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I lust after this, but haven't got up the gumption to spend the money on it, when I've been given a perfectly sound/useable stove top.
Still want it though.
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Still want it though.
My eBay one was £70 including postage, in perfect condition before I ducked it up... So maybe worth putting an alert I eBay?
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I lust after this
I did lust after this as well as I remember a friend having one back in the day - always liked it, and our family has a few other Alessi things that are all quite nicely designed and very durable, which makes up for the price.
Also it's nice that the bottom is so wide, as this uses the stove more efficiently (thus cooking the coffee faster - which is a good thing both for the taste as well as for people struggling with being patient).All this being said it's just too much fucking money for a stovetop coffee maker.
Also that handle / lock mechanism does work but I just don't like it, I don't know, it's just annoying to use for me.I think the best stovetop coffee I had came out of standard Bialetti stainless ones ("Musa").
veLLo
salad
Hi coffee lovers!
Anyone using this machine?
I bought it about 5-6 month ago, second hand on eBay but immaculate condition, with users manual, etc... when deciding to listen to people who say aluminum makers are potentially unsafe (having used them for 15 years...) and switch to a stainless steel model.
Following an user error (duh, forgot to put water one morning coffee was really needed) and overheating, the tank's inner coating started to peel off. I wrote to Alessi to ask if it was dangerous and if I could buy a spare tank. They said the tank on its own couldn't be replaced as it's calibrated with the upper section (makes sense actually), offered me to buy a whole new machine at trade price, but despite repeated emails they never replied on the potential dangerousity of peeling coating, and never even acknowledged the question. In frustration I didn't buy the new machine at trade price. And we're still using the machine.
Is your Alessi 9090 also peeling over time, even being properly used with no incident?
Why did they feel the need to coat the stainless steel? I have a stainless Bialetti too and as far as I can tell, it isn't coated.
I'd like to keep using it, it's a really cool object but scared of poisoning ourselves...