Milk at Moca: why it’s worth trying

The Moka or caffettiera is a utensil that is never missing in Italian homes. Although it has often been supplanted by electric machines with pods for making coffee, it is still a must-have in Italian breakfast.

The coffee maker as we know it was invented about 30 years ago and owes its name to the city of Moka, a port located in Yemen. The city was famous for being a coffee producer. The coffee maker can be made of different materials: aluminum, which makes it lighter, or stainless steel, which makes it much more solid. Among the favorites of Italians around the world, this model stands out because it can produce a coffee with a unique flavor and keep it warm.

Mocha lovers should read this trick that we will explain below. In fact, not everyone knows that you can put milk in the Mocha. It’s that extra touch to get a bar-like coffee or, in some cases, even better.

How to do it

Some people prefer to add milk to the Mocha when the coffee has already risen and the fire under the machine is off. In practice, they open the lid and pour the milk inside. Our suggestion, however, is different.

In fact, it consists of putting milk in the base, instead of water. Be careful, though. Precautions must be taken. Milk, in fact, unlike water, can reach high temperatures in shorter times. The risk of burns, therefore, is just around the corner.

In addition, as it rises through the filter and the coffee, the foam that would be produced could be too much and alter the taste of the drink. Also, milk, unlike water, could make the utensil much dirtier and take much longer to clean after use. In short, if you want to add milk instead of water, you need to be very careful when the Moka pot is on the fire.

If you don’t have time to keep an eye on the coffee maker and simply want to leave the Mocha on the heat and do other things in the meantime, it is better to add the milk later, as we have explained before. If you added sugar in addition to the milk, in a separate container, you could create at home the typical foam that they make for you at the bar. In short, the milk in the Moka pot could flip your breakfast upside down.