Edit 05-10-2022: I managed to get pretty good coffee out of this after watching a recent James Hoffman video on the moka pot. The key is low, even heat, which my induction hob is not good at (so James uses an adapter plate).I'm sure people pursued many interests while staying away from a contagious pandemic. My interests were games and coffee. I have an Aeropress which serves great coffee consistently, but I wanted to see if I could make authentic lattes at home. I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on an espresso machine that would take up way too much counter space or force me to pay Nestlé for overpriced pods. I was told that the next best thing is a moka pot, so I looked for something that I could heat up on an induction hotplate. Enter this product.Now, YouTube videos by champion baristas would have you know that the process is simple: add water to the lower chamber, add ground coffee to the basket, assemble, heat up until delicious coffee comes gushing out. Well, I got everything but the delicious part, so I think it's harder than the thin little instruction booklet and the few YouTube videos I watched let on. I don't think it's a flaw in the pot's design or construction, I think this method is more sensitive to the freshness of the beans, the grind size, and the cleanliness of the pot than I initially realized. I'll definitely need more practice until I nail down something that isn't either a bitter soup or a coffee that makes stale Folger's seem sweet.The pot itself is solidly constructed, but the handle is feeling a tiny bit jiggly. I learned just the other day that you're not supposed to hold the handle as you tighten the halves together. Oops. You're not supposed to use detergents when you clean this, and cleaning the gasket every time is a really good idea. The aforementioned barista suggested espresso machine cleaner, which sounds like a good idea (or was that for cloth filters?). I'll try it anyway.Other than that, the pot appears to do what it's supposed to, so I'm sure I'll be able to get delicious coffee out of it one of these days.