this little percolator will bring out the distinct flavors between various coffees you likely have not tasted before. It is very good. Recommended. Oh, one last thing, since grind is very important for this device, get a good burr grinder... not one of those with chopping blades. You want a grinder that can create a fairly fine and consistent grind. I use a little manual ceramic burr grinder for this purpose bought here on Amazon. If you want to send me a fancy electric burr grinder, I'll happily accept it. ;)

Great product. Seems expensive, but well with the money. Delicious coffee/espresso in about 5 minutes! Easy to use, good instructions, the lid opens easily. very durable. Easy to clean... dont use soap!

This is an absolutely AMAZING moka pot. If you’re not sure if you should buy this one, buy it. I will tell you exactly why this is an amazing product and the steps to keep it that way. I wanted to give it some time before I wrote a review on this since I have seen others have said their moka pot has either rusted or had something else unfortunate happen. It has been about 3 weeks since I’ve had this and I have had NO issues. The most important part about using this moka pot is to clean it thoroughly. I would assume that the buyers who reported that theirs rusted did not care for them properly. Once you finish, rinse your moka pot with warm water and dry each part completely with a paper towel/towel. I have been making coffee with this wonderful product everyday and it never fails to disappoint. The thing about moka pots is that the product itself will almost always perform perfectly, and the issues are almost always caused by the owners own mistakes. With proper usage and proper care, this moka pot will pour out amazing coffee each time. Here are the steps: Step 1: Once you get the moka pot, open the manual and do a quick read of the simple instructions. There could be a few things you didn’t know, so it’s important just to give it a look. Step 2: Fill the basket up with coffee grounds. You can either use a scale or just fill the coffee up to the top of the basket and level it out. I’m pretty sure the baskets are designed to be filled up all the way. DO NOT tamp your grounds. This is to ensure that water can easily pass through the grounds. The most you should ever do is tap the sides of the basket to level out the grounds. (I do not tap the basket down or tap the sides anymore because I found that the water still has a difficult time passing through this way as well) Step 3: Pre-boil some water. Many people say it’s important to use hot water so the coffee grounds are not in contact with heat for too long therefore preventing the grounds from burning and causing an unpleasant flavor. Step 3: Turn the stovetop on to medium heat. If temperature is too high the extraction with happen too quickly. Medium is perfect. Step 4: Pour pre-boiled water into the bottom chamber. Fill just below the steam valve. If you fill too much and the water blocks the steam valve, the pressure could build up and your moka pot could explode. So this is a very important step. Step 5: Drop basket into the bottom chamber Step 6: Screw on the top of the moka pot all the way. Use a towel to grab the base so you don’t burn yourself. Step 7: Place the moka pot on the stove and watch the magic happen. You’ll see the coffee start to fill up the upper chamber and once you hear it start to sputter you will take it off and run the bottom under cold water to stop the brewing process. There you go! You’ve just made amazing moka pot coffee. Now, because moka pots rely heavily on how you use it, there’s many ways you can tweak the process and develop your own brewing technique. The steps I gave you are just the basics. Okay so real quick. When you clean the moka pot remember to dry it THOROUGHLY. Separate all three parts of the moka pot. Rise each part with warm water. The bottom part and basket are the easiest to clean because one only has water in it and the other is just a small basket. The top part is still extremely easy to clean, but because this is where the coffee sits it takes about a second more to clean. Just make sure you get all the coffee out so your next brew is as fresh as it can be. Now when you dry, simply just take a paper towel and get all the water out. Make sure it’s completely dry so you don’t run into any issues. When you’re done, just assemble it as normal and don’t screw the top part on too tight. Leave it attached but keep it loose. This is to make sure you don’t wear out the rubber gasket. There’s so much more information on the internet that will teach you how to use it even better, but I hope this helps too!

This is a very simple review but I must compare it to another Bialetti. I have been using a Brikka for a couple of years just because I wanted the "crema". The Brikka did that but not every time because there ARE/WERE so many variables that I wont go into. I will say that 90% of the time my Brikka coffee was sour or bitter because of those variables, that's all i will say about the Brikka. I switched to this Venus mainly because i was concerned about the use of aluminum for making my coffee and the Venus is SS. NOW to get to the main point. My first cup or coffee that I made with this Venus this morning was really good. I assume right now that I will never go back to my Brikka. This mornings Venus cup was the best cup of coffee in at least 2 years or more. I simply used factory ground Peet's dark roast from Costco that I had bought by mistake thinking it was whole beans. I have a high quality burr grinder and tomorrow I will experiment with a finer grind to get an even better cup of dark rich coffee. This Venus is easier to use and to clean than either of my other 2 Bialetti coffee makers. And SS seems to make the coffee taste better. Thank you Bialetti. And I don't care where it was made. I makes good tasting coffee. Amazon has a great price, it will pay for itself in a week or 2 because I don't go to the Espresso drive-through for my coffee. I hope this review helps someone who is considering this for their next coffee maker. June, 2024 update. One day recently I ran out of my whole beans. I figured, "lets cut open a Keurig K-cup and see how their coffee works?" YAH!! I used a box cutter and started cutting the foil off the top, im really fast at it now. My Bialetti takes 2-Kcups mostly. It was so fast and easy I went to Keurig on line and ordered a wide selection of Kcups and now I have the pleasure each morning of finding out the 1 or 2 or 5 brands that I love best. Of course Costco will have bulk boxes and if THEY have a variety box, THAT might just be the way to go to try my method out. You will find out that some Kcups have a little less or a little more than others, not a big deal at all. Just cut the top of a 3rd Kcup about 3/4 open, fold it back and tap enough into the "funnel" to make it level then fold that little foil top back down and keep it for the next cup. The Keurig grind seems perfect! I love trying all of Keurig's roasts and you can easily have a different one every time. Or maybe keep making your Bialetti the way you already love and just keep the Kcups for a backup. Maybe a thousand people have tried this already? HA, maybe even try it before you spend two hundred bucks on a top quality grinder. (like i did) That's it.