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Coffee time, Shipwrecked!

Posted: Sep 16, 2011

Got my Mukka and my Kimbo Italian imported coffee and...

WOW.

My husband helped me figure out to set up the pot and it's just beyond amazing. The espresso is excellent. No diss to Starbucks, but THIS is espresso. It seriously takes 4 minutes with the 2-cup model I purchased to have the perfect cappy right in front of you. I'm still in awe at how the espresso brews from the bottom up through the fillter into the milk, heating it all to a perfect temperature. You push down the little pressure valve on the top and when it's reached the ideal temperature and ultimate foam, it makes a "puff" kind of like a tea kettle and emits a sharp little whistle-type sound. At that point, you just pull it off the burner long enough to put your sugar flavored syrup or whatever your "poison" is into your cup and pour. You can also use a spoon to scrape out any leftover foam. The REALLY cool part is, the foam stays put the entire time you're drinking the coffee and doesn't dissipate into the coffee like the Starbucks cappys do. My hubby fresh ground some cinnamon for me to sprinkle on top and tomorrow he's going to pick up a set of those mini (4 oz) Tornani flavored syrups for me, as well as Godiva chocolate bar to have fresh-grated chocolate on top of the foam, too.

I'm shamelessly addicted to this machine after only 2 days. Now I'm going to pick up a blender this weekend so I can turn the "cappy" into "frappy" and have the best of both worlds. And, if you need any help, You Tube has a bunch of Mukka insructional videos that guide you step by step from assembling to putting in the contents to pouring. And clean-up is a breeze.

I'm anxious to hear what you think of yours or if you've gotten it yet...Let me know your take on it. I think I'll be using mine for a VERY long time, LOL!

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Confused - shipwrecked

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Is this a different machine - I thought you already had the Bialeti.

I'm still stalking the mailman. Yesterday my Kimbro was delivered, but I haven't even received shipping confirmation from Amazon on the machine, which is unusual. It was supposed to be 2-day shipping Maybe I missed it, or it's coming from someplace that doesn't send shipping notice. Maybe today....

It's suddenly gotten really cold here - perfect cappy weather, but I wait.

Shipwrecked - AnaPhylaxis

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I ordered the Bialetti the day before I ordered the Kimbo espresso and they arrived on the same day about an hour apart.

Has yours arrived yet or are you still stalking the mailman? My Kimbo came via FedEx and about an hour the Bialetti Mukka arrived via UPS (we live in a gated complex with a security code so it's always a flip of the coin whether either or both delivery carriers will actually deliver).

So far both Kimbo have been excellent. I'm a SERIOUS coffee drinker and have already gone through the Black Neopolitan (?) brick and have started the white Export Espresso brick, and they were equally good. I think the black brick might have been a little stronger but both excellent.

If you haven't received yours yet, be prepared for what they call the "characteristic puff." It actually whistles similar to a tea kettle but louder and more shrill for a second or two, then a few seconds after that you'll hear the top pop up when the milk is done frothing.

Mine's going off right now, LOL!

Sounds really great, what model do you have? - sm - Zorro

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I am currently working 2 jobs and not sleeping much and need something easy to use. I like cappacino a lot and have been wanting to get a good maker for a while, right now use a Hamilton Beach unit for coffee but it is not the same. I have looked at these before though and my birthday is coming up, so I may indulge, just don't know which one to get is all.

I got the Bialleti - shipwrected

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I got the stovetop Bialleti cappuccino/latte maker that AnaPhylaxis mentioned in an earlier thread that I think started out as "I'm so excited" (although she's now talking about a Mukka). I ordered it from Amazon for $35, no tax, free shipping, and still waiting for delivery.

I did some googling and found that you can get electric cappu makers for the same price (WalMart has a couple).

It's the same thing, Shipwrecked - Mukka Express is made by Bialetti - AnaPhylaxis

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Bialetti makes all those cute little espresso makers but I believe all of their cappuccino makers are called "Mukka Express." The box mine came in said Bialetti at the top and towards the bottom "Mukka Express."

Bialetti Mukka Express - AnaPhylaxis

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It's all done on the stove, no fancy bells or whistles, just authentic cappuccino using espresso and milk. Easy to figure out, easy to assemble, easy to use...and DELICIOSO, LOL!

Maybe tomorrow!! NM - shipwrecked

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NM

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