Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #162618 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: 2 Cup
- Brand: Vev Vigano
- Model: 2 CUP
Features
- 2 cup size espresso pot
- polished brass handle and lid knob
- heavy 18/10 stainless steel construction and a stainless filter basket
- based on 1-1/2 ounce "cups"; 7" tall
- Made in Italy
Stovetop Espresso Maker - Vev Vigano Kontessa Gold 2 cup size
Product Description
The royally inspired Kontessa espresso maker by Vev Vigano is truly a magnificent espresso pot. This Oro version features a polished brass handle and lid knob, heavy 18/10 stainless steel construction and a stainless filter basket. The fit and finish of the Kontessa is excellent throughout. brass safety pressure release valve sizes based on 1-1/2 ounce "cups". Made in Italy
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Disappointing
By David S. Levi
I bought this to replace my aluminum Bialetti macchinetta, which I had used daily for ten years. I've been hearing that aluminum is unhealthy, and finally decided to lay out some money for a steel macchinetta. I bought the Kontessa based on some solid online reviews and based on some mixed reports on the steel Bialetti, which now seems to be made in India, with uneven results. I must say that the Kontessa, while pretty, is quite disappointing. It takes far longer to brew than the Bialetti, which drastically overheats the beans leading to a far more bitter coffee, generally tasting scorched. It is far more temperamental, demanding a coarser grind and a lighter tamp. I recently purchased an outrageously good grinder, the Mazzer Super Jolly, in anticipation of my upcoming purchase of a high quality espresso machine (probably an Elektra Micro Casa a Leva), and while the superior grind quality made little difference in the Kontessa, it produced by far the best macchinetta coffee I have yet had in the Bialetti. Oh well. Hopefully one more week of aluminum won't kill me. But I am bummed about having wasted money on the Kontessa. The only reasons I give it two stars rather than one is because I grant that I may be doing something wrong (but seriously, with a macchinetta?) and because it is, at least, steel, and therefore perhaps a little safer.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Amazing espresso machines
By Lindy
You can't do better than a premium vev vigano espresso maker. i have two of them, and am looking for a smaller version. this might do.while making the espresso on the stovetop, i heat up 1/2 and 1/2 and add cinnamon. pour finished espresso in cup, fluff heated milk with a bonjour caffe latte frother, pour over the espresso holding the froth till the last moment with a spoon. voila. beats most barista productions. but without a very good stovetop maker, it won't be as good. Vev V is the bomb.
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