Gaggia
Gaggia Magenta Plus
Compact super-automatic built on the Anima platform but with a true 1-hole-tip commercial steam wand and full-color display - five customizable coffee drinks including a real one-touch Americano.
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Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓1-hole commercial wand steams some of the best milk of any superauto
- ✓Slim sub-10-inch body with 6 inches of spout clearance for travel mugs
- ✓Color icon display makes on-the-fly strength and volume tweaks easy
- ✓One-touch Americano is rare at this price
Cons
- ✗No one-touch milk drinks - see the Magenta Prestige for the carafe
- ✗Five coffee presets is fewer than the Cadorna line
- ✗Manual steaming has a learning curve for superauto shoppers
- ✗1.8L tank loads from the rear, awkward under cabinets
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