Is the cup that holds the coffee grounds made of Aluminum or stainless?
862192
The coffee grounds go in the portafilter (the thing with a black plastic handle). The basket itself, where the grounds go, is stainless steel.
862193
The actual basket pressed into the porta filter is stainless. The portafilter housing is a plated composite metal, not aluminum.
1886143
I beleive it is a aluminum allloy. It is very light and seems to heat evenly through out the cup.
153378
Short answer: yes it's stainless steel Aside from the rubber gasket and gold plated decorated parts it is all stainless. Everything that comes in contact with the water/coffee is stainless steel.
1143992
No--it is stainless steel. I heat my coffee in a glass measuring cup in the microwave and then pour it into my cup where i have my selected creamer of the day-- and I don't have to stir it either!
1240721
The front seems to be stainless and the coffee holder also seems stainless, with a plastic insert.
1240724
Believe the coffee baskets may be stainless. The frother tube is most likely chromed brash (non-magnetic). The front portion and the insert for the spill basin (what the two cups are sitting on) are not (both are magnetic and probably a chromed alloy). Unable to tell what the interior parts are, but would guess that they're not stainless steel, because of the price. But I can highly recommend this machine. Use mine almost daily, and have had it for more than two years. I make a quad cappucinno, using fresh ground coffee every day. Gives an excellent crema, and although some people have said it's a bit noisy, I don't find it objectionably loud. Very good value for the price.
501746
It is stainless steel, but the grinder is terrible! It is very difficult to operate; plunger mechanism sticks. We quit using ours after only about 2 weeks of trying to wear it in.
607914
No plastics or aluminum in this coffeepot. I do wish it had a little glass thingy on the top so I could see the coffee perk.
271722
The reservoir where the coffee sits is stainless steel. The whole top is plastic though. FWIW I don't taste any plastic.
545636
It is stainless steel...handle is wood...Love it, makesgood coffee...good quality
330011
As is noted below the reservoir and lid are mostly plastic, the interior of the pot appears to me to be stainless steel. I have had very good results with this unit. I rinse it with clean cold water after each use and occasionally clean it with hot soapy water and small long handled brush, give it a good rinse and let it air dry. I never once have had bitter coffee, and also would recommend it to anyone.
2077911
The coffee pot is stainless steel and has not rusted. Some other inferior stainless does but this appears to be a nice quality and has not rusted.
365907
The cups and removable handles are stainless. This is an outstanding device. It does exactly what it is supposed to do, perfectly.My money was well spent. It is used 3-5 times a week.
1645180
I'm pretty sure the piece inside that holds the ground espresso is aluminum
481662
the inside of it is metal, looks like aluminum to me, i think stainless steel would take a lot longer to heat up.t takes about 20-25 seconds to heat up about a large coffee cup size of water.the water comes out above the cup , below the the water container. it is a short plastic 3/4 in downspout.
839622
I asked the Bialetti company (online) and they answered that all of their stainless products are made in China. Too bad! The stainless gives coffee a much better flavor than aluminum.
2018809
I got one recently and mine is stainless steel lined. Still keeps coffee hot for several hours.