Classic Pro

I use a completely stock GCP. I turn it on before I hop in the shower giving it at least 10 min to warm up. I then pull 1 double shot for me and 1 double shot for my gf. I then steam milk for myself. Sometimes I’ll pull a third double shot for my sister. The stock gaggia does it just fine. Would mod

A fully modded Gaggia Classic Pro can produce excellent espresso, especially if you’ve added a PID, upgraded the steam wand, and improved temperature stability. However, even with all the upgrades, it’s still a single boiler machine. That means you can’t brew and steam at the same time, and you’ll n

Very nice! I’ve had great success using Loogle’s jig if you have access to a 3D printer: https://www.printables.com/model/712788-gaggia-classic-pro-evo-cool-touch-steam-wand-jig

I can recommend a Gaggia Classic Pro… it has decent steaming capabilities, though not stellar. Other folks may have better recommendations. I will say that the standard Baratza Encore is NOT suitable for espresso. The Encore ESP or ESP PRO will work. There are also quality, inexpensive hand grinders

I have a Gaggia Classic with Gaggimate, the non pro version (IE no pressure profiling). It solves the annoying little problems that I had with my GCP before the change. You get consistent temperature, pre infusion, great steam pressure and if you have Bluetooth scales it stops at your target weight

Well Turin Legato V2 owner here (Gemilai 3007Z / MiCoffee Apex V2 )--it's available in Europe btw under other names. You talk about pushing your budget higher yet underscore autosteam (not even sure what that is)---Steam is great on Turin Legato V2. You can incautiously pull data from Redditors for

My first espresso machine after Nespresso was a used Delonghi Dedica I got for $100. Then I realized I needed a good grinder, $200 1Zpresso. So $300 there. Then I realized I needed a better machine to get 9bars of pressure and a standard portafilter with an unpressurized basket, so I bought a Gaggia

When I first got my Gaggia I was the same. Coming from a Breville Infuser, the steaming experience was quite different. It took a few weeks to learn the proper technique on Gaggia, but even then I was only successful about 75% of the time. Basically, one small misstep and your vortex is gone, and it

I’ll answer some! Yes, gaggiuino/gaggimate has PID and pre infusion. I think pre-infusion is only in Gaggimate Pro. (I’ll just talk about gagimate, go that route since its more user friendly from what i read here, even the community is more friendly) I know it works on all types of GCP since 1991. Y

Hello there. While equipment is part of the equation, technique is equally important. Since you said you want milk based drinks, you need a way to steam the milk. What I would suggest is a Gaggia Classic Pro. It is not cheap, but has a good boiler to get the milk frothed up properly. For the grinder