When you wash Brikka
Posted by DAIGO on Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 13:13 Permalink
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: I don't use soap on mine. Just use a terrycloth wash rag and water. I don't think soap of any kind would be good with it. I think the soap taste would show up. I may be wrong; wouldn't be the first time, but I think this time I'm in the majority. And we may all be wrong! Gatewood
Posted by Gatewood on Sun, Aug 27, 2006, 22:41
: Hi Daigo
I have a moka pot that I used to put in the dishwasher but it dulled the finish and the coffee was not that good. I stopped washing it and the coffee improved.
Then I got my Brikka.
I have had it for a couple of months now and have not washed it at all. A quick wipe on the outside keeps it shiny and I rinse the inside parts out with cold water. That combined with fresh ground beans and a Bodum Assam Cup gives me the best tasting and looking espresso this side of the Rio Grande :-)
Chris
Chris
Posted by a non-member on Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:58
Washing Brikka: I don't use soap to wash my Brikka, either, though it is important to clean it soon after use. Allowing residual coffee and grounds to sit in it for awhile is not good. If you ever need to clean the boil chamber more than what water can do, I recommend Bon Ami cleanser. It is not abrasive to the point of scratching, cleans well and leaves no residual flavours.
Posted by WeeDram on Sun, Sep 03, 2006, 14:36
: I rinse the brikka with cold water whilst wiping the inside
of the boiler part and pot with a sponge thing. Most
importantly, I dry the boiler and pot properly to ensure
that the brikka is "rust" free. I've seen so many of these
Bialettis "rusty" as hell in the boiler where people have
not dried them properly. Joe
Posted by a non-member on Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 11:42
Vinegar?: Thank you all for the comments. I also read that running vinegar like the way you brew coffee might work. Any experience?
Posted by DAIGO on Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 13:49
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No vinegar experience, but on the other stuff...
Haven't had any oxidizing stuff, at least not that I can see, so I'm assuming I'm doing the cleaning part OK.
I simply separate the filter basket and wipe the grounds out over the waste basket (no banging that could malform the basket and harm the seal, just pushing out the puck and wiping), then rinse all parts under usually cold or pretty cool water, then dry fairly thoroughly *and* store each part separately so it can thoroughly dry out and so that there is no water in there stewing in the closed device while it's sitting in the cabinet.
I think storing each part separately should really help the boiler dry out absolutely completely rather than having it closed up with all the other parts on top of it and attached. But I also try to dry the boiler quite thoroughly myself even before putting it away.
Posted by brikka2cupnewbie on Sun, Sep 24, 2006, 03:47
coffee in bottom compartment:
I just got a brikka and I am breaking it in. I am following the directions -- only using 3/4 of the prescribed water and 3/4 amount of grounds. I think I got the temp correct; but, when I clean the pot I see that the small amount of water in the bottom chamber is brown---like the process when backwards a little. What am I doing wrong??
Thanks.
TrixiePosted by a non-member on Fri, May 25, 2007, 17:11
: i'm observing the same and think that this is normal.
as the the volume of a gas (steam) expands proportional to its temperature.
so when u are heating up your brikka there will be steam in there,
when u are cooling it down then steam will condensate, leaving an underpreassure in the chamber, which - in my opinion - suck some water and grounds "backwards" through the brikka.
anonaymous
Posted by a non-member on Sun, May 27, 2007, 09:08
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