Gaggia classic buyer’s be aware 

Based on your equipment and technique your skills are below a beginner skill.

That was a master class on how to get an inconsistent shot. If you're not into puck preparation. A manual machine probably isn't the machine for you. It takes much more puck prep to get a consistent shot with this machine. Even with perfect puck prep. You have to deal with temp/ pressure fluctuations. Manual machines are not for everyone. There's nothing wrong with that.

Brother man, you can’t talk that poorly about the equipment when you know nothing about even the basics of making espresso. You may have found a “happy spot” that you like and that’s great. But 99% of the issues you mentioned are all brought on by user error, not machine issue.

Get this man a nesspresso

100% operator error. Better grinder. Weigh your shots. Incorrect tamping banging portafilter on the group head. You have zero consistency in your routine. Not trying to be harsh but there’s a lot wrong here.

Took until 10:12, but hearing "EXPRESSO" climb out of your mouth and spread its wings made this a worthwhile watch. Best of luck on your coffee journey, bossman.

Your shots have more channels than my TV

pulling 3oz shots in 9 seconds.....

When i got my gaggia i had that same grinder.... it was terrible.. i never got a consistsnt shot either...plus i didnt wiegh the beans... i now wiegh out 20gs.. i use a baratza sette 30... the shots are consistent and taste friggin wonderful.... just spring for a better grinder bro... its as important as the espresso machine

On one hand you are right, this is not a begginners friendly machine. On the other hand you are wrong saying this machine cannot make good espresso, you just need an just as good grinder.

It was not easy to watch this video 😅

It's not the machine, bud; it's you. IF you've made espresso 'professionally' you were making bad espresso. You should get the Bambino Plus; no thinking required.

😂 Can't tell if he's joking or if he's for real 😂😂😂

I have an evo model gaggia. 3 months experience now with zero espresso experience prior. I was not happy at 1st but dialing in my grinder and buying the spin tamper and screen top I’ve learned to get a pretty good shot. Impressive mostly imo. I will say the company we bought these from really has customer service issues and after my experience won’t buy from them again anything. Spending $600 on the machine after 3 Weeks of not good shots the tamper is unusable and had to buy a real tamper and reviews told me the spin version is best for consistent shots. So $130 later but couldn’t actually see the graphics it arrived but ugly. Contacted customer service I’d Like a return exchange for something nice looking. After all $700 they refused return unused spinner and even passed me on to another person that didn’t reply for over a week. So I played with it and found success easily.

This guy has no idea wat hes doing

The biggest "flow" of the Gaggia is the small aluminum boiler that is prone to corrosion also. Despite that it makes great coffee IF you know how to,

Hate to sound rude, but I hope anyone wasting their time watching this video heeds this guy's warning. Not buyers beware of the Gaggia machine, but buyer beware of his assessment, critique, and lack of a consistent and reasonable process to get good shots. My god, so much wrong here. UGH! Seems like he is more interested in quick caffeine delivery with a suggestion of coffee flavor. If anyone else is in this camp, go find something different and probably at a much cheaper price point.

Some people deserve to drink dunkin donuts for the rest of their life 😂

I literally just bought a 2019 version here in Madagascar. I used bourbon Pointu coffee from Madagascar and freshly roasted. I am a beginner. But. The fourth coffee I made on this machine was the best I ever had. I just used the little plastic tamper. For me it was great. The best I ever had.

1. 갈아진 커피가루를 충분히 흔들어서 사용하세요 shake grinded coffee 2.탬핑을 완료한 후에는 포터필터를 탁탁 치면 안됩니다. don't hit poter filter after tampping 3.그래도 빠르면 원두를 더 곱게 갈아라 more grind fine

I feel like the video orientation should have been a dead giveaway.

This machine is anything but user friendly. It's entry level, as it's the bare minimum you need to do home-made espresso and cappucinos, but it's not easy. You learn how to make espresso, froth, grind, temper, pressure, temp, but you have work for it. I don't mind it, but it's a ceremony, at least for me. But I get pretty consistent results. If you want simple, get s fully automatic, or a Nespresso (yeah I said it).

Grinder not good enough I have a baratza encore esp barely good enough for grinding fine enough. Puck prep is terrible, putting coffee into a wet basket you will get channeling. Seriously try a wdt

My man is so lost that he doesnt even knows that he is lost

Figured I’d mention that the Gaggia Classic is an “entry level” manual espresso machine - not “beginner.” When hearing “entry level,” think “cheap,” or “inexpensive.” The Gaggia is a decent value, but the pressure on mine was somewhere in the 13 bar range, the temp fluctuates, etc. There are tricks to make it more consistent, but it’s so much easier to just get a really good grinder and get replacement spring to lower the pressure. Those two make this machine pull consistent and tasty shots. That, and having a dialed in puck prep. Occasional shots at home is a different beast than commercially pulling shot after shot. And the machine the poster is recommending is a small portafilter with pressurized basket. It’s definitely a home machine - kinda like an Illy machine or Mr Coffee espresso machine. They’re very useful for those who are not “serious” or “in over our heads” espresso people. But for those of us who weigh both the input and output, time our shots, have multiple grinders that cost more than the espresso machines they’re used with, single dose, obsess about puck prep, etc etc- well… this machine isn’t for us either… but it’ll do until we get something better 😂

14:55 you don't know if it's the coffee or the machine. Here's a hint. It's you.

