Gaggia 90951 Platinum Vision Automatic Espresso Machine with Milk Island, Platinum Reviews
Gaggia 90951 Platinum Vision Automatic Espresso Machine wіth Milk Island, Platinum
- Automatic espresso machine wіth simple touch-screen controls
- 15-bar pump pressure; stainless-steel-lined boiler; built-іn ceramic burr grinder
- Bypass doser fοr preground coffee; cup warmer; removable brew group
- 57-ounce removable water tank; Pannarello steam wand аnd Milk Island included
- Measures 12-3/5 bу 16-1/3 bу 14-4/7 inches
Wіth thе Platinum Vision уου саn dose, аnd brew уουr espresso, аll аt thе touch οf a button. One οf thе mοѕt fun features οf thе machine іѕ thе programming function. Here іѕ a qυісk preview іntο thе personalization Gaggia offers: Touch Screen Features: Shοw text οr υѕе icons; Individual Beverage Settings fοr Espresso, Coffee, Long Coffee (Prebrew–set tο οff, med, strong. Aroma–mild, medium, strong, preground [decaf οr flavored аrе mοѕt рοрυlаr fοr preground]. Temperature settings–low, medium, high. Volume–adjust bу plus (+) οr minus (-) depending οn hοw tall οr short уου want уουr drink tο bе.); Time/Date settings (Set thе machine tο turn οn up tο 3 times a day, 7 days a week. Fοr example, Monday–6am, 12pm, 6pm, Friday–6am, 1pm, 9pm аnd Saturday–9am, 6pm, 10pm. Stand bу mode hаѕ 4 different settings. Adjust thе clock bу hour, minute аnd AM/PM. Adjust thе date format– Fοr instance, іt wουld bе set differently іn Europe thаn іt wουld іn thе United States.); Machine Settings (Program уουr dіѕрlау tο read thе way уου’d lіkе іt–сhοοѕе frοm 13 languages, аnd adjust thе contrast οf thе dіѕрlау tο bе lighter οr darker. Sound settings– turn thе sound οn/οff. If οn, іt wіll beep whеn іt іѕ ready fοr υѕе. Cup warmer–3 options: always οn, always οff, οff whіlе іn stand bу mode. Water settings include–Rinse οn/οff, water filter οn/οff, water hardness 1-4 [machine comes wіth a test strip аnd instructions]); Maintenance Settings (Counts уουr shots. Cleaning cycle–In thіѕ setting, thе machine аѕkѕ іf уου’ve added thе cleaning tablet before уου rυn іt. Descale cycle–Before running, thе machine аѕkѕ іf уου’d lіkе tο rυn thе cycle іn case уου’ve selected іt іn error.Lock dіѕрlау–аn option given tο allow thе owner tο сlеаn thе menu screen without accidentally selecting a beverage.); Special Settings (Factory Settings–allows уου tο reset tο аll thе original manufacturer settings.)
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(out οf 6 reviews)
List Price: $ 2,299.00
Price: $ 1,400.00
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Review by snow557 for Gaggia 90951 Platinum Vision Automatic Espresso Machine with Milk Island, Platinum
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I looked a long time, as this is an expensive item. This one is perfect, after a year it still performs perfectly, cleans easy and froths easily. A consistently good espresso, capa, even american coffee. No problems at all.
Review by Latte Lover for Gaggia 90951 Platinum Vision Automatic Espresso Machine with Milk Island, Platinum
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I think that the Vision is wonderful. All I do in the morning is push the button, steam my milk, and viola- latte! It saves me time, which I like! The product came promptly in absolute perfect condition and all I had to do is put water in it. Nothing broken or cracked. Definitely a great investment, especially in saving money going to the coffee shop.
Review by M. Nonella for Gaggia 90951 Platinum Vision Automatic Espresso Machine with Milk Island, Platinum
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Have owned it for almost a month. Makes great expresso, capuccino, and coffee at the touch of the screen. Easy cleanup, no fuss. Adjustable settings are a great feature. Refilling water tank and removing spent grounds are very easy.
Pays for itself by not paying at the coffee stores in 1-2 years.
Would highly recommend.
Review by Cypher Media for Gaggia 90951 Platinum Vision Automatic Espresso Machine with Milk Island, Platinum
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We purchased this machine about a month ago. Granted, the first one we received was broken – we had two engineers, a couple of account managers and an IT guy trying to fix it, but they couldn’t. We called Amazon and received the working one two business days later.
