Gaggia Anima Prestige Automatic Coffee Machine by Gaggia

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Jessica grew up in a family of professional technical innovators and followed suit with a degree from CalPoly in Industrial Technology.This is an essential part of espresso machine maintenance if you want to continue to brew top-quality coffee for years to come. If the machine runs out of beans, it doesn't stop and tell you that the beans are out, it'll carry on grinding thin air ;-), and it'll start pouring slightly coffee flavoured water. Like all but one of the models we tested, it couldn't make the creamy steamed milk with a small layer of foam required for a top-notch latte. As with the Brera, this is Gaggia Direct's showroom model that they've packed up and sent me to use for the review, so I wasn't setting it up for the first time, but I went through the instructions as if I was, and it was a complete doddle.

Gaggia Anima Prestige - One touch coffee machine, all in one

The responsive buttons provide one-touch access to the drinks and features that the Anima can deliver. The Panarello is a sheath that fits around the steam pipe, which delivers the steam through a small hole on the side, and it's the simple and foolproof way to steam milk. We can almost hear the outcry of espresso buffs as this is lower than what is deemed “optimal” for espresso brewing (195-205ºF is usually seen as the best). This is a little fiddly to remove and put back, but it’s still good to be able to clean this important part quickly. Besides, the Anima Prestige is a workhorse that’ll produce consistently excellent coffee and milk foam.As a base model, it's a great option for anyone looking to get their feet wet on an introductory super-automatic espresso machine without breaking the bank on one of Gaggia's more premium models. For quite a few folks, the main disadvantage to owning a super automatic espresso machine is that cleaning and descaling take up too much time. Inside the hopper is the dial to adjust the grind, although you need to attach the rather fiddly tool to turn the dial. I found that if I pressed the steam button first, this gives the perfect amount of time to get the milk jug, give it a rinse, pour in the milk, and have it positioned under the wand ready for steam. But, since that’s what pretty much all these machines boil down to in the end, we’ll just keep saying it.

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Then again, I guess the Anima Prestige espresso machine does present a kind of 80s arcade game vibe, which gives it retro-chic bonus points! The brew group slides out effortlessly and just needs to be rinsed with lukewarm water and wiped down with a cloth, but you’ll also want to make sure the inside of the machine is properly wiped down and any ground coffee deposits are wiped away. You'll get prompted every time there are 15 pucks in there, which is a fairly big number – it's 8 on the Brera.All of their compartments seem to have the same problem: the coffee grinds get stuck because of the humidity in the machine. There are good customization options that allow you to flexibly tinker with enough variables to get the best out of your favorite beans, no matter your coffee style preference.