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Gaggia 35008 Carezza Espresso Machine, Silver
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Gaggia 35008 Carezza Espresso Machine, Silver
- 1425-watt espresso machine with 17-1/2-bar pump and ABS plastic housing
- Chrome-plated brass brew group; 44-ounce reservoir; self-priming pump; milk frother
- Stainless-steel drop-trap basin and cup-support grating slide out for quick cleaning
- Includes single/pod and double stainless-steel filter baskets, plastic tamper, and scoop
- Measures 13-1/2 by 10-2/3 by 9-1/4 inches; 1-year warranty
Product Description
The Carezza is a modern designed espresso machine with the soul of the Gaggia's traditional equipment. This economical machine will perform at the same level as Gaggia's more expensive models, but uses a plastic housing to minimize weight and production costs. For those who desire the pure Italian bloodlines and flashy style, the Carezza is a perfect choice. Commercial Quality Espresso Gaggia espresso is true Italian espresso. Thick with crema, black as night, more flavor per ounce then any other home machine. All Gaggia brewing components are specifically manufactured to ensure top quality espresso. This includes the heavy duty portafilter handle that weighs in at one pound of chrome plated brass. It matches up to a true commercial brew group also forged of chrome plated brass. The benefit to using such heavy duty material is temperature stability and unmatched durability. Creamy Froth. The Gaggia designed turbo frother is a perfect example of simplicity by design. With almost no skill a novice can create a creamy froth for the perfect cappuccino, or steam up enough milk for an American style latte. A 1,370 watt boiler system powers the Gaggia, reducing your preparation time. With locomotive power the Gaggia will steam up enough milk for 2 cappuccinos or even an American Style Latte in only a minute and a half. The turbo frother is easily removable for fast clean up. Hot Water Add hot water to your espresso and create an Americano as an alternative to drip coffee. The robust flavor of espresso is captured without the intensity, making a far more satisfying experience then you could ever hope to accomplish with a drip machine. You can extend the usefulness of your Gaggia by quickly preparing 8 oz of hot water in only 20 seconds for your favorite teas, hot chocolate, soups or whatever you can imagine. The boiler recovers for additional hot water in as little as 15 seconds. Your own Espresso Bar If your reading this then it's assumed you're a coffee enthusia
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Gaggia 35008 Carezza Espresso Machine, Silver
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- Publisher: Gaggia
- Label: Gaggia
- Studio: Gaggia
- Average Customer Review: based on 101 reviews
- Sales Rank in Kitchen & Housewares: #83682
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Makes great lattes, but is a bit messy 2008-05-03
Comment: Just got mine. It's a silver model even though I ordered a gray (almost black) model from someone other than Amazon. Do yourself a big favor and order it from Amazon. If you have been using a blade grinder, throw it away and buy a nice burr grinder. I bought a Baratza Maestro and it made a world of difference, even when making "regular" coffee. Trust me on this! The Carezza is pretty neat. It looks good and makes great lattes. However, it is a bit messy using the frother. See it tucked neatly back in the picture? It doesn't do that in reality. Also, it dribbles occasionally and you should do a purge of any water that collected before you froth. It's going to go on the counter, but it's only water. The frother (the black plastic thing) has a few components and a couple are small. Don't wash them in the sink or they may disappear down the drain. Water fills from a door on the top. I use a measuring cup, but it can get splashy as the Carezza is rather tall. Lastly the space between the Portafilter and the drip tray is ony 2.5 inches. Get some shot cups (I use) or a low demitasse or latte cup to catch the brew. Other than that, it works great and makes great lattes when you get the hang of it. To help you, Gaggia gives you a manual which is pretty complete, but kind of weird to read. Plus you get a tutorial CD, which tells you how to use the Carezza (and several of their upscale models). It came in handy after reading the manual. The water tank is easy to check, but the Power and Ready LEDs are bit hard to see. If you jump out of bed and make a brew, put in your eye drops and grab your readers and you will be fine. I was mightily impressed by the output of my Carezza. Buy one before the dollar sinks any lower. These Italians know their coffee business!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Don't buy. Very noisy and no crema 2008-05-01
Comment: The pump is very noisy on this machine.
You must use its special crema device to have creamy foam. But, you can not use it on the double shot filter and the crema is not perfect. I'm looking for another machine.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great starter Machine 2008-04-09
Comment: Makes a decent cup of espresso. Has a bit of a leak out-of-the-box for me but does fine.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great espresso, bad machine 2008-03-19
Comment: Got this, set it up, made espresso. Tasted Great!!!
BUT--Less than a week after I received this machine the knob on top for frothing the milk melted! The inside threads stripped and I had to use a wrench to turn the frother off. After several weeks they did send a (free)replacement. But the post the knob sits still on got very very hot and I suspected this would have happened again, so I took the knob off until just before I needed to froth. That sort of worked.
Okay, so that was an annoying problem. Then, less than two months after I began using it, it simply stopped working. It would not heat up. The heating element burned out. I assume my earlier melted-knob problem might have been caused by the heating element over-heating and that's why it burned itself out. But the mfr. told me I left it on too long and that's why it burned out and they would not fix it. So I now have a $250 paperweight sitting on my garage floor.
Get something else. Great coffee, but very unreliable.
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Summary: Works well 2008-03-14
Comment: We just received the Gaggia 35008 last week. We read all the reviews first and decided that we would try this out. We were concerned with the complete "split" of those who either completely loved it or hated it. Turns out, the problems that were cited in the reviews - drippy frother, muddy mess, complicated workings - we encountered the first day, but these were all due to operator error (the directions are not as concise or plain as they should be) and after some practice we're enjoying cappuccino every morning. I used to have a Krups espresso maker and I loved it for 12 years (finally broke). Though cheap, that coffee just doesn't compare to this and I find that the "ritual" of coffee making is not that much more effort with this machine. They spent all the money on the brass insides. Do wish that it had a heavier body - but whadya get these days for 200 bucks?
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