Espresso machines · 6 differences · 11 published for only one
Hobby vs Gran Gaggia
Bezzera and Gaggia, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.
Images: Bezzera, Gaggia, the manufacturers' product photographs, scaled by each published height. About our images
Specification
| Field | Hobby | Gran Gaggia |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 220mm | 210mm |
| Depth | 250mm | 280mm |
| Height | 350mm | 300mm |
| Weight | 10kg | 3.9kg |
| Boilers | 1 | not published |
| Boiler volume | 0.25L | not published |
| Group | not published | 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 | not published | Manual wand |
| Voltage | 120V | not published |
| Type | Semi-automatic | Semi-automatic |
| Display | not published | None |
| Built-in grinder | not published | No |
| Colours | Stainless steel, Matt black, White, Red | 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.