Mukka Express (Bialetti Mukka Express Cow Design)

Member Name: hollyay

Product:	Bialetti Mukka Express Cow Design
Date:	31/05/09 (86 review reads)
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Advantages: Great cappucinos, work out cheaper than coffee shop ones, cute design

Disadvantages: Occasionally produces lattes instead of cappucinos

I've owned a Mukka Express for over a year now and it's one of the best kitchen purchases I've ever made - I use it at least once a day and the majority of the time it produces excellent hot, frothy cappucinos. When you first buy a Mukka Express you need to make three 'test' cappucinos before you can actually drink them - for this I recommend using cheap milk and coffee. I've found that expresso ground coffee works the best for Mukkas, an the stronger coffee you buy, the better. The Mukka itself is very easy to use, simply place cold water in the bottom part using the measuring beaker provided, fill the coffee basket with coffee and slot into the base, screw the top on and fill with milk. I'd say the Mukka produces perfect cappucinos about 95% of the time - at times it can produce cold lattes - if this is the case then giving the pressure valve a good rinse, and oiling the joint where the upper part screws onto the lower part often does the trick. Also, make sure you don't pack the coffee down too hard into the metal basket or else the steam won't be able to pass through it into the pressure valve to froth the milk. I've also found that the colder the water used, the better the resulting cappucino. Semi-skimmed and whole milk tend to produce the same quality of Mukka. The Mukka is expensive, at around £35, but I found it well worth it for me as I must have used it hundreds of times, and the drinks work out a fraction of the price of coffee shop cappucinos - I'd definitely recommend it!

Summary: Overall this is a great cappucino maker and I highly reccomend it!

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