Gaggia Cubika

Gaggia Cubika Espresso Machine I'd wanted one of those fancy espresso machines for years but could never really justify the expense. Having had various filter machines and cafetierres cluttering up cupboards I also wasn't convinced I'd get any use out of it. Last year, however, I finally gave up sugar and this has really changed my views on coffee. Without sugar I found I liked real coffee (smooth, strong taste) and couldn't bear instant coffee (way too bitter). Six months later I still couldn't get a taste for instant and was buying more and more real coffee which can get quite expensive so I ... more

I have always wanted my very own Espresso machine and after being a good boy all year Santa brought me one for Christmas after my wife informed him that I really wanted one. My wife may have told him I wanted one, but I did end up paying £129 for the pleasure of ensuring Santa left it in my stocking. Fed up to the back teeth with plain old filter coffee, or god forbid, instant freeze dried filth actually having the Cubika now sitting in my kitchen is nothing short of a godsend first thing in the morning and is officially the boys toy that my friends and I spent most of Chjristmas day playing ... more

I bought the Cubika last summer from Amazon. I was impressed with the speed of Amazon's delivery, and the "out of the box" experience. I had read very positive reviews for this machine, and it was the "style" which tempted me in the end. I wanted a pod machine, but my other half convinced me otherwise - her father travels to Italy a lot, so we have a plentiful supply of good quality reasonably priced beans. I have not been impressed with this machine. First off, lets talk about cleaning it. To remove the water tank, you have to remove the brew basket, move the steam nozzle round and then try ... more

I had one of these machines, I loved it very user friendly and after a couple of weeks my froths were Great . It is a solid and lovely looking Machine and is not too bulky its Ideal for people with limited space. The cups fit on the top which keeps them warm the only problem was the buttons on the left push in and out and they kept getting stuck after only one month of using it , we were in the middle of moving to another country so we could not exchange it . I dont know if this is a general fault with this model or just a one off but since last year we have now got another Gaggia with ... more

This coffee maker fails practically every time to put a crema on an espresso. I tried numerous combinations of grind refinement, coffee amount, tamping, etc, but could not find one consistent combination. You could just about do it if you over-filled with coffee but then it was difficult to get the filter properly clamped onto the machine. Gaggia even sent me a sample of their specially ground coffee and even that didn't work! Apparently, there used to be an extra device you could get which worked with the filter and guaranteed a crema but for some crazy reason they withdrew it claiming that ... more