Product Features

• High power 17.5 bar pump.
• Turbo Frother milk frothing wand for perfect froth every time.
• The only machine at this price point with a "three way solenoid valve."
• Highest wattage system available at 1425 watts for quick heat up and recovery.
• Chrome-plated brass commercial style portafilter for the best quality espresso.

From the Editors

The Gaggia Baby is one of the best espresso machines in its price range. It benefits from having the same brewing components of the Gaggia Classic; which is Consumer Digest's "Best Buy" for a high-end home espresso machine. The housing is made of a tough thermo-set plastic (nearly a 1/4 inch thick) that saves you $50.00 as compared to the stainless steel housing of the Classic. This unit distinguishes itself with the highest wattage system (1425w), one of the strongest pumps available (17.5 bars) and is the only machine at this price point with a "three way solenoid valve". This valve provides the benefit of a drier puck (used coffee grounds) for a cleaner knock (removal of the used coffee grounds). Gaggia is in the process of rolling out a new Turbo-Frother wand replacing the metal frothing wand and sleeve. Your Gaggia may have shipped with the Turbo-Frother wand or the frothing wand. Both are designed to help you get great froth with minimum fuss. Includes two stainless steel filter baskets (one and two shot), coffee tamper and 7g measuring scoop.
Product Description

Customer Response

Great little machine...AMAZING ESPRESSO
If you are interested in a small espresso machine, that is relatively inexpensive, and can produce amazing quality coffee, this is for you. It has push buttons to turn it on, to turn the pump on, and to turn the steamer on. This machine produces better quality coffee than Jura Capresso's S9. All semi automatcs, no matter how cheap, can produce amazing quality espresso that beats out any super automatic machine. This machine in particular is small but produces wonderful quality. This machine can also be equipped with Gaggia's ESE Pod filter basket which allows you to use Illy pods to make making espresso even easier. Although it is a wonderful machine that is well built, it does have a few bad aspects - the water reservoir is too small, you have a wait time between brewing and steaming (same for many super automatics) and the machine isn't exactly beautiful. Although it isn't beautiful, it is small, which is unusual in espresso machines. Overall this is a great machine, and if you are interested in good espresso that only takes around 5 minutes and a machine that will last a good 10 years, go with a Gaggia. This particular model is very similar to the Gaggia Classic, which is about 100 bucks more, and just has bigger everything. It can make wonderful espresso with ease and is VERY reliable. GREAT BUY!