Minipresso – Hand-powered portable espresso machine
wacaco.com
wacaco.com
low tech and not a perfect espresso, but cheap, durable, no moving parts, no lubricant
The one use case where the Moka pot fails is when you don't have access to a hot-plate/stove/fire. But in urban environments (my office) I do have access to a hot water dispenser though. So something like this would be an interesting choice for me.
Disclaimer: I am Italian, and even though I generally don't drink coffee, I've seen/heard enough moka vs espresso arguments (up to the fanboy level ;))
Not fun.
Glad to hear we'll only be drinking tasteless lubricant with our coffees!
The Minipresso appears to rely solely on hand pumping, so I wonder if it still gives as good a result.
An AeroPress is also really simple to clean which this really doesn't seem to be.
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It would be cool though if it could boil the water too... but that's more complicated + litigious if you get it wrong ;)
Creating really nice steamed milk is more difficult than creating an intense coffee liquid that will I enjoy.
You fill it with milk, put it on a gas burner or electric hot plate, warm it until the milk is hot enough (around 60-65C). Then you take it off the heat and push the frother up and down until the milk is sufficiently aerated. Here's the one I have:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X7GF40
It produces microfoam that is at least good as those electric frothers from Nespresso etc. Not as good as a steamer wand, but close.
(The HIC one doesn't come with any instructions and I'm pretty sure they don't say anything about the type of milk to use.)