Gaggia Classic Review Review

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Gaggia Classic Review
3.3 stars
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john amber.'s Review of Gaggia Classic Review Compare

4th Jul 2003

Overall Rating

1 stars
  • Value for money
    1 stars
Good Points

Makes good coffee when it works


Bad Points

Badly made, badly finished, poor quality and more trouble than it is worth


General Comments

Within a week of having the Gaggia Classic, the plating started wearing of. This was just the beginning. The steam valve leaked from about the second month and it was necessary to keep a cup under it to catch water whenever the machine was switched on. The motor stopped working after a year and the machine is now useless. The metal cup which holds the coffee gets stuck when you remove the handle and the only way to remove this is to run the machine after removing the handle so that after a second or two the metal cup drops out splashing water and coffee grains all over the kitchen. It is just a badly designed and cheaply made machine. I would never buy a Gaggia again.

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Members' Comments onjohn amber.'s Review

  • me. on 31st Jul 2003

    had mine for a month now. no probs so far.
    but I notice that one has to follow (manual) instructions and additional info to the letter.
    Thus, do remove the filter/coffeeholder immediately after you have made the coffee, dispense of the used coffee asap.
    Otherwise the coffee grind hardens up and sticks to both the shower head and the coffeeholder.

    Overall I share the view that making coffee takes longer, ie about 8 minutes all incl.
    I used to prepare espresso with the classical Bialetti maker, ie. 6-7 minutes all incl.
    Equipment is more expensive now and more cleaning intensive, but the quality is worth the extra effort.
    A quick note on de-scaling (absolut essential) but I would use still mineral water for making coffee which circumvents the problem of scale.

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