> Best done with extreme caution, as near boiling water will do your fingers in if it goes over. I set the bottom on a grippy surface, wind the top on, and only have to get a grip on the base for the final cinch.
Pro-tip: get yourself an ove-glove or equivalent knock-off and never burn your hand again:
> Additional human inner aluminum exposure through the proper use of aluminum moka pots is negligible. Even under the worst-case scenario of washing the moka pots in a dishwasher, the uptake amounts to only 4% of TWI [total weekly intake]. The manufacturers expressly warn not to clean the aluminum moka pots in the dishwasher.
Pro-tip: get yourself an ove-glove or equivalent knock-off and never burn your hand again:
https://www.amazon.com/Ove-Glove-Resistant-Resistance-Househ...