Amazing product that keeps as advertised. The truth stainless steel inside and out. I wasted too much money buying rusty coffee makers. I encourage people looking for real stainless steel coffee maker to buy this

I compared many models when deciding to try a Moka type coffee maker after trying out a friend's on vacation. A lot of the reviews for others mention rust ranging from after a few uses to after a few months of use.

I've had and used this daily for about 5 months now and no rust in sight. It truly is all stainless steel top and bottom. I only rinse it with water to clean it, and occasionally wipe the inside of the top with a paper towel.

I started off with cheap Folgers I had, then switched to better coffee. I had tried Lavazza brand instant coffee on a trip to London that the hotel provided, and loved the flavor. So I tried the Lavazza Perfetto coffee. I quickly found that this coffee pot (and I suspect most of these Moka types) has problems with very finely ground coffee. The Lavazza comes very finely ground, although it is still labeled as coffee and not Expresso. However, the coffee is too small and clogs the opening where the water/steam passes to the top, causing excess steam/pressure to build, and then force coffee into the bottom section as well. I've had a lot of steam exiting the valve on the bottom section meant specifically to release if the pressure gets too high.

I ended up with not nearly as much coffee making it into the top, and much water in the bottom compartment mixed with coffee grounds.

I tried several different attempts/things to rectify it - amount of coffee (less and more), making sure not to pack the coffee down, lower heat/flame on my gas stove, pre-heating the water in the microwave to the point of boiling then starting from that water. None of them solved the issue.

I finally settled on using a small amount of course ground coffee (normal grind) on the bottom filter and then on the very top to keep the fine coffee from causing the top holes to plug up. This has worked, although now I don't have the complete flavor of a single coffee (the Lavazza). But it works well enough.

I have also tried switching back to a normal machine drip coffee maker with the Lavazza, but using the same amount of water and coffee resulted in weak tasting coffee. So either I'd need to use a lot more coffee in the maker, or stick with this method.

When it arrived, the handle wobbled a little and the lid seemed thin and sat a little kinked on the top. There's a screw to tight the handle, and I've tightened it, but the handle remains loose/wobbly. Just an irritation, not a problem. I did bend the lid slightly so it sits flush on the top.

This definitely wouldn't be a good item to pack for travel - the lid would bend/break off.

But daily use at home has been fine.

Handle stays cool, no issues melting. I do, however, use a smaller 5th burner on my stove meant as a warming burner. I don't allow the flame to be under the handle.

I let it sit a minute on a cool burner to settle. Then (just for me) I filter it. But when I was in Germany, no filter at all and soooo tasty. This is fast to make. Like really fast. Don't walk away from burner. And Easy to clean. (That's input). A+product and it's not toxic aluminum.

I have an expensive top of the line espresso machine and grinder. Since getting this, I use THIS. I also just bought the 6 cup in copper color.

The coffee maker works great, but the edges are a bit sharp and I cut myself when twisting it together to make a pot of coffee. It would be best if the manufacturer ground down the sharp edges before sending to the consumer. I'm careful now and the coffee is great!

This makes the best cup of espresso!!