{{Short description|Flip-over coffeemaker that relies on gravity}} {{Distinguish|Moka pot|French drip coffee pot|Cafetière du Belloy|Bohemian coffee pot|Karlsbad coffee maker|Drip-O-lator}} {{anchor|Neapolitan flip coffee pot}} thumb|220px|A typical Neapolitan flip coffee pot. The pot has already been "flipped". There is no opening at that end of the pot; a lid has been placed there for storage. thumb|220px|Neapolitan and electrical flip pot The '''Neapolitan flip coffee pot''' ({{langx|it|napoletana}} or {{lang|it|caffettiera napoletana}}, {{IPA|it|kaffetˈtjɛːra napoleˈtaːna|pron}}; {{langx|nap|cuccumella}}, {{IPA|nap|kukkuˈmɛllə|pron}}) or '''{{lang|fr|cafetière Morize}}''' is a drip brew coffeemaker for the stove top very popular in Italy and France until the 20th century. Unlike a moka express, it does not use the pressure of steam to force the water through the coffee, relying instead on gravity.
==History== The {{lang|it|napoletana}} was invented in 1819 by Jean-Louis Morize,<ref>William Harrison Ukers, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200203182237/https://www.web-books.com/Classics/ON/B0/B701/39MB701.html All About Coffee], New York, The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal Company, 1922, cap. 34. https://archive.org/details/allaboutcoffee00ukeruoft</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sallybernstein.com/beverages/coffee/right_for_you.htm |title=Selecting a Coffee Brewing Method |website=sallybernstein.com}}</ref> a tinsmith and lampmaker from Paris, France. It was originally constructed out of copper, until 1886, when the material was switched to aluminum. The reason for taking its name from the Italian city of Naples in English is unknown. <!-- Theory 1: Naples, the multicultural capital of southern Italy till the 19th century that was highly influenced by Greek, Arabian, French, and Spanish dominations during its history. The reason why this particular coffee-pot is known as ''napoletana'' is because it was developed, perfected and actually became popular in the Kingdom of Naples.
Naples was at that time an important cultural, artistic, and political center in Europe, and the art of making a perfect coffee, along with the finest traditional local cuisine and music (Naples is also the place where pizza, as we know it today, was born) soon became one of its distinctive features worldwide, first among aristocrats, and then a pleasure and a daily duty just for everyone. After the second world war, with the economic development and the emergence of the consumer society, the neapolitan coffee-pot was superseded by a more modern coffee-maker called "moka", used today in every Italian house, and it went completely out of use. Although, an increasing number of experts and coffee-fans have lately returned to this kind of ancient and "out of fashion" method that is actually more gentle to coffee due to the use of gravity and a little slower preparation instead of the very high pressure and temperature of a quicker moka pot; this produces a coffee that is less concentrated but more tasteful. Along with that goes the habit of buying selected roasted coffee beans and grinding them at home, or even roasting them at home when possible, which is actually how it worked in the past centuries. The combination of the two simple rules is absolutely what gives coffee the richest, spicy, unique aroma for which Naples became famous in the world centuries ago, that is in any case impossible to taste with packed coffee powder.
This is why the {{lang|it|napoletana}} is going through a new popularity among an elite of connoisseurs and is in fact still available on the market with new fashionable designs. --> <!-- Theory 2: Morize was in love with a Neapolitan girl.{{cn|date=December 2023|reason=There are several potential explanations. We should mentioned them all and cite reliable references.}} --> <!-- Theory 3: this coffee pot was very popular in Naples and Neapolitan immigrants made it known in the US, hence the name in English.{{cn|date=December 2023|reason=There are several potential explanations. We should mentioned them all and cite reliable references.}} -->
The namesake {{lang|nap|cuccumella}} derives from {{lang|nap|cuccuma}}, meaning 'copper or terracotta vase'.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://educalingo.com/en/dic-it/cuccumella|title=CUCCUMELLA - Definition and synonyms of cuccumella in the Italian dictionary |website=educalingo.com}}</ref>
=={{lang|nap|Cuppetiello}}== The {{lang|nap|cuppetiello}} is a small paper cone (which is used in other ways in Naples, such as holding food) that goes over the spout. This is used to preserve the aroma of the coffee while it drips into the tank, which can take up to 10 minutes or more. To make a {{lang|nap|cuppetiello}}, a small piece of paper is folded to create a cone shape. Eduardo De Filippo offers a description of the {{lang|nap|cuppetiello}} and the importance of coffee in Naples.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVxoboMJzj8 |title=Eduardo de Filippo - scena del caffè.mov |website=YouTube|date=18 January 2012 }}</ref>
==Variants== thumb|Potsdam boilers from Germany around 1880 Some of the finely crafted coffee pots manufactured in the late 19th-century work on the same principle, including the ''Russian reversible pot'' aka ''Russian egg'', and the ''reversible Potsdam cafetière'' aka ''Potsdam boiler''. Another variant was the {{lang|de|Arndt'sche Sturzmaschine}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alltagserinnerungen.de/arndtsche-sturzmaschine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501124430/https://alltagserinnerungen.de/arndtsche-sturzmaschine |archive-date=2023-05-01 |title=Arndt´sche Sturzmaschine |date=2020-11-11}}</ref> (not to be confused with the {{lang|de|Arndt'sche Caffee-Aufgussmaschine}}). A spiritus cooker heats the mounted flippable pot.
