Product DescriptionThe 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
What Others Say
Makes great lattes, but is a bit messy
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 ... Read More
Don't buy. Very noisy and no crema
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.
Great starter Machine
Makes a decent cup of espresso. Has a bit of a leak out-of-the-box for me but does fine.
Great espresso, bad machine
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 ... Read More
Works well
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. ... Read More
