r/Winnipeg • u/InvisiblePinkMammoth • 1d ago
Where in WPG? Coffee shops / cafes that use a moka pot?
I've been curious about moka pot coffee and would like to taste one before getting one to try myself, a) to see if I will like it before I buy, and b) get a baseline for what good tastes like if I do get one haha. Thx!
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u/YYZtoYWG 1d ago
Coffee shops don't usually use moka pots because they require a stove top. Most coffee shops don't have stove tops.
You can buy a new moka pot for twenty bucks and try it yourself. Watch some how-to videos before using because there is a knack to it. It tastes like very strong coffee.
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u/curtis_e_melnick 1d ago
I sometimes make my coffee this way. Ultimately it’s up to personal taste, but I find that the coarseness of the grind is important. Once you nail it, it can be very good. Fun fact - i’m also a French press affectionato.
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u/4mpers4nd 1d ago
If you want to have the proper experience and don’t have a burr grinder to make it fine enough, buy a brick of compressed extra fine ground Italian coffee like lavazza or similar. Bonus points for sacrificing the first three pots or so to season a new moka pot.
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u/InvisiblePinkMammoth 16h ago
That's my hesitation to buy then try - the pot is cheap-ish but I don't have a grinder either and I wouldn't know if I was using the right grind and a moka pot coffee is just not to my taste, or I have the wrong grind / wrong coffee. Maybe I'll see if I can borrow one / get a used one and try some compressed coffee like you recommend, thanks!
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u/CanadianBacon615 20h ago
This is the only way I make my coffee. Cafe bustelo is the best espresso but is only available in the states. They also don’t ship to Canada 😭
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u/winnipegjets1234 18h ago
you can find cafe bustelo in steinbach. not close but atleast we can support our canadians ❤️
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u/taketotheskyGQ 19h ago
It’s the best. We have one at home that’s bigger and a smaller one that’s electric for travel. When you buy beans ask for the moka pot grind.
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u/ubermencher 1d ago
Moka pots are pretty strictly an at-home brew method, it'd be slow and impractical for a cafe. A moka pot costs like $30 new and you can find them at thrift stores for under $10 quite easily.