Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When I got my Bialetti 6 cup pot, it had an extremely powerful chemical smell. I believe the chemical smell is from the manufacturing processes but that is something that should be taken care of prior to selling it to consumers. The instructions tell you that you need to clean it and make a few pots of coffee, which are then thrown out, before you make a pot that you drink. I did this and the chemical taste/smell did not go away. I really wanted this product to work for me so I did some research online and found that if you clean the pot in a vinegar solution then allow it to sit in the vinegar solution for 30 minutes it takes the smell away. I tried that and it worked...sort of. The vinegar solution took all of the smell out of the metal parts but the rubber gasket still had a strong chemical smell. Again I really wanted this to work for me so I bought a new rubber gasket. I was relieved when I got the new gasket and it did not smell of anything. I was now free to make my coffee. Pot after pot resulted in the same burned coffee taste. I tried pre-boiling the water so the pot didn't sit on the stove as long, different ground coarseness, wetting the grounds, lower stovetop temperatures, higher stovetop temperatures. It doesn't matter, every pot is burnt. Not happy with this product at all.