Hi all,
I have a Gaggia Classic that I keep at my parents place in the country for weekend visits etc.
One thing that has irritated me since I bought it (second hand a couple of years ago) is the steam capacity seems to be pretty dismal. It has *just* enough steam for 2 flat whites (say 200-250ml of milk in total). As I approach around 50 degrees I can hear the steam running out and I usually have just enough to get to 60. After that though it is basically blowing air out of the steam wand.
I just wanted to get an idea from other Gaggia owners whether this is the typical experience with this machine. I know it has a pretty small boiler, but I would have thought it could manage enough steam for 200-250ml of milk. A friend suggested that maybe over time there had been a lot of build up of scale and other crud on the boiler, and had effectively reduced its size. Is this a likely reason for the steam capacity being seemingly low, or is it just a facet of the smaller gaggia boiler?
I have a Gaggia Classic that I keep at my parents place in the country for weekend visits etc.
One thing that has irritated me since I bought it (second hand a couple of years ago) is the steam capacity seems to be pretty dismal. It has *just* enough steam for 2 flat whites (say 200-250ml of milk in total). As I approach around 50 degrees I can hear the steam running out and I usually have just enough to get to 60. After that though it is basically blowing air out of the steam wand.
I just wanted to get an idea from other Gaggia owners whether this is the typical experience with this machine. I know it has a pretty small boiler, but I would have thought it could manage enough steam for 200-250ml of milk. A friend suggested that maybe over time there had been a lot of build up of scale and other crud on the boiler, and had effectively reduced its size. Is this a likely reason for the steam capacity being seemingly low, or is it just a facet of the smaller gaggia boiler?
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