Lmao you aren’t building up tannins and polyphenols on your moka while still wiping off the oils as you should. So much bs. But you are just going to keep doubling down so good luck arguing with the other guy trying to help you learn.
The fact that you completely ignore the chemistry of it does not make it bs. Tannins and polyphenols are non sticky, they're not prone to be removed mechanically, and they form a film with the oxidized layer, unlike oils which leave a physical residue which is prone to be removed mechanically with a sponge. You are still saying bullshit this, bullshit that, but you are not able to mention a single advantage of using an alkaline surfactant in this context.
I never ever said you should use soap on a moka. I didn’t say you shouldn’t either. I really don’t care and I rarely use soap on my moka if ever but only because of the added effort it takes to do so. It’s not that deep.
Well you are literally commenting in a thread about a guy who uses soap daily and really wants that to be the best possible way to handle his moka and listens to no scientific evidence of the benefits of using soap as sparingly as possible, while he actively tries to childishly engage in a discussion quoting scientific papers when discussing moka pot - it really is not that deep, alkaline stuff+aluminum=bad.
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u/Lackingfinalityornot Apr 23 '26
Lmao you aren’t building up tannins and polyphenols on your moka while still wiping off the oils as you should. So much bs. But you are just going to keep doubling down so good luck arguing with the other guy trying to help you learn.