The Gaggia Babila is a One Touch coffee & espresso machine with programmable options for the entire family! INTEGRATED MILK CARAFE: Specialty milk beverages can be made at a push of a button with an integrated milk carafe and auto-cappuccino system. The double chambered carafe locks into the right front of the machine to froth and dispenses milk directly into your cup. Using the separate steam wand on the front left of the machine, you can manually froth your own milk for more control over texture and temperature. The steam wand doubles as a hot water dispenser as well. LARGE CAPACITY: The Babila has a 50.7oz removable water reservoir located on the top of the machine and an 10.58oz bean hopper. The internal dreg bin can hold up to 11 pucks of spent coffee. The drip tray has a 31.5oz capacity before emptying. EASY MAINTENANCE: The machine features a removable brew unit as well as an automatic rinse and descale cycle. The integrated milk carafe uses an automatic cleaning cycle to keep the milk circuit clean. This AquaClean water filter easily fits in the water reservoir for extra purified water! PROGRAMMABLE: Each individual drink button on the Gaggia Babila can be programmed with your preferred beverage volume and strength. There are 8 programmable one-touch drinks to enjoy with a push of the button! For additional control over the brewing process, you can use the flow adjustment dial, to restrict or increase the flow of water through the grounds. These settings can all be saved for future use at the touch of a button. DIMENSIONS: 9.64″ W x 16.53″ D x 14.17″ H, 28.66lbs.
Product Features
- One touch brewing and frothing: bean-to-cup feature. Milk carafe includes automatic milk frothing for cappuccinos, and milk froth. Manual steam wand doubles as a hot water dispenser
- ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: 1 bottle of Gaggia Descaler, 1 AquaClean Water Filter, 1 Water Hardness Test Strip, 1 Tube of Brew Group Lubricant, 1 Brew Group Brush, 1 Coffee Scoop/Grinder Key
- PROGRAMMABLE: 8 Programmable brewing options for espressos, espresso lungos, coffee, ristrettos, lattes, cappuccinos, macchiato, flat whites and milk foam
- Easy access to water reservoir: features a top Loading removable 50.7oz water reservoir; Brew Boiler Wattage: 1400
- 2 year warranty: hassle free 2 year warranty handled by Gaggia USA directly. For Gaggia usa’s call center, call 888-389-4123
… Gaggia Academia after being unimpressed with 2 other competitor super automatic machines I had its predecessor the Gaggia Academia after being unimpressed with 2 other competitor super automatic machines. The Academia I enjoyed for over 5 years, with no issues and the counters have now totaled over 14,000 cups. I donated it to my work place since it is still reliableThe Babila is the same great experience so far and adds a few extra programmable features. I am not aware of any negatives. If a high end machine can keep any heavy coffee connoisseur out of a daily Starbucks visit for years, then it pays for itself and the convenience of immediate availability (especially on days off) is a great luxury
Nice Machine – Requires Attention First, this is the nicest coffee maker we have ever owned. We were big Keurig users before this. We’ve used it a lot in the past two weeks that we’ve had it.Second, the coffee beans make a HUGE difference in flavour. It should go without saying, but it’s something to be mindful of. We found the Lavazza Gran Espresso beans make a very mild and smooth coffee. Starbucks Verona makes a very robust and flavourful coffee.The flow control knob on the front makes very little difference – from what we found. So we just leave it in the middle position.With the before and after automatic rinse cycles and making coffee, water runs out fairly often. We now top up the tank whenever we make coffee. The machine will make a partial coffee and stop if it runs out of water.Keep an eye on the bean hopper. If it runs out part way through a brew, the machine will still brew a weak coffee.We find we are dumping the grounds hopper and internal drip…
Super Convenient, Good Expresso, Simple Upkeep This super-automatic is a worthwhile quality-of-life upgrade for me. I previously had a Breville Barista Expresso Machine where I had to pull the expresso shots and froth the milk myself. It ended up sitting idle most days because I got too busy/lazy to manually make my expresso drinks and clean up. By contrast, this super-automatic makes it very easy to make a good expresso drink with – almost – just the press of a button.Expresso quality – 5 stars. Better than I could make myself on the Breville, and IMO better than Charbucks. I use Lavazza Super Crema beans.Cappucino quality – 4.5 stars. Nice separation of layers of steamed milk, expresso, and milk foam. The quality is consistent and the drink is nice and hot in the first few minutes. There is still room for improvement. The steamed milk could be hotter, so that the drink overall stays hot longer, and the milk foam on top could be finer (less airy) in texture.Maintenance – 4.5 stars -…