emradguy Senior Member Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 1,721 Location: Houston Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: Izzo Alex Duetto II Grinder: MacapM4T, Macap M4, OE Lido,... Drip: Espro press; Aeropress Roaster: internet
Posted Wed Feb 6, 2013, 2:42pm Subject: Re: Any chance this will work?
nope. If you read their page, you'll notice that while they call it a microwave espresso maker, they acknowledge it does not make espresso, but rather, that it makes something akin to moka pot coffee.
I have an issue with the microwave overcooking the espresso (if it can really be called such) as it pushes into and sits in the bottom cup, UNLESS they have integrated a microwave barrier in that bottom cup.
Len
edit: I further read the offering and see that the inventors did indeed integrate a microwave barrier into that bottom cup. hmmmmmm .....
"Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water." ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
If you crack an egg and put it in the top, then put it in the microwave, is the resulting food product in the bottom cup scrambled eggs??
Len
"Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water." ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
SStones Senior Member Joined: 24 Nov 2012 Posts: 209 Location: Canada Expertise: Professional
Espresso: Giga 5, ECM Giotto, Rocket... Grinder: Anfim Milano-Best Vac Pot: No :( Drip: Some $30 thing from Walmart Roaster: I buy pre-roasted.
Posted Wed Feb 6, 2013, 6:52pm Subject: Re: Any chance this will work?
You pay for it, I'll test it. If the moka is hideous, I lose only 30 seconds. :)
Honest, answer, though. If it costs more than a stove-top moka pot, it is too much. It might serve a purpose in hotel rooms with a micro-wave and no stove. Or a workplace kitchen. I'd certainly try it out of curiousity if it were free.
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