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Here are some defects that shouldn't occur on a high quality pot: the lid is poorly soldered onto the pot (it doesn't even close properly), the hard plastic on the lid handle was far from smooth and had parts of it sticking out on the side, and lastly the stainless steel used to make the bottem part was a different shade of color compared to the rest of the pot.The coffee, from my untrained palate tasted very average. After reading many reviews of people raving about Bialetti, I am a bit disappointed. I received my pot this week and while I am no coffee expert, I do know a thing or two about workmanship.
These are made in India (probably by guys sitting with hammers on the sidwalk) so may vary a bit sample to sample.The only problem is the rubber seal ring - this gradually wears out and if you don't find an original Bialetti replacement, it can leak steam no matter how hard you gorilla down the threads. Cleans up easily. This works VERY well to make a strong coffee that is more intense than that from any drip or press coffee maker but not so powerful as a big high pressure espresso machine in a cafe. Somewhere in between - but quite nice and inexpensive for the home.
But mainly I like the elegance of having this beautiful work of art on my table holding several demi-tasse cups of great coffe. Plus you can avoid the cost of paper filters. It's easy to clean and maintain that shiny surface. This elegant stainless steel coffee maker makes very good strong coffee. Although not exactly espresso (which has to be made with pressurized steam), it's close and less expensive.
The SECOND pot arrived and was in the SAME condition. I am so disappointed in this pot. :-( Buyer beware. Evidently, this company does not check the pots before being shipped. When it arrived, the lid was pushed down into the pot to the point that it could NOT be opened. I returned it immediately and requested another.
It arrived banged up and scratches were everywhere. I didn't even use it.
I sent it back immediately. I'm not drinking coffee mixed with rust and goo.
I was eager to get this, as I own an aluminum stovetop espresso and it stopped working. I also noticed weird stains on the inside of the coffee piece and the water piece.
I'll pass on the tall rusty goo latte. I bought this stainless steel one thinking it would be great.
To make it worse, some of the scratches were thick with some rusty goo material inside of the scratches.
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