Induction cooktops generate heat magnetically in the pan, so the pan must be ferromagnetic.
Aluminum moka pots
Will not work. Aluminum is not magnetic. The classic Bialetti Moka Express is aluminum.
Stainless steel moka pots
Usually work, though not all stainless is magnetic. Test with a fridge magnet on the base — if it sticks firmly, it will work.
Induction-specific models
Bialetti’s stainless Venus and Musa are magnetic steel throughout, and pots such as the Bialetti Brikka Induction and Moka Induction bond a magnetic steel base to an aluminum body. These are the clean solution.
Converter discs
A steel plate that sits between the cooktop and the pot, heated by induction and passing heat by conduction.
They work, badly:
- Slow, since the heat is indirect
- Uneven, heating the center of the base far more than the edges
- The plate stays dangerously hot afterwards
For a moka pot, where gentle even heat is exactly what you want, a converter is a poor answer.
The small-burner problem
Even on gas, a three-cup moka pot is smaller than many burners, and many induction cooktops will not detect a base that small. Check the minimum pan diameter.
The recommendation
If you have induction, buy an induction moka pot. They cost slightly more and they work properly.
Everything else about the method is unchanged: hot water, low heat, no tamping, off the heat at the gurgle.
What people want to know
Which moka pots on BrewVerdict work on induction?
The Bialetti Venus Induction and the Bialetti Brikka Induction are made for it. The aluminum Moka Express, the Alessi Pulcina and most cast-aluminum pots are not.
Last reviewed 30 October 2026