Re: OT Coffee machine

["patricklidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Chris McGookin" <chris@m...> wrote:
> I've seen a small Gaggia in Costco for =A3180 which keeps catching
my=20
eye...I think I may just have been pushed over the edge now!
> Don't think it has a grinder, comes in chrome or gold.
> Anyone seen this and know if this is a good price/ model or if you=20
need to spend money on one of the higher models?

The smaller Gaggia's do make great coffee - so long as you only want=20
espresso or cappucino. It takes a bit of practice to get the coffee=20
making right, and the machine really needs 10-15 mins to warm up=20
before it's ready for action (even if the light goes off earlier).

The lack of an integral grinder is a bit of a bore, but not a show=20
stopper - it does tend to make the whole coffee making process a bit=20
messy though! (At least for someone as clumsy as me :-) Gaggia do a=20
matching separate grinder, or 15-20 quid will secure a=20
Kenwood/whatever counter top electric grinder. If you have any=20
Italian connections, the machines can be had for a bit less over=20
there (at least last time I looked) but you would want it hand=20
delviered, they are heavy & I'd wager the postage would cancel out=20
the saving.

Patrick


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