Classic Evo Pro

Color the 49 and 51 are mostly the color codes. EDIT: Posting my commnent from below for clarification. Don't trust the Amazon description.Gaggia in their infinitely Italian wisdom uses Model: RI9380/46 for both the E24 and Evo pro models Brushed Stainless Steel model. My original comment the number

Until recently all Gaggia Classics had uncoated aluminum boilers. Two years ago, Gaggia Released the Classic Pro Evo. In this model, they started coating the inside of the boiler, supposedly to make it more resistant to limescale. Unfortunately, the coating flakes off, making the Evo a bad choice of

Pro Evo from 2023? That's your problem. Look up "Boilergate". The boilers from this particular year and model are coated in a non-stick coating that was intended to reduce scale build up. Instead, it ended up flaking off and flowing through the water paths of the machine. The good news is that boile

Gaggia classic or classic pro (not sure of difference yet) This is the highest quality machine at your price point, but the hardest to use since it lacks a PID. But if you are handy, you can upgrade it for PID or go all the way with Gaggiuino or GaggiMate and it will have most of the features of a $

If you are getting a Gaggia Classic to mod it, either: Get the latest model E24. It has a non-coated brass boiler that will not flake. Get a used older model, either the OG Gaggia Classic made from 1991 to 2018, or the Gaggia Classic Pro (NOT EVO!) made from 2019 to 2022. These all have uncoated alu

Have you tied going to a cafe you like and tasting s bean you like, take it home and are you getting remotely close? I mean gaggia classic pro right out of the box doesn't have a pod and too high pressure but should still produce drinkable shots.

A) It's good as long as you use the same beans or beans with a similar roast level. If you switch, you need to tweak it a little but it's not that a shot with the "wrong" grind setting is undrinkable. I personally drink 99% of the shots I make and either find them delicious or interesting.B) As long

My Gaggia Classic Pro Evo refurb came with like 2 tablespoons of scale in the shower head, it sprayed like a rusty sprinkler head when I first tried it out). It took me a good hour or two of cleaning/flushing to get it all out. Other than that it's been completely fine. Re-packaging it and sending i

Completely agree! Plastic is minimal and in places where you would expect it kinda. Like the Gaggia Classic that changed the opv from a full metal assembly to a plastic elbow with a spring. Still prefer and love the old school stuff. Also the 57mm is such a nonsense move for no reason other than we

Gaggia classic is so easy to disassemble I would do it since it's that bad.