Napoletana

The ‘Napoletana’, or Neapolitan flip coffee pot is a French invention, although the Italians also believe that they have invented him. In France, the Neapolitan is being called café filtre. Actually, the Neapolitan is a filter device, because after reversing the water filters through the coffee. Especially for making small quantities of coffee, the Neapolitan is ideal.

The Neapolitan consists of two cylinders screwed on top of each other with a filter plate between where the coffee goes in. One of the cylinders has a pouring spout. Before you start preparing coffee you fill the cylinder that does not have a spout with water. On top of this you place the filter, which you fill with ground coffee. Now you screw the other cylinder on top of it, after which you can put the whole on a low – medium heat source. Wait until the water boils. Now you get the Neapolitan from the heat source and wait a few seconds, after which it can be flipped around. In about three minutes the water has dripped through the coffee filter and is ready to be poured.

Unfortunately, the Neapolitan is not commonly available and there are few people using it. This has to do with its use, which is not very simple. You can not just use any kind of ground coffee. Only coarser grinds can do the job. It is also often difficult to determine whether the water has the correct temperature for the Neapolitan to reverse.

If you are gonna buy a Neapolitan, make sure you choose a solid one, preferably made of stainless steel. The handles are best plastic, so you do not burn yourself. Please note that the filter plate should have small holes. If it has larger perforations, it is more likely that coffee powder falls through.

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