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arndttoday at 3:17 AM2 repliesview on HN

Gaggia Classic Pro, modded with Gagguino or Gaggimate. Only downside - single boiler.


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Cyan488today at 12:53 PM

Agree on the Classic Pro.

The Gaggiuno is quite complex; a Shades of Coffee PID kit is simpler if you want better shot-to-shot consistency and don't care much about customizing to the nth degree.

Single boiler is fine if you're making coffee for one or two - any more than that and the overhead of switching boiler temperatures makes the process painful.

I've had mine for about 3 years, routine descale with solution about a year ago, no issues. My water is around 120ppm.

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satvikpendemtoday at 5:40 AM

Prone to scale easily though, I sold mine and planning on getting a manual lever machine as mentioned in another top comment.