Firstly, most bean to cup machine users aren't going to do much with the grind settings anyway, I know from speaking to people who use bean to cup coffee machines that most people just leave it at whatever it was factory set to, and never change it. All of the Gaggia bean to cup coffee machines will flash at you to let you know when you need to do things such as cleaning and descaling, and some of the more premium machines allow you to select your water hardness so that it can prompt you to descale at a schedule which is appropriate. I think we can all agree that the whole cleaning thing is the least fun aspect of owning a fully automatic coffee machine. The prestige version also has options for an extra large cappuccino and an extra large latte macchiato.

I’d really like it if it did like 15ml shots and/or 18g shots. As it is, I do double 30ml/11.g shots for most milk drinks to get the strength. The Cadorna Barista Plus features 6 pre-programmed beverages for your convenience, including a ristretto, espresso, espresso lungo, coffee, Americano, and hot water for tea, hot cocoa, or infusions. You can play around with each beverage to craft something that you’ll really love whether it’s a flat white or a standard espresso. If you created something that you know will become a staple in your daily routine, you can program the beverage on the machine by creating one of four available user profiles and saving it for next time. Bean to cup coffee machines are espresso machines with integrated grinders and are designed to handle nearly all of the process for you. To a large degree, the user just presses a button and the machine handles the rest.The Cadorna Barista Plus is also incredibly customizable. With its adjustable grind settings, you can tailor the strength and flavor of your coffee to your exact preferences. And with its programmable drink options, you can save your favorite recipes for easy access in the future.

Use the Optiaroma function to set Earlier in this Gaggia Cadorna Prestige review I gushed about the machine’s awesome user interface, so brace yourselves for more of my excitement. When the debate is about controls and displays, the Cadorna Barista Plus is a clear winner. With a vivid TFT display, this device is quite simple to use. What’s more, you can make baristas and espressos based on the preferences of the users. This coffee machine does not have the option to automatically make milk based beverages GAGGIA CADORNA MILKI used the Brera as my coffee machine at home for a few weeks in the leadup to writing my Gaggia Brera review, and overall I found it to be a really good, compact bean to cup coffee machine, for the price. In the UK, I recommend Gaggia Direct, in Elland near Halifax. As I mentioned earlier, these folk were Gaggia UK until Philips bought the company and closed the business here, at which point the former MD of Gaggia UK set up Gaggia Direct (Caffe Shop Ltd) to become the sole UK distributor for Gaggia Milan. The Gaggia Cadorna Prestige offers a whopping 14 specialty drink options, with four always available at the touch of a button. You can choose from cappuccino, latte macchiato and a whole host of other milk based coffee drinks, along with espresso lungo, americano and more. It's not just a good looking machine, though, it's ridiculously capable, in fact, I'd say when it comes to true bean to cup machines, this is probably the most capable home machine I've ever used, and one of the most versatile too. The patented brew group doses and tamp an ideal quantity of ground coffee to ensure the best in cup result. Easy to remove, clean and reposition.