The material is good. It is heavier and thicker than other cheap moka pots. The outside is all polished and looks good. No leaking and durable.

We have a gas stove and it takes exactly 17 minutes to perk. It works fine.

A coffee lovers dream. Simply fill the bottom with water, add fine ground coffee to the insert and put it on the stove. The only reason i am taking away 1 start is that it is sometimes hard to remove the ground coffee container from base.

The machined tolerance of the top of the bottom chamber and the filter are so poor that i had to wedge between the edges to even get the coffee ground chamber out! It is not a 12 cup (600m), it is less2. The o-ring is cheap and doesn't fill the void t...  Read More

The pot spits and sputters when the lid isn't down. I wonder if i got a dud gasket or if the pot just has a design flaw. After washing in my dishwasher, the metal rubs off on my fingers in a dark powdery film substance.

The metal is corroded and cracked on the inside. The product itself is plated in chrome like material.