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In article <1992Jun16.000119.21057@news.Hawaii.Edu> ross@tarski.tmc.edu (David Ross) writes knowledgably about the differences in operation between various
home espresso machines, including:

   Note that the Gaggia "Coffee" has been improved since the Consumer
   Reports article - the one pictured there has only two buttons, the
   newer ones have 3 buttons (and a more rational steam-heating system).

   Gaggia Coffee can be had for $230 with careful shopping.

   - David

Do you (or anyone else here) know the difference between the Gaggia
Coffee and the Gaggia Espresso?  I purchased the latter at Bloomingdale's
(the only time I've ever bought anything there!) on sale for about $180,
down from a tag price of about $230, I think.  From all outward appearances
it is identical to the Coffee, except for the name.  After 6 months of
widely varying quality, I finally took it for repairs (under warrantee).
Since getting it back, it's been making wonderful espresso with a rich,
thick crema.  I've tried it with French Roast purchased in and ground by
a gourmet shop in Bethesda, MD; I've tried it with Melitta coffee, 
pre-ground for filter machines, that my brother bought for me on a trip
to Brazil; I've tried it with Peet's decaf French Roast that's been in
my freezer since January, ground in my $70 Braun.  All of these worked
just fine.  Better than I've had from many restaurants and cafes with
big machines with employees who didn't know how to use them.

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Gary A. Martin, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, UMass Dartmouth
Martin@cis.umassd.edu