Combine all of this together with the energy saving features and the ease of use and you’re onto a winner. Gaggia Brera allows the easy disassembly of the coffee dispensing unit which in a few seconds can be extracted, rinsed under running water and reinserted into the appropriate container. The Brera’s steam wand is great for simple frothing but doesn’t create the consistency required for latte art. The Gaggia Brera comes with their trademark flair and style – it is an attractive, well-designed machine, with stainless steel front panel and elegant black curves everywhere else. We also compare our own experience to community reviews to see if there is anything we may have overlooked.

Machines like the Gaggia Magenta Prestige have built-in espresso drink menus, which make the entire process seamless. Thanks to Gaggia’s Rapid Steam Technology the system heats up in less than 10 seconds, so it’s not adding any real time to your morning routine.Thanks to the affordability of many Gaggia machines, along their functionality and coffee quality, I’d say they’re more than worth the investment. You want to dial in your machine to achieve that perfect shot– The DeLonghi Magnifica offers accurate control over your espresso by letting you adjust shot volume and strength. So ceramic burrs are good for longevity, although, they're also more fragile, if you accidentally grind a pebble, ceramic burrs are likely to come out worse than steel burrs would.

Of course, if you want to use that steam wand to make milk based espresso drinks, you’ll need to pair it with a stainless steel milk pitcher. Allowing you to brew espresso, americano, and milk-based frothy drinks, the Gaggia Brera is the perfect super-automatic coffee maker for any coffee lover. In particular, super-autos are oily-bean-averse, meaning they don't like extra dark or flavored beans, as they tend to gunk up the grinder.With super-autos, you can just set it and forget it, but it's good to know how to fine tune for your favorite roasts.

Gaggia Brera is equipped with a ceramic coffee grinder available with five adjustments to adapt to the different types of coffee you want to prepare. Once you’ve targeted your favorite espresso combination, the machine will remember it for next time. This machine replaces a Gaggia exclusive which I have had for 15 years which has served me very well.While I think the Brera has the LatteGo beat when it comes to overall value, the LatteGo is much more intuitive.

To complement our own first hand experience, we draw from reputable sources within the industry, including coffee communities such as the coffee and espresso SubReddits, and a number of specialty coffee forums and private groups. Incidentally, the drawer next to the water reservoir is where the machine ditches used coffee pucks. There might be a bit of a learning curve as you translate what one or three coffee bean symbols actually means, but that’s it.I’m used to dealing with removable brew groups on super automatics, so it was no surprise to see one in my Gaggia Brera review. Overall, I think they're both quite good looking machines, but my personal preference when it comes to appearance, is the Brera, I just really like the look of it.