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ahem: i used too much heat causing the inside of the upper part of the moka pot to overheat and oxidize in the time it took the water to start bubbling its way up

this is what you get for trying to take shortcuts i guess

ill try to fix it up with baking soda. dont be like me and think the water will prevent such a thing. it wont if it takes longer to bubble its way into the upper compartment than it takes for the oxidation to occur. truly incredible work from me lmao
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@coolbean you’re supposed to start with boiling water

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@Clover eh? i refuse let me try again with a lower heat first
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@coolbean boil the water in the lower part, then attach the upper, carefully, very carefully

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@Clover oh im gonna hurt myself SO BAD trying to do this
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@coolbean how??? I can slam our induction stove to full 4.8kw or what it was and that only happened over years
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@Clover @coolbean it's fine to just use a really high setting on your stove and then turn it down once it starts going imo
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@snacks it happened on the inside for me

maybe it was cause i left the upper lid down?
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@Clover @coolbean am i crazy? are you faggots just incapable of reading a manual, put the stove on medium heat and use whatever water temp, if you fill boiling water from the kettle into your base its gonna be faster but then you have to like get a teatowel to screw the top on
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@snacks itd trap hot steam in the upper chamber
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@MalibuSunrise @Clover i used high heat cause i was impatient im sorry :(((((
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@coolbean its called seasoning and is part of the flavor profile. Lots of philistines in the comments section who don’t understand that

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@coolbean how is 100C steam in the upper chamber gonna cause the lower one to oxidise when there's water between the steam and lower chamber? Meanigful amounts of steam are only gonna come out once all the water is through
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@snacks the upper chamber oxidised because there wasnt any water in it yet
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@MalibuSunrise @Clover @coolbean max heat/boiling water makes it less likely your grounds get burned afaik
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@coolbean but the lower one was fine? I don't get how the upper part gets hotter than the lower one which all the heat has to pass through first
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@snacks @coolbean using hot water from the kettle and medium heat makes for a gentler, slightly longer extraction, just dont grind too fine on the moka.
mine taste great that way
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@MalibuSunrise @coolbean i just turn down the heat once it gets going to slow down the extraction *shrug*
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@snacks @coolbean YEAH BECAUSE YOU HAVE A INDUCTION STOVE AND A STAINLESS STEEL MOKA POT; I'M OVER HERE WITH ALUMINUM AND A CERAMIC STOVE WHERE YOU CANT JUST ADJUST THE HEAT DOWN, ONCE ITS HOT; IT'S HOT
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@coolbean who cares about oxidation tho it doesnt affect anything
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