[code-blooded]

Moka pot is such a wonderful little invention! If you haven't tried it yet, I highly recommend giving it a shot (pun intended).

It produces great tasting espresso (the flavor is just a little different that from an espresso machine) and it's quick to clean. It's much cheaper and practical for home use and I can't comprehend why an "average" coffee drinker would need anything else (except perhaps AeroPress, which is equally great). Espresso machines have their place, but I see them as a good solution coffee aficionados or when you brew a lot of coffee.

[herbst]

To be a little pedantic, espresso and moka are a different roasts and need different grinding.

Tho results are kinda similar, and in my opinion Moka is easier to get right (not to bitter).

[z3dd]

It's closer to cezve/ibrik than to espresso in a sense that it cooks coffee at 100 degrees whereas the standard temperature for espresso is around 93, which results in more finer flavours in the coffee comparing to the basically burnt one.