The coffee fanatics thread...

Inferno

And Amazon sell them as well.

Dave M

You're all missing my point. OK, why don't John Lewis or Curry's sell Gaggia's anymore?

Dave M

On another point, just had another fabulous latte, this time using full fat milk. Using these beans that a friend gave me. Lovely.

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BT Bob

They appear to have gone down the Sage, DeLonghi and Krupps routes. I guess they can't stock everything.
FWIW, I get better espresso out of my Sage than I did out of the Gaggia - and they were very good. I just find the Sage easier to work and a bit more consistent.
There may be a manufacturer's restriction as well - happens with lots of things, where a store an only be an authorised dealer for certain brands..

Dave M

Those Sage's look nice but a bit expensive. Think I'll stick to my DeLonghi for a while till I get used to making coffee this way. At the moment it's a bit of trial and error.

Dave M

Still having problems frothing the milk. I place the arm of the frother in the middle (depth) of the milk but it rises up quickly, I mean in seconds, say 10. I'm using a jug and fill it a third with milk but it rises up too quickly for me to heat the milk hot enough. Any idea where I'm going wrong?

                                                                       

arenaman

I usually put the frother to the bottom of the jug/cup and it will make the milk hot with not too much expansion, I then move it towards the top and it expands the froth more

BT Bob

I always start at the top. The trick is to get microfoam, not big bubbles.

There's lots of instructional videos on YouTube, for example:

arenaman

I think I might struggle to do that with my £100 Delonghi

BT Bob

There are simpler ones -