My father is from Naples (Napolitano) i drink espresso from the common perculators. This coffee brewer is a real traditional Neapolitan brewer! Nice video. May i add If people choose to drink coffee home made Napolitano coffee is much better for your health than instant coffee like the fake rubbish stuff they sell in the supermarkets. If people find this style time consuming they can go to an italian stire selling products and by a common perculator. Learn how to use it, and it will greatly benefit the individual to convert from instant coffee. I tip my hat of for you sir, its a good thing that you showed this video.
This is what my parents used to use every day when making coffee. One of the ones they used was a home made one that my grandfather made. It brings me very fond memories about my childhood.
Coffee connects everyone. I remember my parents and grandparents used a manual percolator that filled the house with the aroma of coffee. The coffee didn't taste all that good but they put sweetened condensed milk in it so you wouldn't notice the flavour.
My Gratitude!! Years ago I came across a used coffee maker like this in copper, and loved the look of it. I knew I had seen them before, but couldn't remember a thing about how to do it! I was probably a child and had not seen how it was done, just the pot in the kitchen. Now I know how to use it!! Thanks to you.
Thank you for wonderful directions on how to use this coffee brewer! Everything was clear and helpful!! I willI think of my grandmother and uncle every time I make a pot!!
Wonderful. Thank god … at least there is one person out here in RU-vid showing something different from the espresso cappuccino and all the regular stuffs shown by other RU-vidrs. Every part of the globe has a different style of brewing coffee. This is interesting. Thanks for sharing.
So helpful, we were given a lovely version of this for a present from an Aunt. She had never used it but knew we would love its design. It is great for a camping coffee. Had no idea how to use it and was making a mess. Thanks so much!.
Nice video! I think I will stick with the Moka Pot, easier to use and no leaking/spewing, etc. I suppose if I found one of these at the thrift shop, I would buy it, because I collect and use all coffee pots and methods.
Wonderful. I’ve been using the Moka stove top type for years but have not tried one of these. It’s on the ‘to do list’ now👍 The ritual is all part of the coffee for me and, of course, this pre dates the ‘usual’ stove top we see today by quite some time. I’m going shopping! Great video and greetings from Ireland.
I was served coffee this way at an Italian cafe; the Neopolitan was one of the best coffees I've ever drunk. The glass was about the same size. Of course, if I'd preferred a double espresso, I'd have requested it. But I was in no hurry. I liked this lazy way of brewing so much that I bought the same stainless steel Neopolitan coffee pot. It's all down to what you prefer. In a hurry? Get a barista to serve an espresso which you chuck down your neck before running for the train. Lazy Saturday morning? Use that.
Thank you for your comments. You are right. It's all down to what you prefer. There are so many techniques to brew coffee you just pick the one that suits your mood. If you use fresh roasted, good quality coffee they are all good.
You are very welcome. There are so many ways of making great coffee but the real key is to start with good quality fresh roasted coffee, ground to the right particle size just before you need it.
Vincenzo, you are probably right, but I am a coffee professional and much more caffeinated than normal coffee drinkers. I do believe that I mentioned that the manufacturer claims that the pot makes 9 cups.
Thanks for the video. I saw these advertised as a percolator, but they are not a percolator. So, basically like a drip coffee maker except the hot water is poured all at once and drips out of the grounds. Another way to avoid the reboiling of the brewed coffee that occurs in a percolator.
This is a really unusual and interesting coffee brewer, and as much as this intrigues me, it seems much more complicated to use than other methods, nevertheless, thanks for the instructional video : )
@@Rcoffey51 This is the first coffee machine used in Naples and was copied from a French model in copper, too expensive for Naples, at the time the coffee was exclusive to rich people. The Neapolitan artisans reproduced it in tin and it spread among the people. At the time (first half of the 19th century) the term cafettiera did not exist in the Neapolitan language and the people called it cuccuma or cuccumella (small cuccuma) because that was the Neapolitan word that indicated the copper or metal vase. Sorry for my English from Google. Many thanks for your great video. Greetings from Naples
IMHO a moka pot is the best. Very fast, excellent quality, few components, easy to clean and exceptional taste. This looks interesting but is the taste noticeably different from a moka pot? As a curiosity I like the Neapolitan coffee maker but it seems to be better suited for a Sunday than a Monday!
My brother in law gave my wife a peruvian coffee maker back when we met. It's a similar style, similar to a pour over but looks more like this. Looking to get a new one that's not aluminum, but he says they're only in Peru. No idea what they're even called. This seems somewhat like the style I've been drinking for 7 years or so. We just take this concentrated espresso and pour an amount in a cup and top with water, like an Americano. This might work.
You explained very well thank you i want to know its easy to make coffee quickly or not ?! After distillation, can I heat the coffee? I like it very hot
sorry if this is a repeat, my computer didn't show the first sent. I am wanting to change to manual brewing. Deciding btw old fashioned cowboy style (which I do like and is easy) or this machine. If you know both methods, would love your input. Not sure this method is for me in that I don't want espresso strength. I don't like perculator nor drip strength either so its not hot water I am after hahah. If I were to only put my recipe for the strength I like in this which is 2 TBS grounds to 1 cup water would this method work for me? Also, do you boil on high the entire 10 minutes?
