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Dave Hsu writes:

  As long as we're on the subject, what's the advantage of the Gaggia over,
  say, a Krups Il Primo, besides sheer volume?  Does it _really_ make a better
  cup?

Well, only owning the Gaggia, I can't make any explicit comparisons.  It has
great steam pressure, and heats quickly, which are its main advantages to my
mind. I find that it makes a better cup of espresso than I find in most of my
friends' houses and many restaurants.  Both Consumer's Reports and
rec.food.drink's esteemed Richard Shapiro claim it is the best, and I suspect
they rarely agree on anything...

  And what do you guys do about periodic de-liming?  I've found that
  prefiltering the water with a Brita greatly reduces residue buildup, but it's
  getting near time for another cleaning and I'm already dreading the smell
  just thinking about it.  Is there a better way than running a weak vinegar
  solution through followed by copious flushing?

I use bottled water delivered in 5 gal bottles (I think it's AquaClear), but I
have to do the vinegar thing every so often, too.  If you like the smell of
some other acid better, you could try that...

						Larry
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