The words from the experts

On Rancilio espresso machines
On ECM Giotto espresso machines
On Gaggia espresso machines

On Rancilio espresso machines
-JOY OF COFFEE, Cory Kummer - "these machines are tanks, utterly reliable", "the closest anyone can come to a professional machine without spending a few thousand dollars."

-ESPRESSO - FROM BEAN TO CUP, Nick Jurich - "Rancilio makes tremendously strong, high quality machines and grinders......Pure elegance."

-SPECIALTY COFFEE RETAILER, Aug 97 - "A lot of people feel that a commercial group, such as the Rancilio, which is shallower but much wider than a standard houshold machine group, lends itself to a better cup of espresso because of the extraction. It sells very well at its price point, and Rancilio is a name that's known for quality."

On ECM Giotto espresso machines

-Test magazine PLUS, Dec 98 - "The 'Rolls-Royce' of filter handle espresso machines."

-DER FEINSCHMECKER, Mar 2000 - (11 machines tested, top European gourmet magazine) "Winner of the High-end espresso machines test."

-D. SCHOMER, ON THE TABLE, JAN/2000 - "The Giotto makes the best espresso of any home machine I have tested and most of the commercial ones too. And it looks like morphing chromium, oozing over your bar."

On Gaggia espresso machines

-COFFEE, A Guide to Buying, brewing and Enjoying, Kenneth Davids - "The Baby Gaggia is a famous, respected machine that has been imported for years......this is a fine machine and the components that handle the coffee are as solid as any."

-ESPRESSO - FROM BEAN TO CUP, Nick Jurich - "Gaggia started making commercial espresso machines in 1949 and their home machines reflect the Gaggia commitment to quality......the filter holder has a wonderful substantial feel to it. The Baby Gaggia is a wonderful 1200W pump machine capable of producing espresso rivaling that produced by the finest commercial machines."

-CONSUMERS DIGEST - Best Buy, 1999.