To clean the exterior of your Bialetti Moka pot, use a soft cloth or sponge dampened with warm water. If there are any stains or spills, use mild dish soap, but rinse thoroughly to remove any soap residue. Avoid using abrasive materials or harsh chemicals that may scratch or damage the pot’s finish.
To clean your stainless steel Moka pot, disassemble the pot and wash each piece with warm water and soap. Rinse thoroughly and let dry before using it again. For the Bialetti Moka Express, start by washing all parts in warm water to ensure proper drainage. If you have a new Moka pot, follow the manufacturer’s instructions for handwashing its stainless steel models, including the Bialetti Musa, Bialetti Venus, and Bialetti Kitty.
For aluminum pots and pans, rub the outsides with salt and lemon water, taking special care to avoid cleaning agents. Fill the pot with warm water and a few drops of dish soap, then shake and scrub the inside with a brush. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. This recommendation is for both hand washing in the sink and using a dishwasher.
Use clean, hot water for cleaning your Moka pot, unless you are doing a deep clean. Rinse it with fresh water, not warm or soap, and allow it to cool down before washing. To clean the exterior, stir at least three teaspoonfuls of bicarbonate into a glass of hot water and add a dash of vinegar. After each use, wash the coffee maker with lukewarm water, avoid using detergents, and keep the product dry in all parts.
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Thank you for the tutorial! My Italian friends told me to use only hot water to clean the pot and always dry it with towel/dry wipe after use. A good practice is also to remove and clean the gasket and filter area at least once a week. I keep following the advice for couple of months and the pot looks brand new and brews an excellent coffee ☕ The gasket replacement is required once you notice some leaks or performance decrease. In my case, I use the pot 3-4 times a day and I have to replace the gasket every 6-8 months.
Does anyone know a mocha pot with a better design for the funnel?? You can’t disassemble it without sticking a rod through the bottom and popping out the thin metal filter. This bends the filter and risks damaging it. I used it for a year with properly rinsing it and decided to open it up one day, the whole lining of the inside had caked on espresso, gross. Someone needs to design a better funnel so you can fully clean the darn thing!
So basically, buy a brand spanking new one, wash it with water, and show it off on Youtube. Brilliant. Meanwhile, I just got done finishing cleaning my own heavily used one that I’ve used for years, and I can tell you, even after cleaning it, it looks fuck all like this one. Also, the “oils season the pot” thing is bollocks. Oils go rancid, hence the reason to clean these things to start with. Ignore that advice and clean it with soap, rinse with water, then run through a batch of vinegar and baking soda, and then a couple of batches of stale coffee to get rid of any left over residue.
No offense, but this is complete overkill. I just give mine a little rinse each morning running my finger around the gasket to get a good seal. Tap the old grounds out of the basket and it’s good to go. I would only ever clean the thing this well if it sat around unused for a long period of time or if I was getting it ready to sell. The coffee oils that build up inside these moka pots are part of the magic.
Using soap is perfectly acceptable with stainless steel Moka pots, and actually recommended. Stainless steel is not cast iron, it won’t absorb the soap/chemicals and be ruined. And while oils can infuse with and season cast iron, oils that build up on stainless steel pots won’t be infused, they’ll just go rancid/collect debris. It’s perfectly fine to use soap on a Moka pot, even if it strips away the shine. I’m certainly no expert in how to clean steel with soap and keep it shiny, but I’d wager that if you want to keep the shine, as long as you make sure the water you clean with is very hot, you’ll be okay.
I was using and old moka pot from back home…I didnt realise that if its old and ruský and burned and has a hard water residue in the Bottova basket- that its ruining the taste and quality of coffee. I ordered a new one (exactly the one you have in this article), so I cannot wait for a new experience. ❤ thx
To each his own, but coffee oils go rancid, and after about three or so times using a moka pot you will taste that. I just take mine apart, clean all the pieces with water (and maybe a toothbrush), put it back together with 1 part white vinegar and 2 parts water in the pot (up to the valve but not over it), then make a pot of “coffee” as I normally would, but with no coffee in it. Then I rinse all the parts, take it apart and rinse again, then let everything thoroughly dry overnight. Not only does this (done regularly) remove these rancid oils, but it also helps remove mineral deposits. I am scrupulous about my maintenance on coffee equipment (descaling then cleaning) and have had a Jura S9 still going strong after 16 years of use (I expected it to last perhaps 3-4).
So I found one these at the goodwill for 2 bucks. It is completely gray with no shiny whatsoever. Is it meant for the bin? I heard from a friend to boil some water and vinegar a few times, so I did. There is still a decent amount of what I’d call “scaling” in the bottom portion. What can I do? please help lol
Great little tutorials! I recently got a bialetti 2-cup but results have been a bit hit or miss. I didn’t know the tips on using pre-heated water and cooling the base after the coffee is brewed. Will give them a try and report back. Cheers! Also for anyone wondering what size to get, the 2-cup version is a bit on the small side of things for me, but I don’t add any milk or water. 3-cup sounds perfect for my tastes.
