1. Fill the Moka Pot with Water.-Fill the lower chamber with cold water just below the valve. Overfilling will water log the coffee and affect the flavour, so make sure you don’t use too much.

2. Grind the Coffee Beans. - Grind your beans to a fine consistency, until you have enough to fill the Moka Pot funnel with coffee. Again, you can use an Automatic Burr Grinder or have your coffee beans pre-ground at the store. Don’t use coffee that’s too finely ground as it will clog the equipment.

3. Add Coffee to the Moka Pot. - Insert the funnel and fill it with ground coffee. Try not to overfill the strainer with coffee and do not tamp the coffee (that’ll create too much pressure in the Moka Pot). Remove any coffee grounds on the edge of the funnel.

4. Prepare the rest of the Moka Pot. - Tightly screw the upper part of the pot on to the base. When securing the pot, make sure you screw it on by holding the pot and not the handle as the pressure when tightening the pot could break the handle.

5. Heat the Moka Pot.-Select a burner size that fits the bottom of the Moka Pot. For gas stovetop, make sure the flame is not larger than bottom of pot (you don’t want to flame to come around the sides). Place the Moka Pot on the stovetop until the water boils and coffee begins to come out of the centre post. There will be a gurgling sound during this process. Take your time – in order to extract the full flavour of the espresso, you will want to heat it slowly. If the heat is too high, the coffee may taste burnt.

6. Check Coffee Levels and Stir. - When the top of the pot is full of coffee, remove from stove. Hazel brown foam appears just seconds before the coffee is completely done. Before pouring coffee, stir it in the upper chamber with a small spoon.

7. Serve Your Espresso. - Pour your coffee into a fancy cup and ta-da! Strong espresso-like coffee for your favourite espresso drink. For clean-up, wash by hand with warm water and dry thoroughly with towel. Make sure all the parts are completely dry before putting it back together.