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Cappuccino is a no-no, but the latte is likable.(Bialetti Mukka Express)(Brief Article)

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| December 01, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Unlike most cappuccino makers, which brew espresso in a pot, froth milk in a separate steamer, and make you put the two together, the Bialetti Mukka Express, $90, does it all at once, on a stovetop. When Mukka's pressure valve pops up, the cappuccino is ready.

Sounds like a good concept. But no matter how we tried--with the recommended dose of espresso, water, and milk, with three different brands of espresso, on a gas stove and on an electric stove--Mukka's cappuccino had a tan, sudsy foam unlike the white, meringue-like froth most people expect. Compared with cappuccino we brewed ...

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