Alessi Cast Aluminum Pulcina Espresso Coffee Maker with Handle and Knob in PA, Red

Great little machine. Yes it is beautifully designed and manufactured, it also makes an excellent coffee, I have tried a couple of brands and grinds both good, am going to mainly stick with Illy with this as Illy helped design the working functionality of it. Simplicity itself to use and provides enough for one decent cup or two double espresso size amounts of coffee.(I have the medium size machine). Far simpler to use than the more traditional Bialetti etc models. Not really an espresso as we understand it nowadays, strong clean pure taste. I use mine in my small vw camper on the gas burners, that's why I bought it, so I can always have a reliable espresso type coffee anywhere. I have an induction cooker at home on which these don't work, have also used it on a trivet on my wood burner lid which worked well. My only slight problem area when using it is if I want to make another pretty quickly it remains very hot and it's difficult to extract the coffee grinds holder from its slot to refill it as it's hot and a tight fit, so burned fingers a couple of times but have devised a system to minimise that. I find the Bialetti milk frother and Pulcina keep me happily supplied with Macchiato ish or flat white ish great coffee. And again, it looks great and draws comment.

A stylish coffee percolator with a very recognisable “Alessi” look. This is my second purchase of this item, it was such a success I’m buying it as a Christmas gift. I’d say it was mid range price wise, and if you want a stylish look for your kitchen this is for you. It’s easy to clean, well made and very good quality. I’d recommend it.

I'm something of a collector of coffee stuff. Fully down the specialty coffee rabbit hole. In my experience, Alessi moka pots are always beautifully designed with great build quality. This is no different. It is heavy for its size. The thickness and weight of the milled aluminium body is noticeable as soon as you pick it up. It makes great coffee (rich, full bodied, no metallic aftertaste as with some cheaper moka pots) and brings serious 1950s art-deco vibes to your kitchen. What more could you want?

I love it. It is not only beautiful but is also practical for use. It makes a good cuppa coffee although I like it for it looks even more. For regular cuppa I use an espresso machine and a grinder.

This Moka pot looks amazing, but getting it to work properly is frustrating. I've been using a Bialetti Moka for ages and can repeatably manage to heat it for a steady stream of coffee - therefore it's not my technique at fault. Even at low steady heating the Alessi splutters and flows, then stops, and spits. With the lid open to watch the brew it's a spitty mess. It's also expensive and make some bold claims about the design and coffee taste - which I can't agree with. It shall be something nice to look at but not nice to make coffee with. UPDATE 12th Feb: It's all down to the seal - the one supplied is silicone and needs to be tightened quite a bit - the best solution is to buy a set of Baletti seals and use those instead.

A great stylist Moka pot from Alessi

I have been a fan of Alessi and its designers for years. I liked this coffee maker when I started using it - it makes great coffee - but after a couple of months of use the handle came off whilst pouring and unfortunately, this was a couple of weeks after Amazon closed the return window. I tried to contact Alessi directly but have had no response and now I am left with a relatively expensive stove pot that I don't know how to exchange/return. I don't recommend using Amazon for such purchases as a result. If this had been bought from John Lewis they would have taken it back without any hesitation.

Still dialling in the right grind and timing for this, no info with instructions but appears to hold around 13-15g coffee depending on grind setting and 150ml water. Output is about 70ml so three espresso shots is about right. I'm preheating the lower section with boiled water to reduce the risk of bitterness. No issue with cleaning, instructions are very clear on how to and how not to treat this product. Very easy to clean. Just don't stick it in the dishwasher-its aluminium. Update: Setting 7 on the Wilfa Uniform and 14g seems to be the sweet spot for my taste.

Wunderbarer stilvoller Espressokocher, würde ihn immer wider kaufen. Perfekte Größe und super schön. Gewinde dreht sich super leicht gängig. Die gummiringe müssen regelmäßig gewechselt werden, das sollte man beachten, ist aber bei jedem Kocher der Fall.

Very nice

Hermosa cafetera decorativa y hasta el momento va muy bien, lo recomiendo.

Adeta grafik bir tasarım gibi, 3 boyutlu ve her yönüyle ALESSI markasının hakkını vermekte..

Alessi coffee maker not only looks good in the kitchen, it receives many compliments for its modern look. Great cafetiera and great coffee