I have one. It's great. This is my third coffee machine and by far the best and easiest to use. I bought it for the name 'Brera' as my car is an Alfa Romeo Brera (named after a wealthy part of Milan) but the coffee machine is more reliable than my car! Highly recommend it. I've also had it about a year and it still works perfectly. Love that it grinds the coffee. Great video. Thanks!!
Yeah, this one is still going strong. It does leak but the inconvenience of having to clean under a machine is a worthwhile tradeoff for the performance.
Thank you for the review. Does it bother you that the brew head of all Gaggia is made from plastic? It bugs me since it is in contact with high temperatures.
The brew group, as they call it, that actually handles the high pressure is plastic and metal. I had one of these for 10 years before getting this one and I never saw any degradation or cracking in that section so that gave me a little more confidence. If it is slowly leaching something into the coffee I’m sure I’m getting just as much by using plastic containers for storing food, really I’m more worried about the low grade plastic in the coffee bag than what is in the machine. My local producer switched to plastic lined bag which is lame. The bags used to be compostable…
It is still going strong. I have learned a few things from UA-cam, you have to recalibrate the bean grinder once in a while (which there is a process for) and it looks like my drip tray is missing a little bit that lets you know it is full.
Hunting for the right machine and found reviews on the Gaggia Brera. It's half the price of the Phillips 5400. If I can conclude that I don't need all of the features of the Phillips, then this would be a great deal.
My Gaggia is two years on and still running great. Far from perfect but it makes coffee consistently! Two biggest complaints are the water hoper forgetting how much water is in the tank, fill before use solves that, and cleaning under the machine because it misses the bin a little, so there will be some water under the machine. Otherwise, I am very happy with the coffee this machine makes.
The Philips Carina 1200 doesn't look like a bad machine although I have never used it. The Gaggia certainly has some quirks and in general I have found their machines to be highly reliable for long periods of time and they make good espresso. There is maintenance on any super automatic machine (cleaning internal parts, applying lubrication to gears). The most annoying part of the Gaggia versus my previous Gaggia is they made everything smaller: smaller water tank, smaller bean hopper, smaller grinds hopper. The Philips has an even smaller water tank though. The Gaggia doesn't sense everything so occasionally it get trips up and thinks there is water in the tank when there isn't. Gaggia is more expensive than Philips. In terms of functionality they look identical. The Gaggia Rogue lasted 9 years which for a machine with a lot of moving parts and high pressures isn't bad. In the end the pump finally went. The bean grinder was also acting up so between the cost of those two parts and knowing the age of the machine I decided it was time to purchase a new machine. Hope this helps push you in a direction.
@@AllThingsOnePlace thank you for your response, it help me know your impressions. It’s true about the moving parts that this kind of machines have and the maintenance it requires. Because of that now I’m thinking in other option, the Jura A1, I know it doesn’t have the function to frothing or steaming milk or hot water, but I only need a super automatic for shots of espresso at first time at morning to mix with protein shake for the breakfast before my daily work shift. And the price range of the A1 it’s a gap to consideration but maybe it will worthy for long term of used it
@@Isilrrond The Jura A1 isn't a bad machine. I have personally used this machine many times. It is differently loud but still loud, ha. The cleaning process, water hopper, and bean hopper are a little better designed. In terms of the internals, what Gaggia call the "Brew Group" it is nearly identical. But thankfully that isn't the part that breaks. Coffee wise does a very good job. If you want to make multiple shots I am fairly certain the Jura does not have a make more than one shot at once button (check the manual for that) like the Philips and the Gaggia.
Your drip tray should have a little orange floater in the hole in the front that will tell you when the drip tray needs dumping. Did yours not come with one ?
Interesting, the drip tray on my Brera has a little red float where on yours there is a little hole in the middle centre. When the tray gets full, the red float pops up to notify you that it needs to be emptied. I wonder if that's something on a newer variant of this model
I can only speak from experience since I never actually measured the other machine. Subjectively, they are about the same. This machine might be a little louder since it also grinds the beans faster.
Good unit. Only frustration is the grinder needs to be calibrated twice a year, or you’ll get a ‘no beans’ error. It’ll piss you off. Look on YT for that process. You can do it yourself. Sound level testing is largely unimportant.
I have heard from most people that don’t have this type of machine. Oh wow that is loud… so sound is included since if you haven’t heard a super automatic machine. I have had the no beans error before and was confused as to why. Thanks for the tip!
@@AllThingsOnePlace it is worth mentioning that if the grinder is not correctly calibrated, the machine could be 2 to 3 times louder than it needs to be. I would say the unit is reasonably quiet if everything is adjusted well. The water pump is what makes the most noise when everything is operating correctly, not the grinder. Just thought I would point this out.
I have one. It's great. This is my third coffee machine and by far the best and easiest to use. I bought it for the name 'Brera' as my car is an Alfa Romeo Brera (named after a wealthy part of Milan) but the coffee machine is more reliable than my car! Highly recommend it. I've also had it about a year and it still works perfectly. Love that it grinds the coffee. Great video. Thanks!!
Yeah, this one is still going strong. It does leak but the inconvenience of having to clean under a machine is a worthwhile tradeoff for the performance.
Best automated coffee machine reviewer! 😊
haha. Thanks!
Fascinating review, I appreciate the volume level testing and your opinion after a year of use. Thanks!
Thanks for watching. It's 2.5 years now and still providing my daily coffees.
@@AllThingsOnePlace I bought one of these and I am enjoying it very much. Thanks again!
Thank you for the review. Does it bother you that the brew head of all Gaggia is made from plastic? It bugs me since it is in contact with high temperatures.
