The two types of coffee makers that are very similar in function are the Moka pot and the percolator. The Moka pot, invented in Italy in 1919 by Alfonso Bialetti, uses pressure to send hot water ...

The coffee pot cam even got a mention on the BBC's longest running radio soap opera - the Archers. "I think we were all a little bewildered by it all to be honest," confesses Dr Johnson.