So, the good piece is now a month in use and makes us well, it makes compared to Saeco Aroma Espresso significantly better. But also requires a long and intensive study of freeness, quantity, brewing time and cleaning:
Preparation: It takes a little effort and research to find the right setting from the mill and the dosage to get. We have the grinder on 15, almost on Finest and coffee beans from the Tegut own brand. Tastes pretty good, but it must still be tried more coffees. Amount of powder and the hard press and quantity of water must each find out for yourself for yourself, tastes differ. After an estimated 10 espressos you are then at some point with a good result. Other than those specified by the manufacturer, the best espressos come with us when the needle is at the pressure display almost right on top of the shaded area. Then the crema is determined very lush and beautiful. The normal frothing milk works quite well, for works of art alla latte art one must first correct the type of milk (fat, semi-skimmed) and find out technique. The cleaning is again something for themselves. Since this is a "professional unit" is also behind the filter holder must be cleaned again and the drip tray every night to be emptied.
Therefore Gastroback offers Clean function for the brew head also equal to the tablets mitkaufen. For descaling reaches a commercially available descaler. We use only water from a Britta water filter due to our hard water. So far, no Kalkerscheinungen be seen.
Conclusion:
Pro:
- Very good espresso
- Good milk frother
- Individually adjustable (freeness, quantity, brewing time, etc.)
- Beautiful design
- Good workmanship
- Good for 2-person household
Cons:
- Elaborate preparation at the beginning, practice makes perfect ...
- Extensive cleaning
- Consumes a lot of water
- Does not stop when the water tank is empty (no message)
- Unsuitable for large groups
All in all, a good machine for lovers, that deal with it, want good taste and do not drink 10 espressos throughout the day. Light in the water tank or display if too little water inside would be desirable. Would the same a couple of cleaning tablets supplied, that would be good. At this stage, we would buy the machine again.
