Gaggia 74840 Espresso Pure Coffee Maker
Gaggia is the best known Italian manufacturer of coffee machines for profesional and household use and its name is synonymous with tradition and reliability the world over(BR)The company was set up in 1947 by Achille Gaggia the man to whom we are indebted for the success of esresso coffee all over the world(BR)It was he who on September 5th 1938 filed a patent no 365726 with which modern steam free coffee machines may be said to have been born(P)In 1977 Gaggia began producing coffee machines for the home launching the Baby Gaggia which to this day is considered to be the ideal family coffee maker(BR)The design and technological advances have changed the awy the machines look and work but the objective of quality reliability and passion for the right espresso everytime has remained throughout Gaggia’s history and this is what makes Gaggia legendary
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Gaggia 74840 Espresso Pure Coffee Maker Reviews
1 Review of the Gaggia 74840 Espresso Pure Coffee Maker
Very Disappointing
My wife bought me one of these for Xmas to replace a stove top espresso maker and whisk type milk frother.
Initial impression was that it looked very cheaply made considering it is one of the more expensive models at the ‘budget’ end of the market. The top plate which is made of cheap plastic didnt fit from day one and the rest of the machine apart from the filter holder is cheap and plasticky with a very light weight feel.
The first few cups of espresso were very good with a good Crema and the steam frother although also made of cheap looking plastic worked well.
Unfortunately within a couple of weeks of being used 1-2 times most days the machine started leaking with a constant drip even when when the pump was turned off which overflowed the drip tray or diluted the coffee in the cup.
When the steam nozzle is turned on then high pressure steam is also forced through the coffee filter and this remains under pressure for several minuted after it is turned off releasing a puff of scalding high pressure steam if the filter holder is removed.
I think you are paying a premium for the Gaggia name – although it wont continue to command a premium if they keep producing machines as poor as this one.
Posted on March 1st, 2009 at 11:21 am
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