The answer to your prayers. And if you weren’t praying, thank God someone else was.

The Gaggia Accademia super automatic coffee machine is astounding. Aesthetically striking, technologically brilliant, and the coffee... This is the pinnacle of the coffee machine mountain, a distillation of everything that Gaggia knows about making coffee at home.

Pre-programmed with all your favourite coffees (cappuccino, latte, macchiato etc), means that everyone gets their own coffee, exactly as they like it, at the touch of a single button. The built-in, self-cleaning milk carafe is a dream come true. Add to this, an amazing package of premium features - and you have an extraordinary piece of engineering.

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Gaggia Accademia: The features

The feature list for the Gaggia Accademia is, predictably, long. The Gaggia Accademia is the ultimate expression of 25 years of innovation. It is a magnificently engineered, beautifully designed machine. The truth is, a features list doesn’t do the Accademia justice - the whole is actually far greater than the sum of the parts. Nonetheless, here are the parts:

• Sleak design
• Fully automatic operation
• Six pre-programmed coffee styles
• Wide, intuitive touch-screen controls
• Integrated milk handling
• Self-cleaning: Rinsing and steam cleaning cycles for coffee circuit and milk circuit as well as a descaling cycle
• Ergonomic design: Optimising ease of use
• Four stage Brita water filtration designed for Gaggia
• Optidose system: Select your preferred strength and the amount of beans
• Gaggia Brewing System: Pre-moistens the grounds to get even more out of the coffee
• Programmable pre-brewing, temperature, length and crema
• Programmable milk frothing and quantity settings
• Ceramic grinding with  Adapting System for any type of bean
• Aroma seal: Airtight and UV proof cover keeps beans fresh
• Removable brewing unit ensures easy maintenance
• Ultra quiet operation
• Energy Save means less than 1 watt per hour in stand by mode
• Eco mode turns off steam boiler
• Bypass doser for pre-ground coffee
• Water hardness settings
• Simultaneous brewing of 2 coffees
• Instant steam (2 boilers)
• Cup warmer
• Adjustable cup height (telescopic coffee dispenser) from 7 to 14 cm
• Hot water / Steam nozzle
• Programmable
• 2 year warranty

TECHNICAL DATA

• Bean container capacity: 350 g
• Removable water tank capacity: 1.6
• Milk carafe capacity: 0.5 l
• Dump box capacity: 16 servings
• Pump pressure: 15 bar
• Boiler material / quantity: Stainless steel / 2 boilers
• Rated power input / voltage / frequency: 1500 W / 230 V / 50 Hz
• Machine dimensions (w x d x h): 28 x 37 x 42 cm
• Machine weight: 17 kg

Gaggia Accademia: What we think

Gaggia has, from the beginning, been all about making barista style coffee at home. This is their sole focus - and they do it very well. They have pioneered many developments along the way, all with the aim of perfecting the coffee making experience at home. And the Gaggia Accademia coffee machine is the absolute culmination of everything that Gaggia does. So it should be pretty good.

Well, it is. From the gorgeous design to the wide touch screen controls, the built in milk handling to the customisable, one-touch profiles, from the incredible engineering to the ease of use - we just love it.

The Gaggia Accademia is the last word in indulgence. It is, quite simply, a superb coffee machine. If you think you can’t afford it, think about the coffee you will be making over the next ten years, then think about seeing this magnificent machine gracing your kitchen - and start saving.