I risk spoiling next Sunday’s Serial with this post, but I’m so jazzed about it that I couldn’t help but post. I made a cup of coffee using this moka pot and some of the beans my dad roasts, and it was exquisite.

My mistake in previous efforts was keeping the lid closed and going full whack on the range. That’s not how you do it: you brew using medium to medium-high heat (I went between a six and a seven on our electric range) and leave the top lid flipped open. You should pull it off just before the brew starts to sputter.