What's the Difference: Bialetti Induction - Moka v Brikka

Induction cooking has become a huge thing in most modern kitchens because of the massive energy saving compared to conduction hobs and also because of the very quick response of induction cookers to temperature changes.

Bialetti have been riding this wave for a couple of years now and have created a whole line of Induction Moka pots specifically for these modern stove tops.

Mel whipped out our trusty Snappy Chef induction cooker and took the Bialetti Induction Brikka and Moka for a spin, to see how they work and why they are different to other traditional moka pots!

Fun Fact: Aluminium doesn't work in an induction set-up, hence the stainless steel induction Bialetti range

Bialetti recommends 170/180ml of water for the 4 cup Brikka/Moka respectively. So to compare the two we're going with the recommended dosage, then you start to play around! Start with cold water for most accurate experiments.

Enjoy the video and leave us a comment!

[Rekmeyata]

Thanks for the review, but I had a regular Bialetti Moka pot for several years and I never could get the coffee to be the same from one day to the next, most of the time the Moka pot made the coffee bitter and never smooth. So then like some sort of idiot I must be for wanting to try it again, I ordered the Bialetti Brikka since it was on sale and it was supposedly different with that pressure valve. Well, I've owned it now for about 2 years, and it makes coffee much more consistent, smoother yes, but stronger in flavor at the same time because it's never bitter. Now I'm in love with my Brikka!

I doubt that the making it on a induction cooking surface vs my glass top would make a difference in how the coffee would turn out, so I can't see that as being the reason the regular Moka pot failed almost all the time.

The one thing I am doing that is different from you, is that I put 2 AeroPress coffee filters under the O ring, 1 won't work because it comes out from under the O ring, and adding 3 the top won't screw down well enough. Those filters will last at least 12 uses, and after I make the coffee I leave the filter on the bottom and lightly spray it off with water to get the coffee grounds off of it. Those two filters will also add a tiny bit more crema to the coffee than without using them. I actually did the same thing with the original Moka pot I had for quite a few years, it did make the coffee a tad smoother but the inconsistency I got was still there.

[johnlarson]

Great review/comparison - exactly what I was looking for! Amazing how they can miss to flag/flaunt these differences both on bialetti's and every retailers hompages...

[pawballer]

Thanks for the review, good job!
I have a question because my unexperience... Is the Brikka induction an upgraded product over the normal one, or its only to use on induction?
Because if it has better materials for the bottom part (stainless steel over aluminium from normal brikka) then I guess its more durable and better to clean.
So even if I would use gas, would be a better/upgraded product the Brikka induction?
Thanks

[SimonK-fj]

Helpful to see the comparison and hear that the Brikka is more intense. I might return the Bialetti I bought today and get that instead. Cheers

[Bostich]

How about the Induction Moka vs. Moka + Induction plate?

[zenrazor]

You don't have to press with the spoon just level with a tamper🎉

[bakhan]

I got the Brikka Induction and found out that the "cool little hole on the top" is open, there is no transparent plastic cap covering the whole. Is that by design or is mine just missing?

[bakhan]

No matter what I try, I don't get any crema on my coffee. I have changed many parameters in the process of making coffee; different beans (supermarket and fresh made Brazilian and Ethiopian blends), different grinds - fine and more coarse, water temperature, induction power, etc. What is wrong with my Brikka?

[agungpambudi]

Moka is resulting a cup of bitter coffee, brikka is resulting a better one with more crema

[Ahmed_Sahmadi]

Hi,
Can we take the 4 cup brikka to make 1 cup of very strong coffee ?

Thank you.

[DxBangD]

I just had a bad morning which got worse after I forgot to add water in the old original.... the rubber ring is burned, the coffee is burned, the pot is ruined, so it is time to get a new model.

[snailsfrogslegs]

Good looking woman... and coffee! What's not to like?