RI9380/47 Classic Pro Espresso Machine,1.3liters, Cherry Red

An excellent espresso machine. It brews great coffee and froths milk very well. The only minor drawback is that it is a bit slow, but otherwise, it is an excellent machine. The build quality is very good; its high-quality brass boiler ensures excellent, consistent temperature. Regarding timing, you can only froth milk twice in a row; if you need enough for five cups, you have to wait a bit for the temperature to build back up. Overall, it is a great machine for home use, and I recommend it 100%.

I don’t have any other machine to compare this to, but I’ve been using it for the past year and it’s been perfect! Make sure to get a grinder too, and try to get freshly roasted beans to get the most out this product! Highly recommend! Here’s a tip, generally speaking: It takes 30 minutes to warm up properly, you can use it right away but the water may be inconsistently heated- but get a $10 smart outlet so you can control the machine the night before, or when you’re in bed in the morning, or if you’re out and about! Edit: There’s a great Reddit community for Gaggia Classic. In case there are any issues that you’re having, ask them and they can guide you! Additionally, there are so many mods you can do to make this $500 espresso into a much higher quality espresso machine. I based my decision to buy this, solely on the active community surrounding this, as well as the endless mods you can make!

Makes great espresso with a perfect crema. Not much electronics, which is so much better than the fancy machines.

The Gaggia Classic Pro is the Golden Standard for "Entry Level" espresso machines. It is well made and is quite sturdy. If you just want a coffee machine that makes decent espresso in the morning without much hassle, stay away from this machine. It's kind of a Blue Pill/Red Pill situation. Get a normal espresso maker and you will be satisfied of the result and with your life. Get a Gaggia Classic Pro, and you will find yourself buying a Coffee Scale, a New +$300 coffee grinder, a stirrer, 2 new tampers (because you will buy a 58mm tamper only to discover that you need a 58.5mmm) etc. You will find yourself deep into forums trying to figure out why you don't get any crema? why is you coffee too sour? why is it too bitter? You will start a series of modifications to the machine (opv spring, PID temp controller etc). At the end of this tunnel you will be reworded with a wonderful tasting espresso, and you will realize that most coffee shops just don't know how to make espresso. In short, if you want all your friends to hate you for becoming a coffee "Expert" and not being able to shut up critiquing the drip coffee at the gas station, buy a Gaggia Classic Pro.

The first machine was defective, and I had to return it. The 2nd one works well. It has a simple process that I find enjoyable, and really like the red color. It’s solidly built in Milan, not in China like the competitors.

I had a Gaggia espresso maker for 9 years. It was fantastic. Great tasting espresso. But needed to upgrade as it became noisy recently. Hence, did an extensive research and all recommendations pointed towards the new Gaggia Pro. My research included watching many YouTube clips on how to use this machine, all of them touted it as one of the best espresso maker in its class. So, I proceeded with this purchase, having built some high aspirations... However, it turned out to be a disappointment. These are the reasons: 1. The espresso it makes is way less tasty and less full bodied that its predecessor which I still own and will start reusing. No matter what ground coffee brand I use, there is this unusual, bland, unpleasantly tangy taste to that black syrup I was looking forward to enjoy. 2. The distance between the filter and the drip tray is small, such that only a small espresso cup can be fit. This is a disadvantage for me as I sometimes place my short, milk-filled mug underneath to receive the espresso right in there. I cannot do that with this awkward machine 3. The filter does not fit easily in its receptacle. It slides often as one is trying to engage it. In order to tighten in place, one has to hold on to the machine tight so that it does not move to the right. 4. Otherwise, it looks great. I bought the red one, and it is enticing to look at. And above all, as touted by many, it's made in Italy! For the above first 3 reasons, it was a disappointing purchase for me. Physician in love with good espresso

