Classic Evo Pro

I love it! It really feels like there are an abundance of features on it. Steaming is good and powerful, nothing like a commercial machine of course, but about 20 seconds for about 8 oz of milk. Pulls good shots, I enjoy the pre infusion and the option to set the temps of my boilers. The "schedule s

It is in thoery it is defined but the top 2 search results for google return machines, barista express that have built in timed grinders as semi-auto. Not volumetric. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-semi-automatic-espresso-machines-7485937 This machine is simply a button activated rather than lever

Does gaggimate produce better espresso than a cafelat robot? Im just curious why so many pick electric espresso machines over manual. I have a gaggia classic evo pro that I hate using. Im not sure if I should install gaggimate or sell it and buy a cafelat robot.

As a gaggia classic owner, this slightly upsets me because now I've got to get my boiler up to steam temp first to steam the water, then cool it off for the espresso shot. But I am 100% trying this out tomorrow morning.

Tbh if you are going from the barista express to a gaggia without modding you may feel it's a downgrade. You have 3 buttons. 1 turns it on, 1 pumps water and 1 turns the steam on. Thats it. Everything is manual with no shot timer. That being said it will out last most options as its a simple machine

So have decided to get the 1zpresso j ultra + lelit anna with pid ( increased my budget ) . Reviewed the gaggia classic pro , couldnt get the pro version only the evo plus it had no pid , and acc to reviews not a good machine for a beginner.

There are three of us at home. I have the Gaggia Classic Pro Evo, and I take the time after steaming to bring the boiler temperature down—and yeah, it's easily 3 to 5 minutes between shots. Since I couldn’t find any workflow or back-to-back shot videos on YouTube, I wanted to know if the Gagguino ha