This method does make an espresso strength coffee. This particular brewer is rated as 9 demitasse servings of 2 to 3 oz. For a single serving manual brewer I would suggest the Aeropress.
@@Rcoffey51 thank you for that reply; the Aeropress is what I am switching from :) I want to go non plastic else I would continue as it makes a tasty cup.
The Neapolitan brewer uses coarse ground coffee so the flavour is much smoother and milder than espresso. Espresso uses a very fine grind which extracts a lot of earthy flavour notes as well as that delicious bitterness that is typical of an espresso shot.
Dear Mr. Reginald, I saw you use a machine that seems to be a ILSA Inox steel 18/10. If I am right, I would like to ask you if the filter is made by steel or by alluminium. I ask you this because I used the ILSA model in alluminium, but it starts to lose alluminium powder (which is very toxic) by the top of the filter. That's why I'm searching a model with a filter in steel. Thanks.
I have the same model as shown in the video and the insert is definitely not aluminium because a magnet will stick to it, which means it is some sort of steel alloy. I would guess that it's just a different grade of stainless steel to the main parts. Stainless steel comes in many grades with different alloys.
This makes me sad. A few years ago, I bought, and used one of these while exploring Naples. But, I had an accident and broke a few bones and had to get back home to Australia. Stupidly I left the pot behind. I found out it was possible to kick oneself many times!
I am sorry to read that you lost your coffee pot but mending broken bones in a comfortable environment is much more important. (Don't tell anyone that I said that.)
I have never seen the coffee pot inverted to boil the water. Not in Naples, not in my home growing up, nor in my current household. If you cannot wait the extra minute for the water to boil uncovered in the "top" half of the pot, use the little lid that doubles as the serving lid. Also, this is an "espresso" pot not an Ethiopian medium grid pot. Use a powdery espresso grind. The amount of coffee you use will determine the strength of the coffee and how long it will take to fully drip into the serving half. Microwave some milk and add some coffee to taste to get a great cappuccino.
Thank you for your comments Frank but I am confused. If you boil the water in the "top" half of the pot, how do you get it to go through the coffee filter to brew?
You simply pour the boiling water into the sleeve containing the coffee, which is set into the bottom half of the pot with spout. The hot water will slowly drip through the coffee. Similarly, you can boil water in your favorite tea kettle and pour it into the assembly of sleeve and pot with the spout. Then top it off with the other half to keep in the heat. You can take this pot to your office and use hot water from the water cooler or other hot water source. Microwave the milk and you have cappuccino after lunch! In fairness, since writing my comments, I see many RU-vid videos recommending the same method as yours, many by native Italian speakers. I tried this "flip" method about an hour ago, and my wife and I enjoyed the coffee. There is no apparent difference in the quality of the resulting coffee. The only difference in the methods is the water boils faster separately, doesn't spill onto the stovetop, and more hot water can be added to the brewing sleeve if you would like to mellow the brewed coffee to more closely match non-espresso brewed coffee and increase the quantity of brewed coffee.
I see what you are saying but for many of us pretentious coffee professionals, the coffee ceremony is a large part of the enjoyment. Being able to flip the coffee maker to entertain company is the highlight of our day. ;)
You sound like such a fucking idiot. My father is from Naples and i have personally seen his side of the family use the same method as the individual that presented the youtube video. Your Napolitan and yet this person taught you how to brew coffee. Keep your mouth shut and let others teach you 😂
That's way too much coffee in one go, given it's done with a Neapolitan cafetiere! That stuff is supposed to be drunk in espresso cups :) (I'm Neapolitan :))
Obviously, you've deliberately conceiled the fact that once you flip the pot, boiling water starts squirting from the pressure hole in the boiling part, which can scald the user badly. These pots are unsafe.
Actually I have never encountered that issue. This is a traditional Italian method of making coffee and unfortunately, like cooking pasta, it is possible to get scalded if you are not careful. Might I suggest cold brew coffee for you?
This is an adapted design of the one made by Alessi designed by Aldo Rossi. Typical Italian fashion, nice looking design but overly complicated and poorly thought out.
it is a 100-year-old design, yes its over complicated, messy and time-consuming but that's why we love it, its a bit different not just the easy way. And it tastes exceptional
@@bakovbugalu5454 Ah well, that is the burden that we will have to bear. I was also part of the hippie generation but we never used such pretentious words or attempted to demean anyone by referring negatively to their nationality, but like you said, I am a Canadian.
@@Rcoffey51 Wait a minute!! (said with a James Brown shout) Did you just use the words "pretentious" and "referring negatively" in accusing me of being a blowhard?
@@bakovbugalu5454 Just trying to speak to you in a manner you seem to be used to. As a Canadian I always try to accommodate language peculiarities. I don't believe I have every used the word "Blowhard". That is just not polite.
@@Tinker1950 Sorry but the people that have purchased the coffee maker from me have found the video very useful. If you have the coffee maker in your hands it is very informative.
Obviously, you've deliberately concealed the fact that once you flip the pot, boiling water starts squirting from the pressure hole in the boiling part, which can badly scald the user or other people or animals in his surroundings. Using these pots is dangerous, unless you're very careful.
