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Bialetti Venus Stainless Steel Espresso Maker | 
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| Manufacturer: Bialetti
Buy New: $28.95 - $39.95
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Rating:  11 reviews
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ASIN: B00067N2P2
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| Features:
| • | Polished Stainless Steel | | • | Ergonomic Nylon Handle | | • | Available in 4 and 6 espresso cup sizes |
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Product Description
Part of the Elegance Collection from Bialetti, Venus features a mirror polish finish and black accents. Available in 4 and 6 cup (2 oz per cup) sizes. Free CaffeSolo Moka Coffee with each purchasse.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Excellent coffee September 5, 2008
TK (Western New York)
Purchased the 4 cup Bialetti stove top coffee maker. It produces the best coffee I have had outside of Italy. I would highly recommend this coffee maker. Make sure you have your coffee ground for use with stovetop coffee makers! It does make a difference.
Avoid the Corrosion of the Aluminum Models August 20, 2008
Careful Buyer (Pittsburgh, PA)
This little stainless steel Moka pot has served me well over the past seven months. It makes the same potent brew as the traditional aluminum model, but will not corrode or build up nasty deposits in a short amount of time like the aluminum pots. I feel that in the long term it is well worth the little bit of extra money. I also like the classic minimalist deign.
 Great product, great coffee May 5, 2008
L. Reeder (Dallas, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After about a month, I'm very happy with this purchase. I originally bought it to have something small for my boyfriend's apartment, but was hoping to re-create the coffee when I lived in Spain. It worked so well on both counts that I bought another (the aluminum version) for my own apartment. I still have a regular American drip coffee maker for when I want several cups of coffee or have guests, but use this most of the time. I can't really detect any difference in taste between the stainless steel and the aluminum, although I have to be much more careful to wash and dry immediately the aluminum.
Fine, High-Quality Stovetop Espresso Maker April 16, 2008
Mark Lee (Woodruff, UT USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been using my 4-cup Bialetti for nearly a half year now. Unlike other reviewers, I've not had any problem with the gasket. (I don't remove it for each cleaning since the gasket is the weak spot.) My girlfriend has the six-cup model and this smaller Bialetti is perfect for about two cafe-lattes. I enjoy the ritual of making espresso on stovetop on those morning I'm not compelled to rush drip grind through my standard machines. I love coffee. :-)
This little unit is also simply a gorgeous work of art. The stainless steel construction is solid, and the components such as the filters are suitable for reasonably heavy use. The Bialetti makes better espresso than my Mr. Coffee four-cup machine.
Makes a good cup of espresso March 29, 2008
Gr8Stogie (St. Louis, MO)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I chose this stainless model because I had read about health issues related to using aluminum. From what I could find studies have shown that the amount of aluminum in coffee made with aluminum pots is high enough to be concerned about. With that said I'm very happy with this purchase. It makes great coffee and is easy to use and clean. I have used generic aluminum percolators before and the coffee was a bit stronger, but I feel the benefit of using a non-aluminum pot is worth the small sacrifice in the strength of the coffee. If the coffee that this pot produced was a tad bit stronger I would have given it a five star rating. There is a simple solution to get the coffee a little stronger though. Just use a little less water, making a 3-cup serving instead of 4.
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