Recent content by bluesmike

No, the woman I spoke to from Bialetti offered no suggestions, no possible solutions. She was baffled. The positive news is that I am now getting consistently good brews -- this after about a dozen attempts of various success. The replacement gasket seems to have "settled in." I hate to think...

Rose, yes, very determined. I love my Bialetti and, though frustrated with the new gasket ordeal, wasn't going to let that stand in the way of my coffee! I do have a 6-cup as well, so I always had that to fall back on. :coffee:

UPDATE: I talked to Bialetti and they claimed to have never heard of the problem I was having with their gaskets, and basically had no solution for me. I know mine is not an isolated case; upon searching the Internet I found scores of other people with the identical issue. It was suggested by...

Well, I don't know how much different it would be directly from Bialetti. This packaging says Bialetti, Made in Italy -- everything looks legit. I know there are knockoffs of all manner of things out there, but this doesn't have the appearance of a counterfeit. I'll look into it a bit more, but...

I've been using my 3-cup Bialetti Moka Express for quite some time, 2-4 times a day, with great results every time. Now the original gasket is showing some wear, so I thought I should replace it. I bought a three-pack of gaskets, allegedly from Bialetti via Amazon, and I've since tried to make 3...

ivod, I'm having the same issue with my new Bialetti 3-cup moka express. The brewing starts as is should, a nice stream of coffee, but then it begins spurting and bubbling, and not much more coffee comes out. Lots of water remains in the bottom after I'm done, and I'm only getting about half the...