Gaggia Anima Black Review - Gaggia Caffe TV

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A more in depth review of the Gaggia Anima Black machine, walking through all the features and coffees the machine can make. Part of our Anima series.

Grind Setting :
You can set the grinder to a required grind setting between coarse and fine. Gaggia Anima has 5 settings to choose from. 5 being the coarsest and 1 being the finest.

Dosage :
The grinder can even dose the chosen amount every time. One person can choose, say a 7g shot and another person can choose a 9g shot. The variations of dosage can depend on the machine model. The Gaggia Anima has 5 settings for strength. This allows you to choose 7g, or 8g or 9g or 10g or 11g every time.

You can also choose to use a pre-ground coffee through the pre-ground schute.

Memorising the amount to dispense : You have two buttons that can be pre-set to measure the length of coffee. The default measurement is for an espresso on one button and long coffee on the other button. These buttons can be re-programmed by the user as many times as you want. You can also press the coffee button twice to do a double shot of coffee.

Brewing:
Unlike grinding the coffee and putting it into the portafilter in a manual system, in the Gaggia Anima bean to cup system, the machine will grind the required amount and put it into the section (what I call a filter basket) of the brewing unit, automatically. A brewing units in the Gaggia bean to cup machines are removable for cleaning. In the brewing unit, there is a built in tamper similar to a piston. When you press the button, the brewing unit goes into action. From a ‘Home’ position, it goes to a ‘Work’ position. Obviously, you cannot see this operation, but you will be able to hear the sound of whirring - moving to a ‘work position’. It tamps the coffee at the exact pressure needed, depending on the strength chosen. Then the machine automatically injects water from the boiler into the brewing unit at a constant pressure and this goes up the channel and infuses the coffee, and pushes it through a valve that releases it to the dispenser evenly.

Dregs :
The spent coffee is disposed of by the brewing unit into a dreg compartment for emptying later. Once the brewing unit has completed the cycle of brewing and ejecting the grounds (puck), it goes back to its original 'Home' position.

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