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.

Bought to replace my previous Gaggia that gave up the ghost after seven good years. Can't complain to be honest as I suspect that I did something to render it DOA. Anyway, I had a couple of criteria for my new machine. Firstly, I had to have the facility to bypass the beans and use ground coffee when I fancied a change and secondly, I wanted to be able to top up the water tank without removing it. Well, I got a 50% hit with this but the price was too good to be picky so I bought it. And was initially quite disappointed with the results compared to my previous Gaggia - which I think was probably a higher spec model to be honest. The main reason being that there are very few options for the volume and strength of the coffee. My previous machine allowed me to infinitely choose the water volume between Americano size and espresso. I could also adjust the amount of grounds in a similar way with a dial. On this machine you have two sizes - espresso and lungo, which is about half a mug and which is watery and weak no matter how you set the machine. So forget that setting unless you like coffee more in tune with instant from Aldi. This had me grinding my teeth I'll have to admit and I seriously considered buying a replacement again but not trying to be so mean about it. However, I worked out that I could get an excellent coffee by going full on Italian. Instead of trying to get a lungo - my preferred size of coffee - I instead brew up two shots of espresso and then add water to suit. This is easy to do with the hot water dispenser which is almost instant in use. My wife prefers a latte which is also easy to do. Once again, a double espresso coffee and then using the steam dispenser warm up the milk but remove it before it ends up cappuccino'd. So, I'm happy with the end results. BUT. I'm not going to keep this for many years. Its a bit too inflexible and there are too many compromises. Firstly, I'm still irritated by the lack of flexibility for water and coffee. Can't get away from that. Secondly, the build quality is okay but not by any means high end. Definitely built to a price and that price is the lower end of the market. It does look very flash and it is much neater and takes up less worktop space than my previous machine, but that does not justify the 'feel' of it. Thirdly, the steam/water spout will only rotate but not move up and down meaning that the space under it is limited when using the milk jug. It also feels like it won't take much abuse if any at all. Fourthly, the water reservoir is small. I guess the price one pays for a compact footprint. So, the bottom line is that this machine looks good, makes decent coffee but is inflexible to use and feels a bit low rent. Good for the money but if you have the extra wedge available, then aim higher.

I wish there was a little less plastic and more stainless in this machine, with that said these options are available for an increased price. I have only had it about 2 months but I have found it easy to clean, easy to maintain and the coffee it produces very good. For what it is and what it produces I think it is very good value and I would recommend it for those moving away from a manual who do not want to compromise too much in the way of taste.

I bought this machine for my hubby, as he loves good coffee and I wanted to purchase a quality unit that allowed you to grind whole beans, as most machines on the market these days a limited to the use of capsules only, which is not the same. If you want this, it does of course come at a premium but worth every penny. Slight issues with postage, as took a while to get to me from Italy but well worth the wait.

Great machine. Coffee is not quite as good as a hand made espresso but its close and much better than pods. Very easy to use and clean, my only small gripe is the size of the water tank, if you use it a fair amount you will be filling it constantly. It never uses the last couple of inches of water in the tank for some reason. Even with the water issue it is a great product and I would highly recommend it for busy coffee lovers.

Doet wat hij moet doen. Is nogal veel plastic de buitenkant. Voelt fragiel aan. Waterreservoir klein. Koffie zet hij wel goed. Jammer dat de cc voor de koffie niet in te stellen is.

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