This is an outstanding coffee machine but has a couple of dumb oversights. First, this is "5 stars" as far as the coffee making ability goes. Best, most flavorful espressos/americanos I've had on any machine (including Solaris, Krupp) I've ever had. So why only "3" stars? A couple of dumb oversights that are so obvious yet unfixed and part of the design by a manufacturer that, supposedly, is a well-known, long-standing Italian coffee/espresso machine manufacturer., that they need to get dinged a couple of stars. None of these oversights impacts the quality of the cup of coffee you'll drink, but just "be aware." First and foremost, as others have commented on (and equally found annoying) is the dumb design of the water reservoir. You will need to have a flashlight placed next to the machine. The reservoir is pointlessly and counterproductively, a very dark grey-brown color, which, tucked under the overhand of the bulk of the machine, means that you absolutely cannot see the water level in the reservoir. The only way to see the water level is by using a flashlight to shine into the reservoir and watch for the movement of the waterline. Dumb! Dumb! Dumb! it absolutely needs to be clear!! Why isn't it?? Next, and related to the first is that the inside (or back side) of the reservoir is lower than the front (or outfacing side). That means you have to be very careful not to overfill, the front, or you'll have water running out the back. Complicating this further is that there isn't any water "line," just large letters saying "max water', which gives a bit of a wide variance as to where, exactly, is the "maximum water line." Third is the unmentioned/undetailed function of what I'm going to call the "pressure spit valve" on the left of the unit under the drip tray. There is no description or even reference to it in the instructions but after seeing water shoot out of the same place every time I shut off the coffee run, I had to assume that it was somehow related, and probably was a pressure release mechanism of some sort. Would be nice to include this in the instructions? Any cleaning or maintenance requirements? What? What? Tell me! It's a little messy, but not certainly not bad. Fourth, the "steamer" function is weak, cool, and short-lived. If you are going to make a cappuccino or otherwise need to steam milk, you'll be disappointed as the pressure doesn't last very long - maybe 2 coffee cups worth of milk in a steaming tin - and it isn't very hot. (After making 2 cups of steamed milk for hot cocoa for the kids, which initially came out reasonably hot and strong, there wasn't any steam left for my cup! ) The steam just trickled out, useless, then just stopped. Now we get to a very peculiar phenomenon because even waiting for a long period of time (10-12 minutes+) between "uses," the steamer function never regained its original strength or heat and the steam just drizzled out of the nozzle and fizzled out completely in less than a minute. This was the case all three times I used it. Assuming somewhat logically, that there is a "steam tank" that has to build up pressure and heat, it could be understandable that once this "tank" is empty, it requires a little time to build up again. Fair enough. But how long then? Longer than 15 minutes? An hour? 3 hours? But in any event by then it should come out at the same heat and pressure as the first time. But it doesn't. And annoyingly, this function also is barely mentioned in the manual, so I have no idea. Fifth, there is an extra piece - it looks like it could be another kind of steamer nozzle - but not only isn't it described anywhere in the manual, but it isn't even referenced as an included piece in the exploded diagram. So, all these annoying oversights from an allegedly "famous" specialized manufacturer of espresso machines makes one wonder if these guys drinking something else besides espresso when they designed this machine and wrote up the instructions, or is Gaggia just living on a past reputation? The machine seems well-built and solid enough, and as I've only had it for a month, I cannot attest to its durability. However, I have used Krupps and several Solaris (Swiss) machines for many years- an average life of around 8-10 years, so I have some basis of comparison in terms of design and output flavor. At the end of the day, if you are willing to put up/adapt/don't mind these annoying design flaws and shortcomings, in terms of its the basic function of making a darn good cup of espresso/Americano, this unit does its job and at the price point, is worth it.

This was what I expected. I am particular about my coffee and this, being manual, allows me the control that I need in order to make the coffee the way I like it. I know there were complaints about the coffee not being hot enough. If you let it warm up long enough it is quite hot. The light goes on and you can get hot coffee until it goes out. If the light goes out stop brewing and wait for it to heat up again. If keep brewing after the light goes off it is just warm water. It's pretty simple really. It seems that the longer you wait the hotter it gets...to a point. I'm pleased; it's what I expected and seems sturdy enough. I haven't gotten the foam quite right yet but I assume that it is still user error and I will get it down with practice and have a proper pitcher to use. If you like to push a button and have everything done for you without thinking, then this is probably not the machine for you. If you like to cook and have your coffee the way YOU want it then you will be happy with this machine.

This is an awesome machine. Makes a perfect crema and the steam boiler punches out got milk very quickly. I have a Breville Oracle at home and we use this one in our holiday home. I almost think the Gaggia makes a better espresso. Only thing would be that it is a little slower at making more than 2-3 coffees as you can't stream milk and make espresso at the same time. However... For a third of the price this machine wins actually. Very, very happy.

Excelente máquina, el color es brillante y bonito. La operación es bastante simple. El manual es muy fácil de seguir. Pude obtener un espresso con crema con el basket no presurizado sin problema. La molienda me la hicieron en una cafetería, pedí tamaño espresso. Ya tenía algo de experiencia por lo que lograr el espumado adecuado no fue difícil. Intentaré actualizar la reseña en unos meses.

Ótima cafeteira!

This Gaggia classic make superlative double espresso long for me. Using Starbucks Sumatra beans and a Breville smart grinder, I made the espresso in the photo. If I had to get rid of my Elektra T1 commercial espresso machine in my basement, it would not be much of a loss, compared to the Gaggia Classic. I have had many espresso machines: ascaso dream zero, a few breville machines, rancilio silvia, ECM giotto, etc.. They do not equal the gaggia classic, in my opinion , and for the price. The winning factors is the boiler unit and the heavy brass commercial 58 mm handle. Paying for in at Amazon.ca, is a no brainer over 12 months at 0% interest. With a decent grinder and coffee, you will/should be very happy. Just now, I see the asking price, on Amazon.ca is about $1140. !? as of march 24, 2024, in Canda. Its still $650 elsewhere in Canada.

First Item arrived very obviously used, scratches, tank with water in it, water marks in the catch below the drip, box showing signs of age. Hoping we got unlucky and will try again before switching to a different source.