Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
Hello and welcome back to Whole Latte Love, I'm Mike Rosso and today I want to talk to
you about three different machines. I get calls all the time, people asking “what's
the difference between the Gaggia Classic, the Baby Class, or the New Baby.” Well,
in this video I'm going to explain the differences, so let's get started.
The first thing I'm going to go over is all of the similarities, Of course we know that
all three of these machines all have a passive cup warmer on top, they all use the same 3.5
ounce aluminum boiler with dual elements externally for a total wattage of 1370 watts. All three
of the machines use a three way solenoid to help relieve pressure on the brew group and
the portafilter after brewing. They all use the same 15 bar vibration pump to allow you
to brew at 8 to 9 bars of optimal pressure. The brew group is the same in all these, it's
brass chrome plated, you also have the brass, chrome plated 58 millimeter portafilter which
will lock in heat. That's very important in brewing as we all know.
These machines are all internally the same, so now let's talk about the differences of
these machines. The Gaggia Classic has brushed stainless steel housing. The Baby Class has
a stainless steel housing. And the New Baby has a stainless steel ABS plastic housing
and it comes in black or ivory. The other difference between these machines will be
the reservoirs. The Gaggia Classic has a 72 ounce reservoir, the Baby Class and the New
Baby have a 60 ounce reservoir. The Gaggia Classic reservoir is removable from the front,
but for easier filling you can also fill it from the top. The Baby Class and the New Baby
have removable reservoirs for filling. Or if you choose you can just fill them in place.
The next thing I'd like to go over is the controls, as you can see there are some differences
between the two machines. The Gaggia Classic uses rocker switches. The Baby Class uses
push buttons and the New Baby also uses push buttons. Remember I mentioned that all three
of these machines have Pannarello wands for easy frothing and steaming. There's one subtle
difference between these three machines. The Gaggia Classic steam arm is a straight, forward
back type movement, while the Baby Class and the New Baby have a ball joint so you get
a little more mobility and movement.
All three of these machines have stainless steel drip tray covers, while the drip trays
themselves are made of different materials. The Gaggia Classic is made of plastic, the
Baby Class is made of metal, it also has a little float in the reservoir to let you know
when the drip tray is getting full. The New Baby has a plastic drip tray and it also has
a little float that lets you know when it's getting full.
The next thing I want to compare of the differences between these machines is going to be the
weights. The Gaggia Classic weighs 20 lbs. The Baby Class weighs 17 lbs. And the New
Baby weighs 14 lbs. Now another thing that may be important to you, you may say well
how much room do I got on my counter? The Gaggia Classic measures 14 ½ by 8 by 9 ½.
The Baby Class and the New Baby are both 15 ¾ by 9.6 by 10.4 so they're a little taller
and of course a little lighter.
Well that wraps up the comparison of the Gaggia Classic, the Gaggia Baby Class, and the Gaggia
New Baby. Now, I've talked to customers who've had their Gaggia Classic for a number of years
and it's been around for about 15 years, the Gaggia Classic's kind of the flagship of the
Gaggia semi-automatic home machines. The Baby Class and the New Baby have been around about
five years, but be confident that the same quality and engineering that goes into the
Gaggia Classic also goes into these other machines.
I'm Mike Rosso for Whole Latte Love. If you have any more questions about any of these
machines, feel free to give us a call at 1-888-411-5282. Thank you for watching this video.