I'm looking at the Evo Pro and the reviews say after only a month, the coating in the boiler is peeling off! It ends up in the shot. The reviews were from 2023 and 2024. Can anyone help me on this?

Sorry, big mess here, 6 shots daily and all bad with dirt and inconsistency….

Why the GCP is the very best 'starter' machine? It can make really awesome shots but maybe even more important.... if you don't like it or get tired of espresso.... it is one of the few entry-level machines that you can sell in a heartbeat and recover most of your money, even years after purchase. Also: it is made in Italy, Breville is made in China. I know that Chinese can make exceptional equipment while Italy sometimes has "labor problems":):). Still...something about it being made in Italy (proly out of Chinese parts but whatever:):)

Gaggia manual says to use the plastic thing until you have everything dialed in.

Give this man a wet towel to wipe that counter

You don't know your Expresso sir!

You need a burr grinder. Blade grinders do not work for esspresso

I just bought my 2nd Gaggia Classic Pro upgrade. I have ten years experience pulling shots but I cannot for the life of me use the portafilter much less the bottomless portafilter without the coffee just raging through. I tamp harder then the 30lbs pressure I read way back. I have a cheap cuisinart grinder so it probably isn't as fine as it could be but it is quite fine. What am I doing wrong. BTW one of the hacks I learned I really like: playing with the steam knob while puling a shot to control the rate to avoid over or under extraction. Pulls a gret shot but I am still using the bowl with the little black insert spout. Any suggestions.

Hey, i just saw this review and I don't think it's the machine. The grinder shown is not designed for traditional espressos or pressurized baskets. The pressurized basket is designed for a consumer-grade grinder such as the one in the video. The shots will taste better and be more consistent. A baratza encore or sette is probably the minimum grinder you'd need for an unpressurized basket or a hand grinder like the Rok. those will make for much better and more consistent shots. The Gaggia comes with a 12-bar pressure stock. I modded mine to use the 9-bar spring with the unpressurized basket this also helped. Check out some of my videos if you want, but there are a million great RU-vidrs that have offered videos on this as well. Hope you get it all dialled in. A new grinder will change the game for you.

What a train wreck!

Even if you are a beginner, you should use a scale and a proper tamper. LOL. You are wasting a lot of coffee and you said you are not a beginner. Start watching tutorials. Is not so hard.

Dude get a better grinder. I have a Classic I have had for 8 years, I bought it used. I am on my 3rd grinder. That makes the difference! It is a very capable machine. If you need a budget grinder a Lelit Fred is a start. I wore out a Sette 270. Again grinder Dude!

So a machine that is likely the most popular and supported entry-level espresso machine on the market is bad? Anyone who starts by saying "do your research" is not to be believed.

that was terrible puck prep, I consider myself a beginner but man that was terrible

Grinder is more important than expresso machine for quality shots. The DF64 with SSP burrs is wonderful for expresso.

You tamped then again tap. That will lost the coffee around the edges. Very bad idea.

Hi after listening to your long CV Im of the opinion that your knowledge is well below par. New beans, never used before and you just grind up a container full why?. Grind one shot and work from there. Work with a grinder that delivers. Its a great machine for beginners who want and are willing to learn. If people are not interest in process and working at creating great coffee buy a Nespresso machine. Sorry but disagree with most of what said and is based on poor incomplete knowledge.

James Hoffman sounds different...

Looks very over extracted, and I didn't see any scales to weight your output

Yea no. I don't believe you ever worked at a coffee shop and actually made espresso on any of the machines you mentioned. You may have worked around these machines, but never used them, and if you did, it was probably like once or twice. If you actually did use the machines daily as part of your regular job, you would have at least some basic barista skills which, based on your video, you do not have. Do yourself a favor and watch some RU-vid videos on how to properly prepare your puck and how to use this machine.

lol, my man, it's the entry level REAL espresso machine. You'll have to finesse TF out of it with an amazing grinder and temp surfing. From the Gaggia? Go Profitec Go for the PID, but if the Gaggia is a problem? Every real espresso machine will be a problem.

Spend a few hundred on a decent grinder and watch some tutorials on dialing in. Ensure you are only using freshly roasted coffee, not supermarket stuff. Watch some tutorials on proper puck prep and dosing.

6 shots every morning?! Are you still alive?

? Your kidding right.

This gaggia is not for lazy un passionate people .. get a automatic machine.

For anyone watching this, just do everything opposite and you should be good. My gosh this was difficult to watch.

😂

This was awful That's how I roll 😂

Haha, is this satire?!

Sorry my camera lens was dirty from fishing the night before. Hopefully I enlighten you on the way this machine operates

Some clown level stuff right here.

I’ve been getting decent shots here recently. I ain’t got time for all that extra fancy equipment. Never weighed my shots before. And I’m not anymore with this machine now that I got it dialed in.