Brera Bean to Cup Coffee Machine

This machine makes fantastic coffee. To be honest I wasn't sure how good this machine would be, as Gaggia, the godfathers of coffee machines, was bought by Phillips, and you can see evidence of their influence in the plastic casing on most of the machine, but the front has a nice brushed metal, and overall this machine has kept the traditional, stylish looks of earlier Gaggia machines. Not the quietest machine, but then it does grind beans to order, and has a decent water pump that works hard to push water through compacted coffee. Machine is relatively easy to setup, even though the manual is fairly poor, and once you have found the settings you want you probably won't need to change them. Steamer is good. The coffee nozzle height is adjustable, always best to keep it as close to the cup as possible to ensure a decent crema. Some parts that aren't so good... The water container will do about 3 1/2 normal cappuccino cups before needing refill. The tray is chrome, but scratches after a while as cups are put on/off. Cleaning can be a bit of a pain, due to the internal shape, lots of shelf/corners, but all parts are easily accessible. When you need to descale, be sure to find the video on youtube, as the manual I have gives instructions for an older model, which means you still need to do the descale after this lengthy process in the manual. Bottom line, I got this for a decent price, and for all its quirks and design flaws, this machine makes absolutely fantastic coffee, to the point where friends don't want to serve me coffee at theirs now after tasting the coffee from this machine, as they now think I am a coffee snob...

This machine was a big and important purchase for myself, as I absolutely love my coffee and after owning it for two months I can safely say this did not disappoint. Gaggia is a renowned name in the world of coffee and this machine lives up to its reputations. This is an easy to use machine with compartments at the front which are easily removed to add fresh water and take away the coffee bean pucks. It's design is stylish and sleek and it's a very nice size for most kitchens. The machine has three settings for strength of coffee and you can make amazing espressos and americanos at the touch of a button. The steam wand is nicely situated and you can get a milk pitcher underneath it with ease. This machine steams milk to a high temperature very quickly and produces thick creamy milk - perfect for cappuccinos or lattes. If you are looking for your next bean to cup espresso machine - look no further! An amazing machine.

This has to be one of the worst products I have EVER purchased from anyone, anywhere. This machine failed to work properly almost from day 1, it constantly leaked water out of the bottom, all over my work surfaces and damaging a nearby kitchen unit. The leak was accompanied by a horrible stench from the water. The machine itself feels cheap and nasty, lots of flimsy plastic. Water container is ridiculously small. Machine has no auto switch off facility so if you forget to turn it off it stays on all day. Overall, I would absolutely 100% recommend not buying this product.

Bought this after much research and indecision - I had a budget of around £350 and it was between this and a Delonghi. The Delonghi won top rating from Which magazine for bean to cup machines, but well... this is GAGGIA! The company INVENTED the modern espresso machine! Obviously I don't know whether the Delonghi is any good, but I certainly don't regret choosing this machine. And this seller offered a fabulous price. If you take the time to read the manual properly, it's easy to set up and makes fabulous coffee really quickly. You have to spend some time tweaking the various options (grind, strength, short/long, single/double shot) to get it just how you want it, but really the quality of the coffee is amazing! Better than you get in the High Street shops - and I'm a fan of most of them. Makes great frothy milk too! It's not without it's quirks - the warning level for a full grounds bin is very inconsistent and it has given me a cup of hot water and thrown the ground coffee all over the place once - but I can forgive it when the coffee tastes this good. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

I've had this a year now. Easy and straight forward to use. Makes great coffee. Looks great out on the counter. The only cons are having a small water reservoir (makes about 3 long coffees before running out) and it doesn't tell you until half way through when it chucks the beans away and makes you start again. The waste part can be a bit indecisive if it's full or not too. Small quirks that don't detract from a great product.

Cansado de los cafés de cápsula por el sabor y por los residuos que genera, decidí comprar una cafetera automática. El cambio fue como pasar de blanco y negro a color. Esta cafetera te muele el café y hace una pre-infusión para potenciar el sabor antes de hacer el café. Resultado? Que se disfrutas de tu café con todos los sentidos. La vista, el olfato y por supuesto el sabor. La cafetera es muy fácil de usar y te permite ajustar el grado del molido, la intensidad del café y la cantidad de café a tu gusto. Una vez realizados los ajustes a tu gusto es cosa de solo apretar un botón para disfrutar del café. Como es de esperar en una máquina de estas características tiene un pannarello para calentar y hacer espuma de leche además de una salida de agua caliente. Lo normal es usar la cafetera con café en grano pero otra característica de esta cafetera es la posibilidad de usar café molido ya sea descafeinado o no. A este fin viene con una cuchara dosificadora para el café molido. Esta función la encuentro muy útil cuando por ejemplo viene una visita que prefiere tomar un descafeinado. Por otro lado, nunca encontrarás un poso de café en tu taza, la cafetera es de lo más limpia y te prepara cafés impolutos. Hasta aquí algunas de las cosas buenas. Ahora lo que no me gusta... El depósito de agua es de poco más de un litro, y como es una cafetera muy limpia te enjuaga el circuito antes y después de cada café y antes y después de encenderla. Lo que conlleva en que cada dos por tres hay que estar rellenando el depósito de agua. Personalmente no me hubiese importado que la cafetera fuese un poco más ancha y que tuviese un depósito de agua más grande. Lo mismo para el depósito de café en grano. Finalmente, el depósito donde caen los "discos" de café prensado es grande pero con pocos discos te está avisando que hay que vaciarlo. Resumen... A favor: Un café buenísimo, es fácil de usar, no es muy ruidosa, múltiples ajustes para conseguir esa taza de café perfecta. En contra: Tener que rellenar/vaciar los distintos depósitos con frecuencia. En mi caso, haciendo 4 cafés diarios tengo que rellenar el depósito de agua, vaciar el depósito de discos de café y vaciar la bandeja de agua usada cada dos días. La bandeja de granos de café la relleno una vez a la semana. Obviamente es más trabajo que una cafetera de cápsulas pero en mi caso merece la pena para disfrutar de un buen café.

Bought to replace my original ‘Gaggia Platinum Swing Up’ after 25 years of good service. This new model obviously contains all the innovations made over the years. It makes brilliant coffee.

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So far so good , amazing coffee

Bonjour, une note pour dire que l'ancienne machine est retournée aujourd'hui - je note que notre "date limite" était hier - excuses. J'espère que nous ne serons pas facturés pour le remplacement ?