Hi folks, Im still pinching myself to make sure that im not in coffee infused dream, but on the weekend I managed to pickup a Gaggia Classic from a school fair for $5. Of course it went something along the lines of a beeline straight to the machine, street to the cashier and straight home to test the thing out! and much too my amazement it works perfectly. Ive already ditched the original steam wand and managed to make one up myself which is making texturing much better.Now for the questions! not that im looking to alter the thing for a while but I am interested in how much of a difference a PID will make to the overall control of the machine? I am aware of what a PID does but how much does it really change the taste of the shot, steam pressure etc? Ive attached a photo to show the custom steam wand for those who are interested and yes I realise the grinder isn't quite up to spec for the machine, however after some shims and experimenting im getting 30mls in 30 seconds with excellent crema so itl do for now

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