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| |  | Espresso Machine | Home » » Gaggia 16109 Evolution Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine, Silver and Chrome | | | | | | | Description: | | Ready to create café style drinks from the comfort of your kitchen? The Gaggia Evolution is the perfect machine for the home barista, featuring 15 bars of maximum pump pressure and a commercial style chrome plated marine brass portafilter for top-notch heat retention. Its control panel has 3 push buttons for simple brewing, steaming, and on/off, and the Evolution’s streamlined construction (available in black and silver, or silver and chrome), creates a smart, modern design no matter where you choose to display it. For added convenience, the Gaggia Evolution includes 2 stainless steel portafilter baskets – one for brewing single shots and pods, and the other for brewing double shots. With the help of a Turbo-Frother frothing wand, you’ll soon be enjoying lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, and more. | | | Features: | |
• Semi-automatic espresso machine with chrome-plated brass brew group and portafilter
• 15-bar pump; boiler with 2 heating elements; push buttons for power, brewing, and steaming
• Removable 44-ounce water tank; works with coffee pods or ground coffee; cup warmer; steam wand
• Includes single/pod and double-shot stainless-steel filter baskets, tamper, and 7-gram coffee scoop
• Measures 10-3/5 by 8-2/3 by 13-2/5 inches
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 10.6 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 13.4 inches | | Product Weight:
| 17.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 18.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 13.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 11.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 16.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Great Machine!May 27, 2010
By J. Hillman
Although I would like the unit to be all stainless, that is unrealistic expectation at this price point. The internals are the same as higher priced Gaggia units and it makes an excellent cup of espresso. I use the Evolution to make a minimum of 4 double shots daily and it never misses a beat. The Evolution is easy to operate, easy to clean and is ready to use in less than 5 minutes. I highly recommend this unit and would purchase the Evolution again.
If you are concerned about the "plastic" exterior, buy the Gaggia Classic or another higher priced unit instead.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 good coffee, but...Sep 12, 2009
By Brian Schremp
"BrianS"
Why the designers can't make a steam wand that is high enough to get a mug under is beyond me. The housing is cheap plastic and poorly assembled. The ready lights had fallen out and didn't fit right. Molding flash on the plastic parts wasn't even trimmed.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
The good and the badFeb 05, 2011
By Tricia
I traveled in Europe last summer and became spoiled by the amazing coffee so for Christmas my mother bought this espresso maker for me. I had never made or even seen anyone make espresso outside of Starbucks so I was intimidated at first. However, after a few trial and errors, I did it!
The good ...
* the unit looks nice on my countertop with the stainless steel accents
* the espresso is hot and delicious!
* the "ready" lights are convenient since I didn't even know that I had to warm up the machine before using
* the taste is consistant so the machine much be forgiving since I am sure that I am not very good at this yet!
The bad ...
* the directions were in multiple languages and the english section was confusing (I watched several videos on the internet and that helped alot!)
* there were several accessories that didn't come with my unit so I had to spend a little $ before the drinks got easier to make (a frothing cup, a thermometer that clips onto the cup, a carafe for the espresso.) I could have gone without any of these, but they certainly helped
* the frothing wand is so low that I can't find a frothing cup that fits under it. I just deal with a little milk spill on my countertop everytime (I just ordered an automatic frother so I hopefully wont be using the frothing wand much longer
Overall, I am really having fun with this unit ... and a hint, buy decaf espresso so that you can experiment without having sleeping issues. I learned this the hard way!
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Died after two months.Mar 20, 2011
By Jennifer Downing
Died after only two months of use. It started overheating--the boiler turns on and STAYS on, instead of turning off when it's heated the water sufficiently. The machine now spits out clouds of steam instead of hot water when I try brewing espresso--which is nasty, dangerous, and (more importantly) useless for making coffee. And if there's a warranty for this machine when purchased through Amazon, I can't find it. I'm going back to my French Press.
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