Can you use this on an electric stovetop??? I have an electric stove top and would love to use this Moka express?
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Danielle--I have the smallest size Bialetti, but the coffee is so easy to make and tastes great! My electric stove is a flat-top, and I just make sure the handle is off to the side a bit. I have had no trouble with the handle getting hot and pick it up right from the burner with the handle. Turn the burner to about medium heat, and within a few minutes the coffee starts to bubble out of the spout inside the top half of the coffee maker. It only takes a minute or so from this point, so watch it a bit, then when the top half is full, remove it from the heat. I even heat the milk on the same burner in a stainless steel Turkish coffee pot/pan thing (Pradeep brand) I got at an Indian market. Both fit just fine. Also, I saw a video on Youtube about making Cuban coffee. Put sugar into your mug, then put a few drops of the just-brewed coffee on top, and stir it for a minute or two until it looks like a paste. Pour the hot milk onto this, then the coffee. Oh my! It's just amazing!!
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Hi... I Love Mine... you can use it on gas or electric stove.Any type stove. Hope this helped.
2006276
It should do it. I bought mine to use with a Moroccan earthenware tagine and non induction cookware. They heat up just fine. One suggestion please, put your espresso Moka (that is the pot's Italian name) in the middle of the Max Burton plate. The plate MUST be on top of a stove top burner and it IS NOT a burner in itself (just to clarify). It is made so that any non induction ready cookware can be heated up on an induction stove top. It attracts the heat from the induction burner to pass through it and eventually to any cookware you put on top of it. Please use ONLY cookware that can take regular stove top heat. Also remember that the MaxBurton plate becomes very hot when you put it on the burner to heat your cookware so do not handle the disc part with bare hands. I hope this helps.
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I think the description said yes for electric stovetop. Read through and you may find what you're looking for.
803624
I have used an electric stove top burner several times and it works perfectly fine. As another answer pointed out, just make sure the handle is not directly above the heating element. Enjoy your espresso!
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No I would not put it on a stove. It seems quite fragile. I think it should be only used as intended. There is a metal base in which you put a candle to warm it up, or keep it warm, but putting it on electric stove would probably not a good idea.
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It may depend on your particular cooktop. Many induction cooktops sense whether there is an induction-capable pot present or not, and the diameter of moka pots is small enough that the cooktop may not recognize that it is there, and they won't turn on. The specs on my GE Monogram induction cooktop, for example, said this pot's diameter was too small, so I have used one of those steel plates under it that are designed for this purpose, and it heated a bit slowly (I have gathered it is unwise to use those plates at the higher heat settings), but I found it more than acceptable. But just now, to answer your question, I tried it without the plate, and to my surprise, it did indeed start heating, so it looks like I don't need to use that plate, after all. I haven't actually tried making coffee with it, yet, without that plate, but it looks like it should work fine, now that I tried it. Again, though, it's possible that your cooktop won't "recognize" that there's anything there to heat up if the diameter is too small.
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I use mine on my electric flat top stove. Just make sure use on burner same size or smaller then teapot.
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Yes it can be used on an electric stove. I have my tea kettle for months and am very happy with it. Marie
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I use it on an electric stove and it works fine. Just put on the smaller burner.
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Yes, I think so. I have an electric stove with electric burners and it works fine. I imagine it would work similarly on an electric cook top.
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It is my understanding that it can only be used on a gas range but I believe they make one for electric stovetops too.
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This should not be used on an electric stove. For an electric stove, you need a flat bottom wok. It can damage the burner and the wok may not heat up as fast. If you search for "Flat bottom wok" on Amazon there are be plenty of alternatives, including this 14" carbon steel flat bottom wok also sold by the Wok Shop (http://www.amazon.com/Carbon-Steel-Wok-Handles-bottom/dp/B00394VE5Y/).
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I have a gas stove, but I think the kettle should do fine on an electric stove. Its very heavy duty.
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I have a glass top electric and yes it works perfect on that surface. I really don't see why you couldn't use on electric coils. I use my Fino pot every day and absolutely love it.
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Yes you definitely can use it on either an electric or a gas stove top. Hope this helps.
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i believe the instruction booklet says that you can use it on stove top. I have not done this myself.