No doubt, instant coffee is convenient and handy to have in the house but true lovers of coffee understand that coffee made from a stove top espresso maker has a much better taste and aroma. So if you have some friends that are getting married, and they love drinking coffee, then you would be doing them a favour if you bought for them a Bialetti Stove top coffee maker as a gift.

The method of preparing an espresso is really quite easy. You simply add espresso ground coffee powder into the maker add water into the bottom tank, place on the stove and wait for the water to boil and be forced through the ground coffee and into the final portion of the stovetop espresso maker. You will know when it is ready as you will hear a distinctive steam/bubbling noise as the last of the boiling water is forced up the tube, through the espresso powder and into the final area of the espresso maker. The lucky recipients of your gift will come to look forward to and appreciate this sound whenever they hear it.

It is accepted that the taste and aroma of coffee made with an espresso maker is far superior to the instant variety, what is not so widely known is that the design of the coffee maker can influence how good it tastes. The right formula for making a great tasting cup of coffee is to have good quality coffee powder, and a well designed espresso maker that will force the water evenly though the powder to ensure that the maximum taste is obtained from the powder.

There are many sizes of stove top coffee makers available from the one cup size, up to the dozen cup size. Fortunately Bialetti offers models in all of these sizes to suit your budget and the number of people that you wish to make coffee for.

Bialletti stove top coffee makers have a reputation that is synonymous with quality. They use high grade aluminium to make their coffee makers, and this also helps spread the heat evenly and subsequently force the water through the powder in an even manner providing great tasting brew. Another tip to improve the taste of your coffee is not to clean the maker out straight away, as it is believed that the remnants of the previous brew add to the flavour of the following cups. Although styles of stove top coffee makers have changed over time, the original Bialetti coffee maker has remained the same for over seven decades.

Dont believe for a second that just because Bialetti have a design that has stood the test of time that they are not at the cutting edge of technology for stove top coffee makers. Over the years Bialetti have designed espresso makers for gas stoves, electric stoves and even open flame fires. The Brikka and Mukka are the two most popular styles that are made by Bialetti.

A new pressure system model is the Brikka, made by Bialetti. This model has all of the normal features of the Moka Espresso coffee maker, with one major difference " it creates a crema. The valve system that is employed in this model allows for a higher pressure to be obtained during the coffee making process, which results in a fuller richer flavour of coffee.

So, for all of the reasons above, I think that you will agree that a Bialetti Stove top coffee maker is a very wise choice as a wedding present for your friends that really enjoy great tasting caf styled coffee in the comfort of their own home.