The brew group, as they call it, that actually handles the high pressure is plastic and metal. I had one of these for 10 years before getting this one and I never saw any degradation or cracking in that section so that gave me a little more confidence. If it is slowly leaching something into the coffee I’m sure I’m getting just as much by using plastic containers for storing food, really I’m more worried about the low grade plastic in the coffee bag than what is in the machine. My local producer switched to plastic lined bag which is lame. The bags used to be compostable…
@@AllThingsOnePlace Thanks a lot for your reply.
Great review and impressions, how is your machiene holding up at this point in time? Any tips for maintence?
It is still going strong. I have learned a few things from UA-cam, you have to recalibrate the bean grinder once in a while (which there is a process for) and it looks like my drip tray is missing a little bit that lets you know it is full.
Hunting for the right machine and found reviews on the Gaggia Brera. It's half the price of the Phillips 5400. If I can conclude that I don't need all of the features of the Phillips, then this would be a great deal.
My Gaggia is two years on and still running great. Far from perfect but it makes coffee consistently!
Two biggest complaints are the water hoper forgetting how much water is in the tank, fill before use solves that, and cleaning under the machine because it misses the bin a little, so there will be some water under the machine.
Otherwise, I am very happy with the coffee this machine makes.
I’m between this one and the Philips Carina 1200, are in the same range of price? What will choose you and why? Thanks for the video
The Philips Carina 1200 doesn't look like a bad machine although I have never used it. The Gaggia certainly has some quirks and in general I have found their machines to be highly reliable for long periods of time and they make good espresso. There is maintenance on any super automatic machine (cleaning internal parts, applying lubrication to gears).
The most annoying part of the Gaggia versus my previous Gaggia is they made everything smaller: smaller water tank, smaller bean hopper, smaller grinds hopper. The Philips has an even smaller water tank though. The Gaggia doesn't sense everything so occasionally it get trips up and thinks there is water in the tank when there isn't. Gaggia is more expensive than Philips. In terms of functionality they look identical.
The Gaggia Rogue lasted 9 years which for a machine with a lot of moving parts and high pressures isn't bad. In the end the pump finally went. The bean grinder was also acting up so between the cost of those two parts and knowing the age of the machine I decided it was time to purchase a new machine. Hope this helps push you in a direction.
@@AllThingsOnePlace thank you for your response, it help me know your impressions. It’s true about the moving parts that this kind of machines have and the maintenance it requires. Because of that now I’m thinking in other option, the Jura A1, I know it doesn’t have the function to frothing or steaming milk or hot water, but I only need a super automatic for shots of espresso at first time at morning to mix with protein shake for the breakfast before my daily work shift. And the price range of the A1 it’s a gap to consideration but maybe it will worthy for long term of used it
@@Isilrrond The Jura A1 isn't a bad machine. I have personally used this machine many times. It is differently loud but still loud, ha. The cleaning process, water hopper, and bean hopper are a little better designed. In terms of the internals, what Gaggia call the "Brew Group" it is nearly identical. But thankfully that isn't the part that breaks. Coffee wise does a very good job. If you want to make multiple shots I am fairly certain the Jura does not have a make more than one shot at once button (check the manual for that) like the Philips and the Gaggia.
Your drip tray should have a little orange floater in the hole in the front that will tell you when the drip tray needs dumping. Did yours not come with one ?
Huh. Nope don’t have that part. They aren’t perfect but they do make good coffee.
Interesting, the drip tray on my Brera has a little red float where on yours there is a little hole in the middle centre. When the tray gets full, the red float pops up to notify you that it needs to be emptied. I wonder if that's something on a newer variant of this model
No, my machine didn’t come with that part! Missing. Too late to ask for one now, haha. Machine is still going strong 2 1/4 years in.
Is that louder or quieter than the Gaggia Platinum?
I can only speak from experience since I never actually measured the other machine. Subjectively, they are about the same. This machine might be a little louder since it also grinds the beans faster.
Great review!
Thanks! It is a bit different than my other content and now about 2.5 years in machine is still doing great.
@@AllThingsOnePlace I decided to go for the melitta avanza in the end, but thanks for your review 👍
Can you use any coffee beans?
You can, being an automatic machine it does like a dryer bean to prevent build up or beans sticking in the hopper.
trés bonne machine à café GAGGIA BRERA aucun souci je l ai depuis 3 ans
That is good to hear! I hope to get that and more years out of mine!
Good job
Machine is still going.
Does it make cappuccino?
It can. The steam wand would froth the milk.
Good unit. Only frustration is the grinder needs to be calibrated twice a year, or you’ll get a ‘no beans’ error. It’ll piss you off. Look on YT for that process. You can do it yourself. Sound level testing is largely unimportant.
I have heard from most people that don’t have this type of machine. Oh wow that is loud… so sound is included since if you haven’t heard a super automatic machine. I have had the no beans error before and was confused as to why. Thanks for the tip!
@@AllThingsOnePlace it is worth mentioning that if the grinder is not correctly calibrated, the machine could be 2 to 3 times louder than it needs to be. I would say the unit is reasonably quiet if everything is adjusted well. The water pump is what makes the most noise when everything is operating correctly, not the grinder. Just thought I would point this out.
En este video la muestro en funcionamiento es español:
ua-cam.com/video/cYbth3_mrUU/v-deo.html
Cool, thanks.
do they have these are starbucks?
Starbucks does use a similar automatic machines, obviously much larger.
Why are you making coffee in that tiny pot?
It's a full pot of coffee the machine is 10 feet tall.
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Is there supposed to be more to that comment?
This machine is a leaky disaster. Do yourself a favour and stay far away from it.
Yeah, it does leak. I should make a 3 1/2 year follow up. It still works great at least but I do wipe the counter top down every couple days.
@@AllThingsOnePlace Exactly. If you have a porous stone - say granite - I would avoid this machine. It can stain pretty badly.