45 Years a Lobster Red Baby!
Gaggia honours the 45th anniversary of the first home espresso machine with an iconic Lobster Red version of the ever-popular Classic
The name Gaggia is synonymous with great coffee and has been since way back in 1938 in Milan when Achille Gaggia invented the modern espresso machine and with it delivered that delicious, thick & luxurious espresso and crema naturale that we still love so much today. Gaggia delivered a second revolution, 45 years ago in 1977, with the arrival of the Baby Gaggia, the first mass-produced espresso machine for the home that delivered the same authentic Italian espresso experience previously only available in bars and coffee shops.
Gaggia delivered a second revolution, 45 years ago in 1977, with the arrival of the Baby Gaggia, the first mass-produced espresso machine for the home that delivered the same authentic Italian espresso experience previously only available in bars and coffee shops.
Created in partnership with legendary Japanese designer Makio Hasuike, Baby Gaggia would become a huge success with original machines still in high demand today as sought after collector’s items.
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Now in honour of the 45th Anniversary of the launch of Baby Gaggia comes the introduction of a new finish for the ever-popular sister Classic machine in the same iconic Lobster Red of the original consumer model.
Officially available in the UK from www.gaggiadirect.com priced at £429
In the same way the original Baby Gaggia sought to bring barista quality coffee to the home, the Gaggia Classic can state a strong claim to be the first ‘pro-sumer’ manual coffee machine - being easy enough to use by the enthusiastic amateur while also offering enough professional features to make the Classic the ideal starting point for the more serious coffee aficionado.
The Classic has also always been designed to last, being made from galvanised steel with next to no plastic parts and being easy to clean and maintain – resulting in many of the earliest machines still being used today.
The specification of the latest version keeps to the same Classic semi-pro format, including a traditional style boiler with an over-sized heating element – very quickly up to temperature – and a professional sized and styled chromed brass group and filter holder designed to guarantee optimal coffee temperature throughout the entire brewing process.
Finally, the Classic keeps the iconic three-way solenoid valve key to its performance and ensuring a constant control of water pressure inside the filter-holder while also guaranteeing perfect drying of the coffee pucks, to make removal and cleaning easier at the end of the brewing process.
So, we start where we began, with an iconic coffee machine in an iconic colour – here’s to the next 45 years and a future Classic.
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About Gaggia.
Achille Gaggia patented the first electric pump driven coffee system in 1938 to become Father of the modern Espresso Machine. For over 80 years Gaggia has been supplying both bars and homes with innovative, state-of-the-art coffee machines. Beautiful, timeless products inspired by the fashion, design and culture of the day, - as well as the inherent Italian passion for la dolce vita. Today, Gaggia continues to dominate the espresso machine market in Italy – the home of great coffee!