Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder

The variable you failed to change is the coffee grind fineness. You're using Bustello, which means you can't control this variable without buying a different brand of coffee. I've never had bustello but I believe it's quite a fine grind, which probably in a big MokaPot with a deep coffee bed will cr

Get your own burr grinder; cheapest one that's still extremely good is the OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder for about $150 new. And once you start grinding your own coffee, you'll never go back because you'll be able to dial in the precise setting that you like.

I have the same machine, it was a lovely gift from a friend to get me started when he upgraded. I’ve been playing around with it and slowly buying the cheapest version of each workflow-improvement tool just to learn. The exception was the grinder: I wanted to test whether “grinder matters more than

Honestly just do some research on the best grind for your brewing type. If you really want to get into it I love the oxo conical grinder, pretty easy to set up and adjust

There are very few products that I would wholeheartedly endorse, but we've used this just about every day - some days multiple times - since we bought it in 2018: https://www.target.com/p/oxo-brew-conical-burr-coffee-grinder-stainless-steel/-/A-54635218 That means it's made at the very least 5,840 c