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I love these, but I recently made the mistake of buying a store brand one, I thought it looked the same, but actually, they don't have the spout quite right and it doesn't pour right, I have to pour my coffee over the sink because it dribbles everywhere.

I should have just repaired my old one, I left it too long on the stove and melted the O Ring, but it should be replaceable



You can very easily get replacement O-rings, I've had my moka pot for about 15 years and I'm on my third ring. The first got lost and the second damaged.


>I recently made the mistake of buying a store brand one

Do you know that old saying, "you buy cheap, you buy twice"?


Yes you can generally buy the gaskets, but might need a specialty store to find them. They harden after a while anyway, and there's going to be someone in your life, a friend, housekeeper, in-law, who will throw it out in an effort to be helpful.


Do yourself a favor and get a silicone replacement gasket instead of the Bialetti one.


yeah, the O-rings are trivially replaceable, keep a pile to hand


If the new one is thick enough alu you might think about filing the spout to make it work like the older one you have




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