Stainless steele is better for the fact you can put it in the dishwasher. But I don’t. I’m not lazy. Remove rubber/silicone ring and filter. Wash everything under the top chamber and inside the upper, wash the rubber/silicone ring and filter. Hand dry. Don’t forget the coffee filter and inside the tube where the coffee comes out.
Here’s the thing… The rubber in my pot smells pretty bad… The smell is primarily of coffee, and I know many people believe this layer of coffee oil is good, but the smell is rather rancid. When I first bought it I didn’t know I could take the rubber out, so coffee residue soaked in and now it’s impossible to clean it completely. I bought a new rubber band and I hope that by cleaning it from day one I’ll avoid the problem this time around
Question: my Moka Pot, The bottom piece where you fill with water, i have two, my older one looks tarnish and rust ( i dont even use it anymore ) the other one is new, i try to wash it but it has like this whitish thin layer, and it visable even when its completly dry, i stopped using as well. what do you think its happening. and i dont use soap to wash them.
The build of coffee oils in the receiving container insulates the brew from metallic flavors which are noticeable in a new Moka pot, and mineral deposits in the pressure vessel provides the same service. My grandmother had a 6 cup Moka pot with a receiving container that was completely covered with coffee oils. She would just rinse it out and leave it to dry. She made the best coffee with that old pot.
I just picked up one from a barn sale and was GROSS. I was forced to use soap, hot water, baking soda, vinegar, but it’s still not perfect. I’m having trouble getting in the small spots and some areas that almost look rusty. Any tips or tricks I could use? I’m hesitant to use it until most of the gunk is gone
Thanks for this. I’m fairly new to the Bialetti brand, having owned a 9 cup now for about a month. I had a 6 cup stainless other-brand for two years before the handle fell off. It did not have a replaceable gasket or filter plate either. I agree with both sides: soap is bad, but so is rancid oils. My pot gets used typically 3-4x a day between my wife and I. During the work week, a rinse of the top portion after use and a finger along the gasket with running water to knock off grounds is all it gets between uses. But once a week on the weekend I like to tear it apart and use a wet paper towel to get the accumulated oily nastiest off, followed by a towel dry. Occasionally the thing gets in the line of fire (too close to the stove with spaghetti sauce that is splattering) and I need to use soap on the exterior, but I use hand soap for this if a paper towel won’t do…much more mild than say, Dawn…and only on the outside. Seems OK so far on the aluminum…these things of course were non-issue on the stainless. Cheers for coffee!
Moka pots come in these sizes: 1 cup ( Expresso size / 2 Fluid ounces ) ; 3 cup ( expresso size / 6.5 fluid ounces ) ; 6 cup ( Expresso size / 10 Fluid Ounces ) ; 9 cup ( expresso size / 18.5 Fluid ounces ). A superior silicone gasket is avaliable to replace the factory rubber gasket. The Factory rubber gasket should be replaced with the superior silicone one.
You can also clean that funnel container (if construction allows it, but it usually does). Just use the wooden or plastic stick and gently and slowly push out the plate from inside the funnel trying not to bend it. If moka pot was not maintained for a long time, or not always cleaned right after brewing the residue will collect there and with time will turn into dense burned coffee layer. I stopped using my mothers moka pot and moved to jezva because it always felt like it was burned and sour, and only after I tried to deep clean it one last time, I noticed this charcoal goo clogged inside the funnel. Now pot is clean and coffee tastes normal again.
I took out the rubber seal and put all the other parts into the dishwasher. When I removed the moka pot, the inside of the carafe was tarnished. As I wiped it out with a paper towel, I noticed black on the towel and on my fingers. Eventually, I think that I removed all the black tarnish after washing the pieces with vinegar and baking soda. My question is, did I ruin the pot? Can I clean it as shown in the article and no longer worry about the return of the black?
To clean inside the pot use a half and half mix of water and white vinegar and then pretend you are making coffee, ie put it on the heat and percolate . Then repeat with just water until the water gathered in the collection bowl at the top is clean . Then use it to make coffee as normal . ….. not my advise, but gleaned from elsewhere on youtube ….. seems like good advise and I will by doing this work soon .
Not recommended for daily use Moka Pots. For a decorative Moka pot, this is an acceptable way to clean your pot. For daily use and consumption I do not recommend this technique, especially on the inside of the pot. The 2 main reasons are: 1: You WANT the seasoning on the pot. just as with a cast iron pan, hand wash with water, NO SOAP, is just fine. 2: The citrus is caustic to the aluminum AND moreso to the Zink coating that is often applied to the insides of most quality Moka pots to prevent aluminum leaching into your coffee as you cook it. Adding the salt as an abrasive only wears the finish and protective coatings away faster. There other other reasons as well… but these 2 are the most important. If you’re going to be drinking from it… Handwashing without soap, and boiling a run of water thru it if not used in a long time is enough. Learn to appreciate the patina and enhanced flavoring of the seasoning as it naturally occurs… weather over an electric or gas stove, or, from daily coffee over an open fire… (both in my case), and it will serve you dependably for generations. : )
My only critique would be calling it an espresso maker. Moka pots do not make espresso. They do make a stronger brew of coffee than most other coffee makers. There is some pressure, which is why they extract more flavors than even a French press would do. However, they can’t reach the proper pressure level to be called espresso.