Yeah it's quite a nice advertisement. By the way, he forgot to mention a tiny little detail that the boiler coating on this particular model falls right into your cup...
The motion and natural reflex that you employ when preparing your coffee is hypnotic. Everything is in order, everything gets cleaned and treated with care. Not that I don't treat my equipment well - I do, but the way you do it so smooth and articulate despite it facing the camera? You don't get that fluidity without pulling a lot of shots. Inspirational! Not just the review, but your prep and general presentation. Thank you.
Another strong point is they will last for ever, if looked after, and they are very easy to repair and upgrade if you are so inclined. I have a couple of Gaggia Classics, a 2020 Pro, to which i have done the common upgrades including PID (makes a big difference), and I recently purchased a 2003 model as a project, it needed a bit of TLC but it is now as good as new.
Thanks - Great Video. For a novice (me) you explain the step by step process of using this machine very clearly. Something other reviewers seem to brush over. Well done
I'm retired always loved good coffee. Bought a Gaggia classic pro and a rancilio rocky grinder. I love this combo bullet proof . And great espresso. Great price.
@@AlternativeBrewing I only wish I knew I needed a single dose grinder. I just didn't realize when I started. Love my Rocky just wish it was single dose.
Please note the drip tray cover was put in wrong in this video. The reviewer here had the round hole in the correct position in upper left at min 3.00 or so. However, when pushing back in, he had the whole in lower right hand when pushing the drip tray back in he had it in lower right which is wrong. That hole is for the discharge tube. Just want to point this out for people studying this machine.
I have replaced the spring with a 9 bar, IMS top filter and I use a VST basket. Temperature can be a real problem, sometimes bitter, sometimes sour coffee if you don't get the temperature right. You get the best results if you start tapping the coffee as soon as it's warmed up. Pre-soaking is also possible: open the steam tap slightly - a quarter of a turn - during the first 3-4 seconds of tapping. Of course, all this takes some practice, and I was able to make my first decent cup of coffee after about two weeks... It's a nice machine, but I hate cleaning it up after use. It takes longer than brewing coffee... (I use a Eureka Zero grinder)
I'm retired love coffee had Delongi coffee maker combo espresso maker got it as a present years ago. Started fooling around with making espresso. I got hooked . It finally broke started researching need up gaggia classic pro . Put in a 9 bar spring , bottomless portafilter. A few different IMS baskets a time more scale, spring loaded tamper and distributor, and a rocky grinder al, for about 12 hundred dollars. I love this set up worth every penny. Just my opinion.
Love your content. You’ve persuaded me to get the Varia gen 2 grinder Thought I’d mention, when you mod this machine with a PID, 9 bar spring, dimmer and gauge, this £200 upgrade making it a £7-800, machine rivals any prosumer machine worth up to £3000 for quality of espresso. Easily. Yes you can only make 2/3 cups at a time but that’s the point. If you need to make cafe quantities then get a dual boiler more expensive machine. If not, this creates coffee as good as anything out there.
Thanks so much! I enjoy doing them! 🙌 Had already dialled the coffee in, and - at least for the video - I was eyeballing the volumes in the cup- fwiw - I would use a scale or at the very least a timer for the shot. In making the video - I decided against adding in the suggestion of all these extra requirements - as it comes across as a little gatekeeping for the budget espresso setup - ie - “you’re also gonna need a $600 Grinder, a $300 set of scales, a good tamper, a new filter basket & filtered water” 😵💫
Last week, I purchased the GCP version from 2019 with one year of usage. It's quite new, and I got it for just AUD $400 in Brisbane. I'm aware that I really need a good grinder, but for now, I'm enjoying pre-ground coffee and a pressurized filter. I've never had a machine before. Josh, please find me a good deal on the Varia VS3! 😅 Black Friday is approaching! Thank you for your content. I've been watching your videos, and I think I bought it because of you.
Considerable to-ing and fro-ing followed, I finally chose this Gaggia Classic Evo due to its exceptional size / price / quality ratio. Of course it lacks a gauge or a PID to be really exceptional, but for less than 500€ ou $ you can't ask for the moon. And it leaves room for a Fiorenzato AllGround or a Eureka Mignon Libra...
and if you want to go down that road - the ability to mod the Gaggia sets it apart. The capabilities of Gagguino modded machines lets the Gaggia fight well above its weight class.
When making a long black you can actually use the water that comes out of the group head for preinfusion. Look up how it's done on the GCP, and you're already doing it, just without the portafilter inplace.
We have a Gaggia Classic 2003 model. Still going strong today with daily use over 20 years. (Regular servicing keeps it if perfect condition). Is there much difference between the 2003 model and the one in this review?
