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Same moka.
Half the time on the flame.

A classic moka wastes most of the flame's heat. Turbo Moka replaces the flat base with twelve turbine blades that catch it.

2.89×more metal in the flame
−33 / −47%brewing time, 3 / 6 cups
≈ ½the gas per coffee
Close-up of the Turbo Moka boiler with its curved turbine blades on a dark background

Where the heat goes

Same flame under both. Watch the arrows.

Classic moka

The flat disc deflects the hot gas sideways. Most of the heat warms the kitchen.

Turbo Moka

Twelve blades catch the gas and guide it up the wall. The metal takes the heat, the water gets it.

Fins are how engineers move heat

Every radiator uses them to push heat out. Turbo Moka uses them to pull heat in.

Radiator

Heat out of the engine, into the air.

Turbo Moka

Heat out of the flame, into the water.

Measured, not estimated

Same stove, same flame, same water, same coffee. Timed from ignition to the end of the brew.

3 cups
Classic
158 s2 min 38 s
Turbo Moka
106 s−33%
6 cups
Classic
300 s5 min 00 s
Turbo Moka
160 s−47%

Same flame, half the time: about half the gas per coffee.

Everything else is a moka

Same coffee, same grind, same gesture. Standard gasket, filter and valve. Only the boiler changed.

Cross-section line drawing of the complete Turbo Moka showing the top chamber, funnel, boiler and turbine base
Inside: finned boiler, longer funnel
Exploded view of the Turbo Moka 3-cup: upper pot, handle, filter basket, gasket, funnel and finned boiler
Every part separates, every part is replaceable
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