The Italians need to know some things about life, seeing that while ordinary people make do with Starbucks and comparable coffee shops, Italy is full of bustling cafes serving those simple shocks of caffeine referred to as espresso. Actually where the English drink tea, Italians drink coffee.
While Starbucks surpasses nothing, the coffee is short of something in those Styrofoam cups and the atmosphere is without doubt un-Italian. So if you cannot go to Starbuck's for a good sip of coffee, where do you go?
Any of us thinking of dealing in an espresso machine might consider the Gaggia range. They can indeed be well made machines and their home range is originated from their professional coffee makers.
About the most important things to think about in a home espresso maker is a pump driven system - that was the water is delivered to the coffee at a correct and uniform pressure, absolutely essential for a good espresso.
The choice for many individuals is the Baby Gaggia espresso coffee machine unit that is compact enough for most homes - you do not need the space for some of those chrome monsters you see in Italian bars - and has been manufactured by the Italian company since 1977.
Brimming from the top with distilled water, the newly restructured Baby Gaggia are available with pods or ground coffee. Pods have the benefits of leaving no mess from the coffee grounds on the grounds that they're self-contained, but more high-priced and give you a controlled choice of coffee. So is the new Baby Gaggia a dilemma son/daughter or the great espresso maker?
The fact is there is probably nothing wrong with the Baby Gaggia - it will demand some maintenance once in a while and require a huge number of cleaning like all espresso machines. Most likely the biggest drawback is that its case has a plastic finish and not being chromed, but its current remodelling means it still looks good at your house and provided you need good coffee - I commend Illy for best results - the coffee is optimal every time. My judgement - the Baby Gaggia is a sound machine that works out wonderfully.