Baby Twin is a jewel of the range in fact it's fitted with a double heating system and an electronic control panel touch-ring. The Rapid Steam function eliminates the waiting time... more
A review by CraigZ on Gaggia New Baby Twin December 4th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Performance
Poor
Ease of use
Hard
Durability
Very short
Cleaning & Maintenance
Hard
Value for money
Poor
Advantages:
Small, neat, pretty, produces good coffee
Disadvantages:
Poor quality control, impractical, unreliable, poor service
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
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Returned - manufacturing fault (penarello swivel joint not secured to body) and cracked water container. Amazon out of stock, unable to replace, refunded.
Repurchased 10.1.08 from www.coffeeitalia.co.uk. Delivered 2.2.08.
Steam function fault developed September.
At the request of coffeeitalia owner, Magnoler Sandro, delivered to Gaggia UK 10.10.08 with cheque for £25 as requested by Gaggia UK with promise of a refund from Mr. Sandro.
Returned 20.11.08. Mr. Sandro then refused to refund, unable to find my order despite me providing his Invoice No.
Although making a great coffee, it is a pain to use.
With hindsight, for the same price or less, I'd buy a "beans in one end", "coffee out the other" machine and unlikely a Gaggia.
Advantages: it wakes you up in the morning, not with coffee, but with frustration and anger. Disadvantages: Dangerous, time-wasting, unreliable, poor repair system, no hard water filter
...your top-of-the-range machine right?
WRONG! Gaggia couldn't be bothered fitting one, unlike other companies. So you'll just have to keep de-scaling it yourself all the time.
(3) It breaks down right? So send it to Gaggia right?
WRONG! It will just disappear into a black hole for 1 or 2 months so you may as well throw the bloody thing away and buy a new one. ...
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Baby Twin is a jewel of the range in fact it's fitted with a double heating system and an electronic control panel touch-ring. The Rapid Steam function eliminates the waiting time between making espresso and producing a thick foamy crema. In a few seconds you can taste an authentic cup of cappuccino ...like the one at coffee shop. Comes with Preinfusion Function
