Bialetti Moka Express 1-Cup Stovetop Espresso Maker

I LOVE my Bialetti! My husband and I have a two sizes: 6-cup and a 9-cup. Be aware, these are not referring to standard American coffee sized cups. The 6-cup pot will fill my coffee cup once, but we usually split the 9-cup. It is a stronger brew than standard American coffee. The density is somewhere between standard coffee and an espresso. I prefer my homemade coffee to any coffee shop at this point. So much so that we have taken our Bialetti and favorite coffee on vacation with us (we’re light packers but this will sometimes make the cut)! I lean toward trying to keep my life less complicated and I love the simplicity of the machine. No glass or electrical parts to break. I replaced the rubber gasket after about 1.5 years of daily use. They are inexpensive, easy to swap out and can be found on amazon. I can’t imagine that I’ll ever go back to a drip coffee machine.