Last night, was setting up the bar area for both a photoshoot later today, and also a small focus group coming over to test these budget espresso machines. Missing from the pic: a Flair Neo Flex $100 manual, portable espresso maker.
I’m so happy! Managed to disassemble the solenoid valve, clean it and put it back together. There was no water flow on the grouphead, now it’s like new! #Gaggia#GaggiaClassic#Coffee
So the #fediverse voted in a poll I ran 2 days ago, choosing which product I'd complete the review for next. The Gaggia Classic Evo Pro had the lead with 24%, and 135ppl voting.
Well, here it is! Our First Look at the #Gaggia Classic Evo Pro machine, new for 2023. Does this #espresso machine maintain and elevate the legacy of Gaggia's 45 years in home espresso machine tech? Let's find out!
Here's CoffeeGeek comprehensive First Look at the new 2023 Gaggia Classic Evo Pro espresso machine.
Has Gaggia lived up to expectations? Have they delivered a nicely matured version of a machine they've been selling for 45 years? Our First Look does dive into this.
It's a common misconception that #Gaggia's original spring lever #espresso machine design - the one that introduced modern day high pressure espresso brews with proper crema in 1947 - was a 9BAR machine.
It was not. It was a peak 7BAR machine (but more rated for 6.5BAR)
Experimentation between 1947 and 1955 by Gaggia, #Pavoni, #Faema, #Cimbali, and others pushed the springs to higher compression rates, bringing espresso up to around 9BAR.
The E61, with it's rotary pum, was 9Bar ex.factory.
I don't just use $10,000 espresso machines to make great tasting #espresso.
You can make espresso that sings with $450 machines (#Gaggia Classic 1st photo), even $250 machines (#Krups XP series, 2nd photo).
It takes a good grinder (lots of $200 grinders out there that are excellent), good coffee, and good technique. Our website helps you make this journey.
Another day, and more testing, note taking, evaluation, and parameters-testing of the #Gaggia Classic Evo Pro #espresso machine.
Ahhh... I had almost forgotten how to 'temperature surf", something I helped popularize on a very early (like 1rst six months of it existing) youtube with an old Rancilio Silvia video, way back when :)
The Gaggia Classic Evo Pro definitely needs temperature surfing. ;)
It's #Thanksgiving in Canada; I put together an intimate little meal for my loved ones, all based around something different: turkey schnitzel! We all counted our blessings.
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians!
Also, I spent 3 hours testing the #Gaggia Classic Pro Evo #Espresso machine, getting re-familiar with an old friend. Snapped lots of photos, recorded lots of numbers and thoughts. Thoroughly caffeinated!
@coffeegeek I’ve got the #Gaggia#Classic for the last Christmas from my wife! It has some quirks, but overall it’s a really nice machine! The white one looks dope!🥰