NO not really - the basic requirements for making the espresso are the same - parts have been updated on the machine gradually to incorporate more durable components, however it's not uncommon to hear of a 20yr+ Gaggia in service 🙌 great machines that will last a lifetime if looked after
EVO is using better materials for the body, boiler, portafilter and electrics - mostly things you will not notice - and almost identical in performance - though I can assume with the upgrades, they EVO has a longer life expectancy.
Any idea why on Classic EVO they've changed the power switch which after turning on the machine return to original position ? This means if you remove it from power outlet it will not remember the state and machine is always OFF. That means you can't use smart socket to turn on/off machine remotely or in specific time. Not sure if this is unique to EU version or it's some "new" design of power switch. In any case I don't like it a bit!
Not as late no. Keeping a close eye on the events around this Gaggia Classic boiler issue ofc. Depending on what worldwide market you're in, each will be affected differently.
I do always wonder about this - on the Gaggia and the Rancilio Silvia. That is the one thing that - for machines like a Breville Barista Express, have over these two machines - at a similar price point - is the PID with temperature stability, albeit using thermoblock tech, and not a true boiler, even just PID on the Espresso brewing is all you need - otherwise it might as well be a HX machine.Though, you'd somehow have to work out how to do this, without increasing end cost of the machine. Temperature surfacing is a whole other thing - realistically, how many new Gaggia owners buy one and are following this?
@@jeromesusi1064 I had read the same and thought about buying from USA. The problem with the American models is they're wired for 110v not Australia's 240v
I was interested in your making of the long black. I do something similar in making an espresso lungo. Do you use steamed water for any reason considering that the lungo uses brew temperature water.
You're correct. The main differences is the EVO has upgraded internal components - mainly improved wiring and connections - a stainless steel portafilter (less plastic) and a boler with improved anti-stick and anti-corrosion inner coating. It's nothing you really see or feel from the outside - though significant enough upgrades - I'd expect an extended life on the Pro EVO - and that the price has been increased. Otherwise - performs almost identically to the OG Classic Pro.
Budget would be the first consideration - the Gaggia you'll still need a Grinder to pair with it - whereas the BBE comes with one. .. beyond that - if there's budget for a good grinder as well - Gaggia All day. Another note to make - is the level of hands on "home baristaring" you would like to pursue. You can only go so far with the Breville. The Gaggia is has more potential @@saysoco
@@AlternativeBrewing oh, I just bought one of these in Ukraine. and we do not have an authorized dealer to solve the problem if it occurs. I hope that this will not happen to me. or, at the very least, I’ll wash these flops
Some problems about this machine. 1. The steamer drips all the time, espesially while the espresso shot is taken. 2. 100ml boiler is not enought to steam the milk. While steaming the milk the heat light turns off, meaning, the steam turns to cold. The hot water is allready finishes far before the milk steamed.
Hi there, the ideal boiler size, works in conjunction with the size of the boiler element. So the machines needs to be well powered as well to get back up to temperature quickly and maintain temperature. Generally speaking, the gaggia is a 2-3 coffees - and work flow is slow - ... for 4 or more I'd be looking at the Rancilio Silvia - whilst still a single boiler and low cost - it's a little larger in capacity and can therefor handle more drinks back to back.
More reviews of Coffee Beans from Supermarket Not so much from small coffee bean roasters cos they are getting too expensive. Gaggia is getting too expensive for a manual, single boiler and no grinder coffee machine. The new Sunbeam Origins espresso machine(*) is well priced esp. if it is sold discounted, I bought mine for $621. Review it if you dare. I am pleased with mine. * It can be as manual or a semi auto machine.
Christ your point on the pressurised basket was just so disturbingly wrong in so many ways! The Ginder is the most important that determine the quality of your coffee, spend your spare change on the machine! As for portafilters, chuck them and get a bottomless and add a precision basket and this will improve your coffee substantially! This machine is the best machine on the market to modify with kits to get it to perform tot he level of a machine 10 x its price with a the PID added.
@@peterreno4203search for boillergate gaggia... Older 2nd hand ones are getting crazy expensive in Europe making it more desirable to buy new and then... boillergate on such an expensive "tool"...
@alternativebrewing you have lost all credibility in my eyes. You are emptying pretty much the entire boiler then proceed to pull a shot with cold water that hasn't had any chance to get up to temperature. You then pull a second shot after you have dropped the temperature even further with the first one. Amateur hour just wow
hahahaha Amateur hour! there's plenty of time between actions for the boiler to come up to temp. Between running water out of the Boiler in to the cup for the long black - then grinding and prepping the first basket - pulling that shot. Then Grinding and prepping the second shot .. I think it's adequate time. My alter ego says; if you're going to nitpick the workflow and temperature stability this machine, perhaps you're better off with another machine?
