About IMUSA
IMUSA was founded in Colombia in 1934 and is credited with producing the country's first aluminum pot, building a nine-decade reputation supplying cookware for Latin American kitchens. IMUSA USA launched in 2006 to bring the brand to Hispanic and broader American home cooks, and in 2011 the company was acquired by Groupe SEB, the French cookware and small-appliance group that also owns All-Clad, Krups, Tefal, and Rowenta.
Its US catalog spans calderos and traditional Latin cookware, pressure cookers, blenders, and both stovetop and electric coffee makers, including the classic aluminum and stainless steel moka pots central to Cuban and Latin American cafecito. In our testing, IMUSA's coffee makers stood out for engineering that most competitors at the same price skip: a cast aluminum boiler on the electric model instead of thin stamped metal, and a stainless steel stovetop pot priced well below where steel moka pots typically start.
Brand website: imusausa.com
What IMUSA makes
IMUSA's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
Stovetop Moka Pots & Espresso Coffeemakers
aluminum and stainless steel stovetop moka pots for gas, ceramic, and electric burners — featured on Brew Gazette
Electric Espresso Makers
cordless, detachable-base electric moka pots with auto-shutoff, brewing 6 or 3 cups from one body — featured on Brew Gazette
Calderos & Traditional Latin Cookware
cast aluminum caldero pots, tamale steamers, and tortilla warmers
Pressure Cookers
stovetop pressure cookers sold across IMUSA's US cookware line
Blenders & Small Appliances
countertop blenders and other small kitchen appliances
Nonstick Frying Pans
everyday nonstick frying pans and skillets
Why we recognized IMUSA
The Brew Gazette Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our hands-on category reviews. IMUSA earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: bought, brewed with daily, and judged on what lands in the cup.
IMUSA products we rated highly
IMUSA Electric Espresso Maker, 6 or 3 Cup
A detachable base that heats to a controlled temperature and switches itself off, stopping the extraction before it turns bitter, paired with a cast aluminum boiler rather than the thin stamped metal most electric moka pots use. In our testing it holds a 4.6 average across more than 2,500 reviews, the highest rating we found for any electric moka pot on Amazon, and it brews 6 or 3 cups from the same body.
Read the 12 Best Moka Pots of 2026 guide →
IMUSA Stainless Steel Stovetop Espresso Coffeemaker, 6 Cup
Real stainless steel at a price where most moka pots are still aluminum, which means no seasoning period, no metallic first brews, and no oxidation worry if it's left wet. In our testing the flip-up top and side pour spout made it easy to serve without unscrewing anything hot, and it carries a 4.4 average rating that matches pots costing twice as much.
Read the 12 Best Moka Pots of 2026 guide →What earned IMUSA the recognition
- Two separate IMUSA products earned a place in our moka pot roundup, one electric and one stovetop, each recognized for a different job: brewing without a stove to watch, and durable steel construction at an entry-level price.
- The electric espresso maker holds a 4.6 average across more than 2,500 reviews, the highest owner rating of any electric moka pot we found on Amazon, built around a cast aluminum boiler and a controlled auto-shutoff base.
- The stainless steel stovetop model brings real steel construction, with no seasoning ritual and no oxidation risk, to a price point where aluminum pots usually dominate, and it holds a 4.4 average across more than 1,300 reviews.
- IMUSA has manufactured cookware since 1934, beginning in Colombia with the country's first aluminum pot, and has been part of Groupe SEB, the French cookware and small-appliance group, since 2011.
- Both featured products are built around genuinely cool-touch handles, a detail our testing calls out as a meaningful safety upgrade over the metal and thin phenolic handles common on cheaper moka pots.