My initial experiments with Gaggia Classic Pro Evo

Recently got a Gaggia Classic Pro Evo, and after few trials and error, was able to pull this espresso shot!.

I finally have my foot in the world of espresso!

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1984@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Gcp is Google Cloud Platform so I was a bit confused for a moment.

RGB3x3@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y

Google Coffee Platform, available this fall.

Cancelled December 2023.

WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Hahaha. You are right. I will update the title..

yesterdayshero@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Nice one. What did you end up doing with your grinder? Or are you going with pre-ground for now?

WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I used the hand grinder at the finest setting. Waiting on my local coffee roaster to deliver the pregrounded one. I need to do a comparison to understand the difference.

yesterdayshero@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Yeah cool. Just note that you may need to use the pressurised basket on the pre-ground stuff. Enjoy the journey!

Unviewtiful@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I know the GCP has its flaws, but I like mine a lot. Definitely get a backflush basket and some cafiza to clean it regularly. And then also look into the OPV 9 bar mod from Shades of Coffee if you want to tinker a bit. Sounds intimidating, but it's just a replacement spring for the over pressure valve. I enjoy the resulting espresso more after I made the mod.

WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Yes. I plan on doing the 9 Bar mod. I was hoping the EVO version would have it by default. Looks like only North America version has 9 Bar by default. There was another link shared by a user for a mod: https://gaggiuino.github.io/

I plan to do that as well, at some point.

anytimesoon@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3y

Quite the jump from the OPV mod to gaggiuino!

anytimesoon@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y

Looks really tasty! What makes the evo different from the regular classicm

aicse@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Did you check if it has the flaking issue? I bought one a week ago and it already has flakes through the steam wand. Seems like Gaggia is ignorant of the issue.

WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Can you elaborate?

aicse@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Here is an article about the issue: Boilergate

You can check yours by running some water via the steam wand, if you find any small black grinds in the cup, that is the coating peeling.

WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

I have not yet faced this issue. I will check this tomorrow.