History of the Stove-top Espresso Maker
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008The story of the stove-top espresso maker begins in 1918, when
Alfonso Bialetti returned to his native Italy from France, where
he had worked in the aluminium industry, to start a small
workshop manufacturing metal household goods.
The actual idea for the stove-top espresso maker came from a
simple washing machine. During the 1920s Alfonso Bialetti
observed the local women […]