Gaggia RI9380/47 Classic Pro Espresso Machine,1.3liters, Cherry Red

I love the color, it pulls great espresso shots also. The milk texturing is a little funky, I had a cheaper machine that did a better job, but not a deal breaker, just a bit of a learning curve. I would recommend this machine. However, I believe you need to have a bit of background with manual espresso machines, or you won't get the best out of it.

The media could not be loaded. This Gaggia Evo Pro replaced my Gaggia Classic of 15 years. The machine shows a Made in Italy production date of June 2024. This machine has 9 bars of pressure and a larger boiler than my older machine, among a large number of improvements. My grinder makes quite fine grounds which are perfect for extracting espresso on the Gaggia. Two upgrades I recommend are: changing the portafilter to a bottomless one and the steam spout to a single hole. I believe this is the best espresso machine at the price point, with the ability to add on mods to your heart’s content. Highly recommended.

The Gaggia Classic Pro is the Golden Standard for "Entry Level" espresso machines.It is well made and is quite sturdy.If you just want a coffee machine that makes decent espresso in the morning without much hassle, stay away from this machine. It's kind of a Blue Pill/Red Pill situation.Get a normal espresso maker and you will be satisfied of the result and with your life.Get a Gaggia Classic Pro, and you will find yourself buying a Coffee Scale, a New +$300 coffee grinder, a stirrer, 2 new tampers (because you will buy a 58mm tamper only to discover that you need a 58.5mmm) etc.You will find yourself deep into forums trying to figure out why you don't get any crema? why is you coffee too sour? why is it too bitter? You will start a series of modifications to the machine (opv spring, PID temp controller etc).At the end of this tunnel you will be reworded with a wonderful tasting espresso, and you will realize that most coffee shops just don't know how to make espresso.In short, if you want all your friends to hate you for becoming a coffee "Expert" and not being able to shut up critiquing the drip coffee at the gas station, buy a Gaggia Classic Pro.

I like the way this Gaggia looks. Way better looking than all other espresso machines in this price point. But beware. You have to hack this machine. My partner has a Breville and it works perfectly every single time. This Gaggia though is a pain. I had to watch hacks to preheat (at least 30 min, most days an hour), to pre infuse, to get the machine to heat the espresso so it’s a hot enough, etc etc. I didn’t believe the people or info on the internet when they said you have to hack this machine. I thought, I’m not going to do that - it’s unnecessary. But I learned the hard way. It is absolutely necessary. Ive had horrible cappuccinos, cold cappuccinos… so now i have to spend an extra few minutes and effort every morning to get a decent cappuccino. And the hacks aren’t always effective. This machine is alive (in a sense). If you want to make the effort, ok I guess you could consider this Gaggia. But honestly I would go with a good Breville instead. Wait for a sale. You can get a Breville on sale for the price of this Gaggia. And it does leak paint chips. All the reviews on the internet are true. I’ll use it because I didn’t return it in time. But every morning I regret my purchase.

I've had this for a couple years now, maybe more. Love it. Was easy to use from the beginning and was making cappuccinos better than 80% of ones I had been drinking around Portland (OR) for 15 years...which is saying something since Portland is a serious coffee town. Of course, great local beans (Coava) and fining milk that suits my taste was part of that equation.Great machine - and looks cool to boot!

This was what I expected. I am particular about my coffee and this, being manual, allows me the control that I need in order to make the coffee the way I like it. I know there were complaints about the coffee not being hot enough. If you let it warm up long enough it is quite hot. The light goes on and you can get hot coffee until it goes out. If the light goes out stop brewing and wait for it to heat up again. If keep brewing after the light goes off it is just warm water. It's pretty simple really. It seems that the longer you wait the hotter it gets...to a point. I'm pleased; it's what I expected and seems sturdy enough. I haven't gotten the foam quite right yet but I assume that it is still user error and I will get it down with practice and have a proper pitcher to use. If you like to push a button and have everything done for you without thinking, then this is probably not the machine for you. If you like to cook and have your coffee the way YOU want it then you will be happy with this machine.