Hi folks, I’m a bit new to the addiction club, but recently acquired the Bialetti to my addition of coffee machines. I am uncertain to what level of grind should I buy for the Bialetti? Filter or Espresso? And if I grind myself, I have an electric one, how long do I grind it for?

  • walden
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    61 year ago

    They take a pretty fine grind, close to espresso. How long you grind depends on too many factors for us to answer here. You just grind until you have enough :-)

    • LunchOP
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      61 year ago

      Fair enough, I have just bought James Hoffmans book on how to make great coffee at home. That should teach me a lesson or two! 😁

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      I think the length is due to OP using a blade grinder, but not enough information to be totally sure.

      • LunchOP
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        31 year ago

        Ah yeah my bad! But you’re totally right, blade grinder it is.

        • @jordanlund
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          21 year ago

          So a lot of it is going to depend on the grinder you have. If you know how long it takes to get a standard grind, and how long it takes to get an espresso grind, the moka pot grind is in between them.

          Longer than standard grind, not as long as espresso grind.

          • LunchOP
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            21 year ago

            Yeah I’m not at that level at all yet, but I’ll definitely check it out asap.