The Moka Pot Is the Best Way to Brew Coffee

Coffee is the original office biohack and the nation’s most popular productivity tool. As we lose sleep to the changeover to daylight saving time, the caffeine-addicted WIRED Reviews team is writing about our favorite coffee brewing routines and devices that’ll keep us alert and maybe even happy in the morning. Today, operations manager Scott Gilbertson expounds on the perfect simplicity of the moka pot. In the days after, we’ll add other Java.Base stories about other WIRED writers’ favorite brewing methods.

Years of travel and a love of repair has given me a special appreciation for simple devices. A pen and paper is still the simplest way to write. A cast-iron pan is the simplest way to cook. And a moka pot is the simplest way to brew coffee.

What I love about the moka pot isn't just the results I get from it. I do ...