Guide to make coffee on a mokapot

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I want to make coffee.

I hear there's something called mokapot.

I hear there is something called pre-ground coffee that I can buy that's like table salt size for moka pot fit. (Can't I just use the usual Nescafe gold coffee powder? What's the difference if moka pot doesn't directly accepts beans and I've to grind the beans to make coffee. I mean I will try buying a better grinded beans from near me instead of Nescafe which is instant coffee)

I am seeking for recommendations. I am a new coffee drinker. I drink milk coffee. And I even like Nescafe instant coffee made by bakery in Lalitpur,Nepal. I was surprised when they told they were making Nescafe coffee and it wasn't beans lol. It was so good.
 
Hi, welcome!

If I understand your questions correctly, you’re asking about using an instant coffee in a mokapot - since instant coffee is designed to dissolve, that’s probably what would happen. You’d be going to a lot more trouble and time just to make instant coffee.

The grind size you’re looking for when using a mokapot is a medium-fine grind - sort of like sand or table salt, I suppose. If you’re buying beans from a coffeehouse and they’re grinding it for you, just tell them you want it for a mokapot and they should know the grind for that (I’d assume).

Anyway…I’m no coffee expert, so others on here may correct me, but one the rare occasions I use a mokapot, that’s how I grind it.

Good luck!
 
What you know as a mokapot is called a Greco (Greek) over here. Super easy to use and very durable.
Water in the bottom part, up to the valve hole. Coffee filter on top, and fill with as much fresh, ground coffee as you wish. If you just put in a spoon or so, your coffee will be on the weak side. If you pack down the coffee inside the filter, you'll get strong, expresso type coffee.If you're using (ready toasted) coffee beans, then you will need to get yourself a coffee grinder. Using instant coffee in a mokapot is simply a waste of time, because instant just needs hot water, whereas in the mokapot, your coffee is infused by the hot water.
If you want to add milk and sugar, go ahead. Purists will drink their coffee without either, but I can';t take that :D
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Coffee maker is clean. Hey karadekoolaid I need some more vinegar, too, but mine needs to be really strong cleaning vinegar, please!

On to the bathrooms now and contemplating what to cook for dinner. I am thinking macaroni and cheese. My DH is out doing what he calls the heart attack test (shoveling snow from the driveway). He is still upright so this is a good thing. Meanwhile my 37 year old son is next door watching TV from the comfort of his warm living room. I find it irritating that he doesn't offer to help, he could have gone out there and done it since he was off work since Friday and goes back tomorrow night, but it would have interrupted his beauty rest since he works nights and doesn't get out of bed until after 4PM. I've told my husband to ask him to be helpful but he said it's fine. Sigh. I don't think so but whatever.
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Citric acid works well for the coffee pot. I put about 1/2 tsp in mine and let it perc for 8 minutes.
 
Barriehie said:
Citric acid works well for the coffee pot. I put about 1/2 tsp in mine and let it perc for 8 minutes.
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It's not that kind of coffee maker. It's an iCoffee single serve coffee maker with refillable pods and a water reservoir that is attached to the side, similar to a Keurig but it has a different brewing mechanism in which it steams the grounds and stirs them instead of forcing water through the grinds. It was a free machine and I have had it for about 12 years. We each only drink 1 cup of coffee each day. I do have an old fashioned coffee maker in the pantry for backup, along with a Keurig (which was also free).
 
JAS_OH1 said:
It's not that kind of coffee maker. It's an iCoffee single serve coffee maker with refillable pods and a water reservoir that is attached to the side, similar to a Keurig but it has a different brewing mechanism in which it steams the grounds and stirs them instead of forcing water through the grinds. It was a free machine and I have had it for about 12 years. We each only drink 1 cup of coffee each day. I do have an old fashioned coffee maker in the pantry for backup, along with a Keurig (which was also free).
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Oh, mine is no moving parts, batteries, cables, pipes, pumps, or GPS. 🤗
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Barriehie said:
Cool that they were free!
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I would likely not have forked out that much money on them. No, I can safely say I definitely would have kept using the Mr. Coffee old style one that I paid $10-$12 for back in 2001?

Drinking just 2 cups of coffee a day between the two of us really doesn't make brewing a pot of coffee sensible, especially with the price of coffee these days. It's hard to make just a small amount. I used to drink about a half pot a day by myself, but in my older years found it interfering with my sleep. And I like my brew a little stronger than DH and we each have our own coffee and our own reusable pods. He likes a breakfast blend and I like a dark blend. I often will blend a little espresso grounds in my canister with his breakfast blend and I like that quite well. He likes more water and I like mine more concentrated. He and I have very similar tastes in most things, but not coffee!
 
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karadekoolaid said:
What you know as a mokapot is called a Greco (Greek) over here. Super easy to use and very durable.
Water in the bottom part, up to the valve hole. Coffee filter on top, and fill with as much fresh, ground coffee as you wish. If you just put in a spoon or so, your coffee will be on the weak side. If you pack down the coffee inside the filter, you'll get strong, expresso type coffee.If you're using (ready toasted) coffee beans, then you will need to get yourself a coffee grinder. Using instant coffee in a mokapot is simply a waste of time, because instant just needs hot water, whereas in the mokapot, your coffee is infused by the hot water.
If you want to add milk and sugar, go ahead. Purists will drink their coffee without either, but I can';t take that :D
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My sister-in-law (she's Puerto Rican) has one of those and I never knew what it was called. Hers is strong!
 
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