Espresso machines · 6 differences · 11 published for only one

BZ09 vs Gran Gaggia

Bezzera and Gaggia, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Bezzera BZ09 espresso machine Gaggia Gran Gaggia espresso machine
BZ09 250 × 425 × 375 mm Gran Gaggia 210 × 280 × 300 mm

Images: Bezzera, Gaggia, the manufacturers' product photographs, scaled by each published height. About our images

Specification

FieldBZ09Gran Gaggia
Width 250mm 210mm
Depth 425mm 280mm
Height 375mm 300mm
Weight 17kg 3.9kg
Boilers 1 not published
Boiler volume 0.5L not published
Boiler material Copper not published
Pump Vibratory not published
Group Proprietary Proprietary
Groups 1 1
Water source Reservoir Reservoir
Reservoir 3L 1.25L
Plumbing not published None
Steam wand not published Panarello
Hot-water tap not published Yes
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 120V not published
Type Semi-automatic Semi-automatic
Display Analogue gauge None
Built-in grinder not published No
Colours not published Black, White, Red, Stainless Steel
Made in not published Italy

A lit cell is the better value only where nobody would argue (more capacity, less retention, a lower list price, a feature present) and only when both makers publish the figure. "Not published" is never counted as a loss.