Why is this considered a 6-cup maker? If I fill with water just below the valve, I get 5.3 ounces of brewed fluid. Is a cup of espresso really <1oz?
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a single shot of espresso is 1 ounce. If you are getting less than 6 oz of espresso it's probably because all the water isn't getting brewed through. I usually have a little water left in the bottom part of the pot too, don't know why.
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I fill above the valve, just enough for water to start to pool in the screen like peice where you put the coffee. We use the 6 cup for 2 cups of coffee with warmed milk. Espresso is a shot, 1.5 oz. But overall, my favorite way to drink coffee.
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A cup of espresso in Italy can be quite small, even only half of an espresso cup. I had an espresso "ristretto" in Rome once which was almost just a smear at the bottom of the cup. The amount can vary by bar (cafe) and also by household depending on how concentrated they want it to be - a taste issue. Taste is the important issue not the quantity.
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yeah, it's true and pretty funny. I have one that half this size too, and sure enough they call it a 3 cup maker. Espressos are pretty tiny! I don't let that stop me from having 5.3 oz daily, however. You shouldn't either. It makes delicious coffee, I think.
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Although I don't have the pot at my current location to check it for sure, I believe 36 ounces would be the total as they consider a "cup" to be 6 ozs. When I make two twelve ounce cups with the pour over method that brings the level exactly to the 4 cup level, which from memory is about the half way point, so you should be able to get at least 36 oz if not a little more with a full pot. I can verify for you early next week if you would like to know the exact capacity. It's a handy little carafe for making just a couple large mugs of coffee at a time, and versatile enough to use either the #4 Melitta or #2 Hario cones on top.
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The instructions say "1 cup brewed coffee = 5 fluid ounces." We love this pot. Works great. We also got the glass percolator top for it.
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Brandon, if you have a brand new pot and trying to make coffee in it, search the internet and there are tons of videos on how to brew using a Bialetti. Also the pot does not have anything engraved to say how many cups it is. The top brewing pot should hold 300 ml to 350 ml ( 1 1/4 cup to 1 1/3 cup) of water for it to be a 6 cup (espresso cup) pot.
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When Bialetti says 6 cup IMO they refer to espresso cups that are small not typical 6 oz American, so maybe you might get 2 American size cups of strong coffee out of the 6 cup.
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Twelve very small espresso cups. The actual volume of the brew ends up being 16-18 ounces (depends on grind, temp, etc). In other terms, about the same amount of liquid as in a draft beer at the pub, one
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It lets me brew most of my 1 litre pourover kettle, so it is close to a litre. I would say 800 millilitres. That would be about 27 ounces. Does that help? I get about 3 mugs out of it. Officially in coffee world "cups" I think that it is 5 or so.
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This electric espresso coffee maker only can make actually two cups of espresso coffee, don't know what that is in ounces. It is wonderful. I love mine. I only drink one cup of coffee a day with my husband, so that is perfect for us. I use Bustello Cuban coffee and take it with half and half and sugar in the raw. We love it. Much better than having to put the coffee pot on the stove like in the past from my use with other Cuban coffee makers. Hope this helps. It pours beautifully. No problem at all.
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According to this coffee machine a cup is only 5 oz. Not 8 oz which I consider a cup. For 6 cups of coffee we had 6 heaping scoops of coffee. It is the best cup of coffee you'll drink.
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I have made a small 4oz cup in it using regular grounds but it is much better for making espresso or cappuccino you will have to play with the amount of coffee you use two scoops is going to be strong I used 1/2 scoop. If you like regular coffee I suggest you look as one of the small one or two cup coffee makers.
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Ref: The 6 cup Presto coffee pot. I measured 30 oz of fluid to reach the 6 cup mark, 5 oz cups. My coffee cups at home are 11 oz. One level scoop of coffee grounds for this pot makes a weak 6 cups of coffee, heaping makes about right strength for me.
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A shot of espresso is about 2.5 oz or less according to most experts. Starbucks shot is 1 oz. If you take the cups they list, figure 2 oz per cup.I would guess that it makes 24, to 38 oz of espresso depending on the amount of water, and grounds you place in it. It will fill 2, 20 oz coffee cups close to the brim, I can make 3 20 oz lattes with one pot.
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We purchased the 6 cup model. It actually produces approximately 1 2/3 cups of coffee. Why they call it 6 cup I have no idea.
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It makes 6 cups of espresso. In Italy this size coffee maker is a 6-cup, you have to use espresso cups (not filled to the rim) and you'll get 6 out of a full pot.
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I have the 6 cup model. I just measured the amount of water used to fill the base to the recommended level: 10½ oz. This one's double that size, so 21 oz. more or less. Maybe more, because it's 12-14; maybe less, because the grounds absorb water and some is lost as steam.
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I get 8 ounces of espresso out of my 6 cup Moka Pot. When they say 6 cup espresso maker they're referring to the small demitasse cups which are approximately 1-1.5 ounces.
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35 ounces ... as stated in the description on the Amazon page. Use distilled water (I use Smartwater.) and you'll never have to de-scale the machine. Makes a fast, smooth, espresso-sized cup of coffee.