Detention is the mother of invention

Source Chicago Reader
Original Load Date Aug. 7, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 7, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Original URL https://chicagoreader.com/food/cooking-in-maximum-security-matteoi-guidi-half-letter-press/

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The moka pot is such a fundamental part of Italian culture that even prisoners in maximum security are allowed to keep them in their cells. Set atop gas-powered camp stoves available for purchase in Italian prison commissaries, the iconic, two-chambered, aluminum coffee maker can produce an espress...