I'm a lover of a well made Espresso and always wanted to have that little bit of Italy in my home. I don't know why I'd never really bought one before, but after reading many reviews I settled on one of these..... Gaggia is a well known brand that makes some of the larger, commercial machines that you'll find in coffee chains and cafés all over the world. I figured if I wanted an espresso machine, it was worth atleast spending enough for a reputable brand. These kind of things are a little more specialised than say, a kettle or a toaster. Companies like Gaggia and Krupps have patents on the way in which they function, so depending on what you buy will depend on the ...  Read the complete review

I'd wanted one of those fancy espresso machines for years but could never really justify the expense. Having had various filter machines and cafetierres cluttering up cupboards I also wasn't convinced I'd get any use out of it. Last year, however, I finally gave up sugar and this has really changed my views on coffee. Without sugar I found I liked real coffee (smooth, strong taste) and couldn't bear instant coffee (way too bitter). Six months later I still couldn't get a taste for instant and was buying more and more real coffee which can get quite expensive so I thought I would finally get myself a real espresso machine. The ...  Read the complete review

We purchased this espresso machine last new year as we were starting balk at the amount of money we were spending on Cafe Cappucinos and Espressos. Being a huge fan of real, well made coffee, I wanted a real, well made espresso maker. I checked out the 'Pod' makers, but dismissed them as I felt that if the pods should become obsolete, I would be left with a useless coffee machine. In the end, we decided on a real machine to overcome this problem. After searching around for quite a few months (financial constraints), we settled on a reconditioned Gaggia Cubika from the Gaggia website. At £99 plus 40 free sachets of coffee, we got a real bargain. It ...  Read the complete review

Love Coffee, Love Gaggia Cubika. I was given this coffee maker as a Christmas present, Christmas 2007. As i love coffee, and consider myself very fussy and hard to please. It takes a bit of getting used to with the milk frother but once you have experimented a few times its quite easy to use. Its not too bulky either so fits into to our small kitchen without taking up too much counter space. Very easy to clean, i take all the metal filters and handle and put into the dishwasher, though its real easy with hot soapy water. It comes with a measuring spoon for your coffee and has three sizes of filters for expresso, coffee for ...  Read the complete review

Overall this is a good basic coffee machine for daily espresso, cappuccino, latte etc but, after using it for 6 months it just stopped working. Just like that! No warning signs, just stopped working! changed the fuse, cleaned all parts but still, nothing, and then things got ugly. Gaggia has been bought by phillips and so after calling phillips customer care I discovered that as it has only been 6 months my product is still under the retail warranty and I could get a replacement machine at comet where it was purchased. Alternatively they could arrange a collection & repair which all together could take up to 14 days. Sighhh... I called comet ...  Read the complete review