Gaggia Naviglio black (HD8749/01)

The Italian company Gaggia is well known to coffee lovers. Coffee machines of this brand are quite common, both in coffee shops and in simple kitchens, and Gaggia Naviglio is one of the low-cost models.

Simple and non-staining body

The body of the coffee machine is made of high quality black ABS plastic. Thanks to the discreet and laconic design, the device will look equally good in almost any interior. In addition, Gaggia Naviglio features a simple and intuitive operation. To reduce the final cost, the manufacturer decided to abandon the touch screen, preferring buttons and a round switch.

Good Features

With the Gaggia Naviglio, you can treat yourself and your friends to a strong espresso or a slightly bitterer espresso lungo. At the same time, users can choose one of five options for grinding beans, independently set the amount of coffee per serving (from 7 to 11 grams), and also manually adjust the volume of coffee in the cup. If desired, you can even prepare two cups of the drink at once.

Grinding grains is carried out using ceramic millstones. This detail allows you to achieve uniform grinding of grains without foreign aftertaste, which often happens with metal mills. The volume of the bean container is 300 grams, and taking into account the settings available in the machine, this amount is enough to brew more than a dozen servings of coffee. Approximately the same way things are with the water tank. Its volume is 1.5 liters, so you don’t have to add water often.

Manual milk frother

Those who like coffee with a lush and delicate foam should like the rather easy-to-use cappuccinatore. It is a free-standing nozzle that must be lowered into a container of milk. In this case, users will have to do everything on their own. But there are no difficulties in this. You just need some skill so that the milk foam turns out to be uniform, and the milk splashes do not scatter in different directions.

Easy Maintenance

Another nice feature of the device is ease of maintenance. The rinsing option after the coffee brewing cycle is automatic, and a glowing indicator will inform you that it is time to clean the coffee machine from scale and dirt. The water and waste containers, as well as the removable coffee brew unit, are easy to remove and return to their places.

In general, Gaggia Naviglio is a good solution for the home. The machine offers users a minimal set of functions and has simple operation. However, during operation, it creates a lot of noise and consumes a lot of water when flushing the system.