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 |  | | |  | | | | LOOKS GREAT, SHAME ABOUT THE RESULTS - Scores 2/5
I was excited to receive one of these as a present recently. Appears solidly built, not too bulky and a real step up in quality/weight from the Krups espresso maker it replaced. Initially made great espresso's, with good crema and the frother/steamer worked well.
Unfortunately, after a few days, the crema became non-existent. Tried different espresso grounds from Illy/Lavazza etc, different tamping levels but to no avail. Maybe it had a faulty pump and couldn't produce the correct pressure?
Was too dissilusioned to request a replacement and returned to Amazon for a refund (painless process - thanks Amazon).
Have since bought an Ascaso Dream coffee maker and I love it! | REVIEW BY ANONYMOUS
ON 19 DECEMBER 2008 |
| | | | | | GAGGIA BABY CLASS I LOVE IT, NO WAIT! I HATE IT, NO I SORTA LIKE IT - Scores 4/5
This is a good looking and solid machine. Generally the external engineering is well thought out, everything fits well without any of the awkward fiddling or necessary wiggling about of components that I have found on cheaper coffee makers. Apart from the frothing wand, that is - what were Gaggia thinking? It may seem that it only needs a wipe but when I removed the plastic attachment of the wand and went to the nail breaking effort of pulling off the little washers to check the cleanliness within, oh dear. I don't mean just the plastic extension of the wand that is inserted into the milk as this comes off easily, but rather the retainer that this screws onto. It involves removing two tiny plastic/rubber washers and drop these on the floor at your peril, they are tiny - I have no idea how easy it would be to get replacemts for these. This is the only way to be sure the whole plastic section of the wand is free from milk residue. Ick, is all I can say, thick and sticky, brownish residue in abundance. This spoils an otherwise good coffee maker. Since it is not a cheap item and Gaggia are a reputable manufacturer, surely attention to simplicity in maintaining the hygiene of their machine should have been a design feature.
It does make great coffee, good crema and temperature. Although there is improvement, I am still struggling to get a milk froth that isn't like a dry meringue but from everything I have read about the art of milk frothing it is likely that my lack of expertise is to blame rather than the machine.
Lastly, this is not Gaggia's fault but I got my Baby Class via Garraways and although the external packaging for posting was sound, the Gaggia Box had clearly been opened, was battered and ripped in places and resealed with sellotape, presumably by a four year old as it was so messy and looked awful. This has left me wondering if it had been on display or perhaps been returned by a previous buyer. Since it was a lovely gift from my father I have not made a fuss about this but I would think twice about buying from Garraways in future. In fact, I wouldn't think of buying from them at all if they thought it acceptable to foist this upon a mail recipient.
If a good Espresso is your goal, though, the Baby Class is up to the challenge. | REVIEW BY ANONYMOUS
ON 17 MARCH 2008 |
| | | | | | AWESOME PRICE, AWESOME COFFEE - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! - Scores 5/5
I have wasted a lot of money on coffee makers in the past.
However this Gaggia Baby makes one of the best cups of coffee I have tasted.
It feels well machined and solid from the moment you ease it out of the box. It has a large easy to fill water tank, a cup warmer and looks good as well.
The coffee it produces is superb, good crema layer, (from Gaggia beans ground in a Gaggia grinder!)
I release some hot water to warm the cup before making the coffee.
The milk frother is awesome, creating a nice dense but light foam and heating the milk.
The resulting cappuccino is full of flavour and nice and hot.
It takes almost no cleaning, a rinse of the coffee holder and a wipe of the milk krother is all that is required.
I was so worried about spending so much on a coffee machine, but it is worth every single penny! | REVIEW BY ANONYMOUS
ON 08 DECEMBER 2007 |
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