WOW. I can’t tell you how much espresso we’ve gone through in the past month. The machine is easy to use, and it’s actually kinda fun! With one push of a button, you have a professional quality espresso in less than a minute. The milk frothing takes longer, but if you haven’t had your espresso yet, it’s not too difficult to wait.
There are three options – espresso (strong), coffee (espresso with a little more water) and long coffee (I looked it up – it’s basically a weaker, more bitter espresso with twice the volume of water). I’ve learned how to make an Americano just like at Starbucks, and it’s cheaper and more convenient. Yes, the machine itself is expensive – but I’ll get into that later.
I’ve seen several reviews here that say the Milk Island is useless – all of us at the office think it’s a VERY cool gadget. As long as you make sure the light is green and you don’t overfill the carafe (the “MAX” line is there for a reason), it works perfectly. We haven’t had a single issue. It froths the milk very well, and if you don’t like as much foam, you can turn it off before it finishes its cycle. Also, I’ve seen that “oily” beans supposedly don’t work well – we’ve been through two bags of “oily” espresso beans from Cost Plus and they didn’t jam the machine or cause any problems. Yes, we also ordered a bag of the Lavazza Super Crema, but when it’s gone we’ll just run up the street and get more Cost Plus beans.
I worked it out – a Starbucks latte costs roughly $4. A homemade latte costs $0.40. Taking into account the high cost (and high quality) of this machine, and the number of espressos/lattes we make daily, I figure this machine will pay for itself in about three months. Of course, that isn’t such a good thing for Starbucks…but it’s great for us!
Review by protoguy for Gaggia 90951 Platinum Vision Automatic Espresso Machine with Milk Island, Platinum
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I’ve had this machine for a few days now and I absolutely love it. It by far trumps the quality of local shops and Starbucks (not that they make quality). The options on the machine allow you to create your own drink in your own flavor. The worst thing about this machine is how easy it is and how much you’ll end up drinking. It’s just too easy to press a button and boom, delicious espresso.
From off to espresso in no time flat!
If you want your drink fast, look no further than this machine. Going from completely off to drink ready takes about 1 minute. You can brew in no time so this machine was made for speed.
Touchscreen
I can’t say it’s greatly responsive. Obviously it’s expensive and new so you want to be nice with it but that screen takes some hard pressure. Maybe they built it tough to last but you can’t just tap it. You have to jab it sometimes. Not a complaint really. It seems like a strong screen.
Drinks
There are three drink options: espresso, coffee, and long coffee. You can control the amount of water, temperature, aroma, flavor, and strength. It’s crazy. Once you get down you’re favorite flavor though, it’s just a simple button press. I like a caffe corretto once in a while so I like that you can throw in pre-ground decaf for a one time cup and then just go back to your regular settings.
Steaming
The wand is very articulated and easy to clean. The steam comes quick and stays consistently hot. You can steam milk fast enough to make yourself a cappuccino in under 2 minutes. I haven’t tried the hot water option but I’m sure that works fine.
Drip Tray
It moves! The tray moves up and down via a touch sensitive button on the machine. It will move from the counter to nearly touching the spouts. The cover on the tray appears to be magnetic so it just attaches easily to the tray top. It slides on and off very easily but will not come off accidentally.
Warming tray
It warms decently fast. It doesn’t get too hot or anything. Not much to say about it except it feels a bit small for how big the machine is.
Pure water
This machine has a water purifier included. I’m not sure if it is required to run the machine yet.
Maintenance
It has a lot of maintenance features including keeping track of your descaling schedule. It has you test your water hardness and program it in so it can remind you when you should descale. I haven’t had to run any maintenance on it yet but it seems like everything is basically fully automated for it.
Auto Standby
I can’t say if this goes into a real low power mode or what but it has a standby feature. After 1 or 4 hours it will standby. I think it just turns the heating off. Turning the warming tray off is optional.
Scheduling
It has a scheduling feature to set wake up and power off times for separate days.
Be aware!
The first few shots might suck. My first shot was 90% water with a dirty color to it. It took a few shots before the machine put out good shots. Not sure if this was a fluke or just my machine or just the machine calibrating but after about 3 failed shots they were all good.
I did not buy this product on Amazon but I use amazon a lot and wanted to put a review up. I did not purchase it with the milk island. The milk island was quite unnecessary. I do not recommend buying the machine with the milk island if you can get it without the island for a better price.