"Hamad's method isn't the way it's supposed to be done. I'm Italian I know all about good coffee Hamad and I have been together for a year and a half, and this issue began when he started making coffee in my flat with the moka pot the iconic, eight-sided stove-top coffee maker that brews espresso-style coffee. Every time Hamad uses it, he will pack the coffee grounds down tightly, which you shouldn't do, as the pot will start hissing."
"He did a barista course and likes to say that he knows more about coffee than me. But the course didn't teach him about moka pots and traditional methods. He learned how to use modern coffee machines in cafes, where you have to compress coffee grounds. But I've been making coffee since I was nine and I don't need a course to tell me how to use a moka pot. He turned it into a socio-political issue."
"But to me, it's also a matter of safety. He compresses the coffee grounds so tightly that pressure builds up, and the machine starts hissing loudly. I don't think it would explode, but it could damage the pot. Also my son, Noah, who is 11, has started copying Hamad. It's annoying because I taught Noah the proper technique: to let air into the container before gently putting the coffee in and heating it up very slowly to enhance the flavour."
An Italian homeowner with lifelong moka pot experience objects to her partner Hamad's habit of tightly packing coffee grounds. Hamad learned tamping on modern café machines during a barista course, but that technique is unsuitable for the traditional eight-sided stove-top moka pot. Tamping causes the pot to hiss, sometimes spill, and can build dangerous pressure that risks damaging the appliance. The homeowner teaches a method that leaves some air in the chamber and heats slowly to enhance flavour. The disagreement has become a cultural and safety dispute, and the couple's child has begun imitating Hamad's technique.
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