==Classic designs== {{anchor|Alessi}}Italian Riccardo Dalisi redesigned this classic for Alessi. He began his research in 1979 and earned international attention when his design entered into production in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archimagazine.com/riccardo-dalisi.php |title=Riccardo Dalisi Biografia | archimagazine |website=www.archimagazine.com}}</ref> As they have come back to gain some popularity, ILSA now also makes them in stainless steel.
==See also== {{Portal|Italy|Drink|Coffee}} * Moka pot – similar looking, but different type of pot * {{ill|Cafetière du Belloy|de|Seihkanne}} – similar looking, but different type of pots
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== * {{cite book |title=Coffee Makers - 300 years of art & design |author-first1=Edward Roderick |author-last1=Bramah |author-first2=Joan |author-last2=Bramah |edition=2 |date=1995 |orig-date=1989 |translator-first=Georg |translator-last=Auerbach |publisher=Quiller Press Ltd. |publication-place=London, UK |isbn=1-870948-33-5}} (2+2+166+8+2 pages) (NB. The original 1989 edition was by Lucchetti editore, Bergamo, Italy.); {{cite book |title=Kaffeemaschinen - Die Kulturgeschichte der Kaffeeküche |language=de |trans-title=Coffeemachines - The cultural history of the coffee kitchen |author-first1=Edward Roderick |author-last1=Bramah |author-first2=Joan |author-last2=Bramah |edition=Special |date=1995 |orig-date=1989 |translator-first=Georg |translator-last=Auerbach |publisher=Parkland Verlag (originally: Blanckenstein Verlag) |publication-place=Stuttgart, Germany (originally: Munich, Germany) |isbn=3-88059-826-6 |page=152}} (168+2 pages) (NB. The German translation contains many typographical errors.) * Cocozza, Simona; Samantha Cito, eds. "The ritual and sociability of Neapolitan coffee culture", Regiona Campania, https://cultura.regione.campania.it/en/la-cultura-del-caffe-napoletano<!-- --> * {{cite book |title=Coffeemakers: Macchine Da Caffè |language=it, en |author-first1=Enrico |author-last1=Maltoni |author-first2=Mauro |author-last2=Carli |editor-first=Gregoria |editor-last=Matteini Palmerini |translator-first1=Alessandro |translator-last1=Gregori |translator-first2=Deb |translator-last2=Nicholas |translator-first3=Chris |translator-last3=Wright |publisher=Collezione Enrico Maltoni / Grafiche Antiga S.p.a. |publication-place=Piega, San Leo (Rimini), Italy / Crocetta del Montella (Treviso), Italy |date=2020 |edition=2 |orig-date=2013<!-- for 1st edition --> |isbn=978-88-90065-26-2}} (775+1 pages) (NB. This is the ISBN of the second edition (2020), however, the ISBN of the first edition (2013) appears to be the same.) * Mani San Max, Isabelle. "Exploring the cuccuma: a traditional Neapolitan coffee pot". Perfect Daily Grind, 2021-03-15, https://perfectdailygrind.com/2021/03/exploring-the-cuccuma-a-traditional-neapolitan-coffee-pot/<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20231228220802/https://perfectdailygrind.com/2021/03/exploring-the-cuccuma-a-traditional-neapolitan-coffee-pot/ --> * Mazzoleni, Martina. "Neapolitan: how to prepare coffee with cuccumella!". Caffè Ernani, 2022-08-04, https://www.caffeernani.com/en/recipes/neapolitan-how-to-prepare-coffee-with-cuccumella/<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20231228220519/https://www.caffeernani.com/en/recipes/neapolitan-how-to-prepare-coffee-with-cuccumella/ --> * "The Secret of a Neapolitan Coffee Maker". Lavazza, Luigi Lavazza SPA, https://www.lavazza.co.uk/en/coffee-secrets/neapolitan-coffee-maker<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20220819030408/https://www.lavazza.co.uk/en/coffee-secrets/neapolitan-coffee-maker --> * "Upside-down percolation". Collezione Enrico Maltoni, TITANKA! Spa, https://www.espressomadeinitaly.com/en/history-gallery-upside-down-percolation.php<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20231228220718/https://www.espressomadeinitaly.com/en/history-gallery-upside-down-percolation.php -->
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.thecoffeefaq.com/3brewingtechniques.html#neapolitan The Coffee FAQ brewing techniques: Neapolitan] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPl1723r9cQ The Neapolitan Coffee Maker] (2023-12-21) by James Hoffmann [15:34]
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