Can anyone explain what this fancy coffee gadget actually does please

[Cruiser24]

My husbands birthday is coming up his asked for a new bialetti moka pot I have no idea about coffee! but I've just seen this stand thing that sits on the hob for the moka pot to sit on, but what on earth does it do ? whats the benefit of it ? even reading the description I've still no idea

It’s to allow the pot to be used on an induction hob.

The frying pan looking thing is for when you have don’t have a flat hob, so the coffee maker is on a stable surface. If you have a flat surfaced hob you don’t need it.

As PP says, but I would also use that on a gas hob if my coffee pot was too small to balance on the metal frame.

• What @Mamette said.

@Mamette ahhh yes thank you! If we didn't have an induction hob is it benefit we have a electric hob no idea if it's induction

No point buying the plate if you don't have an induction hob.

It's because induction hobs only work with pans with magnetic bases - otherwise they don't heat up. Moka pots are made of aluminium, which isn't magnetic, so you you could only use it on an induction hob with that plate, which will be magnetic.

When you switch your hob on without a pan on it, does it get hot? If it does, it's a normal electric hob and you don't need the induction plate. If it doesn't feel hot, or only slightly warm, it's an induction hob, and the moka pot won't work without the plate.