Gaggia Classic Evo Pro vs Breville Bambino Plus

It uses a single aluminium boiler with a thermostat, and the whole group head has to reach a stable temperature before the shot temperature is repeatable. Ten to fifteen minutes is the usual advice, and pulling a shot before that gives inconsistent results. A PID modification tightens the temperature control but does not remove the need to warm the metal.

It is if you plan to buy accessories or upgrade later. Fifty eight millimetre is the commercial standard, so bottomless portafilters, precision baskets, tampers, distribution tools and puck screens are all abundant and cheap. Smaller sizes have fewer options and often at higher prices for lower quality.

In careful hands, the Gaggia, particularly once warmed properly and with a good grinder. In ordinary daily use, the difference is small and often runs the other way, because the Bambino is at the right temperature every time and the Gaggia is only at the right temperature if you waited. Consistency beats potential for most people.

Both can manage two or three, and both are single boiler designs, so brewing and steaming happen at different temperatures and you wait between them. For a household making four or more milk drinks in a row, a heat exchanger or dual boiler machine is the honest answer, and that is covered on the dual boiler comparison page.