• Unscrew the top from the bottom. Tip the bottom over to remove the coffee basket. Fill the bottom almost all the way up with water, making sure to leave enough room at the top to accommodate the coffee basket when it's inserted.
  
• Fill the coffee basked with coffee.
  
• If using spices, sprinkle them on top or mix them into the coffee. Either way works. Or you can omit them completely.
  
• Place the coffee basket into the bottom half of the Moka pot. Then screw on the top of the Moka pot, and set the pot on your stovetop.
  

Heat Control

• Bring the water to a boil over high heat, leaving the lid open.

  The very moment the coffee comes up and over the spout, reduce the heat by half.

  Control the heat in a way that allows the coffee to spill gently over the top of the spout without it sputtering or producing copious amounts of bubbles. You want it to overflow, not sputter or spray. This can take a bit of practice, but you'll get it pretty quickly.

  Once the majority of coffee has come out of the pot, you can remove it from the heat. Leaving it on the heat for too long will burn your coffee. It's okay if a small amount of water is left behind in the bottom.
  
• Slowly pour your coffee into a cup from the Moka pot. Pouring too quickly will cause it to spill down the side of the pot.
  
• Add whatever you want to your coffee and it's ready to go.