The moka pot is a stove-top or electric coffee maker that brews coffee by
passing boiling water pressurized by steam through ground coffee. Named
after the Yemeni city of Mocha, it was invented by Italian engineer Luigi
Di Ponti in 1933 who sold the patent to Alfonso Bialetti, an aluminum
vendor. It quickly became one of the staples of Italian culture. Bialetti
continues to produce the original model under the trade name
"Moka Express".
The mechanism of the Moka is linked to its structure and its components.
These are: