Gaggia Anima Prestige Overview

The Gaggia Anima Prestige is an Italian made super-automatic espresso machine with a slim and chic design and the ability to brew a cappuccino or latte macchiato at the touch of a button. Its tall spouts are perfect for long coffees or luxurious layered milk drinks and the one-touch carafe conveniently froths milk and can be stored in the fridge between uses. For multi-user households or people who enjoy extra large drinks, the large reservoir makes this machine an ideal choice.

Features and Performance

The Anima Prestige is a mere 8.8 wide and 13.4 high, making it most at home under tall cabinets or on a dedicated brew bar to provide clearance for the reservoir and hopper lids. Each drink is brewed with freshly ground beans via the 5 step ceramic burr grinder. You can customize your preferred drink strength with one of 5 settings between extra mild to extra strong and your preferred temperature between low, medium and high for a range of 160 – 185 f. To guarantee perfect dosing, the Gaggia Adapting System will automatically adjust the grind cycle as it learns your coffee after several brew cycles.

For coffee drinks the Anima Prestige offers on-demand espresso and espresso lungo which can be programmed to your desired volume simply by pressing and holding the button. Pressing the button twice will cause the drink to be ground and brewed twice in a row. You can also brew using pre-ground coffee by selecting the scoop icon via the aroma strength button and filling the machine via the bypass doser.

Milk drinks are produced with one-touch thanks to the auto-frothing carafe. With the carafe locked in, the Anima Prestige can produce a cappuccino, latte macchiato, or simply frothed milk at the touch of a button. The carafe inserts into a dedicated socket on the left side of the display and can be removed and stored in the refrigerator when not in use. When the carafe is removed, Gaggia has also included a hot water spout that takes its place and also allows you to dispense hot water for americanos, tea, or hot cocoa. Milk drinks and frothed milk can be customized just like the coffee drinks to your preferred coffee and milk volume.

Thanks to its height, the Anima Prestige has a tall 60 oz water reservoir and 15 puck dreg drawer. The bean hopper holds up to 8.8oz of whole bean coffee, the frothing carafe holds 17 oz of milk, and the drip tray has a 24 oz capacity with a red float to remind you when it needs to be emptied. The brew spouts are just shy of 6 tall and the blue LED screen alerts you when you need to refill the water reservoir, add more beans, clean the carafe, empty the dreg drawer, or descale.

Why You Should Get It

The Anima Prestige delivers effortless luxury with its tasteful steel accents and one-touch specialty milk drinks. Its carafe is a convenient solution to both milk frothing and easy cleanup while the higher capacities mean less emptying and refilling on your part. With a price tag of less than $1,000, this Animas Prestige is more in reach than you might think.

What’s in the Box

• 1x Tube of Brew Group Lubricant
• 1x Bypass Doser Measuring Scoop / Grind Adjustment Key
• 1x Water Hardness Test Strip

More than meets the eye.

The Gaggia Anima Prestige is the first machine in the Anima series, and is a super-automatic espresso machine that wraps over 75 years of espresso making experience in an elegant design that blends modernity and tradition.

The Anima Prestige has a slim and compact design. With six buttons and a chrome plated pannarello wand, the Anima Prestige can make cappuccino and lattes. The Anima Prestige is your personal barista, remembering your personal taste with Programmable Brewing, and adjustable strength and temperature settings. A Bypass Doser allows you to brew pre-ground coffee, making it easy to make different drinks for guests. With the Anima, its all about making a hot and personal beverage

FEATURES

• DESIGNED AND MADE IN ITALY:Guarantee of premium quality and a neverending passion for the art of espresso making.
• CLASSIC PANNARELLO:The same approach as the traditional barista with the stainless steel classic pannarello that delivers steam to froth milk or hot water for teas.
• OPTIAROMA:Uniquelook and taste for every espresso thanks to the pre-brewingfeature thatpauses for a few seconds between the first shower of hot water and the actual brewing.
• AROMA LID:The Anima Prestige coffee beans container preserves the coffee aroma in a much better way thanks to its special lid.
• OPTIAROMA:This feature gives you the unique possibility to personalize the intensity and flavour of your espresso, creating a tailor-made result by choosing the quantity of ground coffee per cup among 5 selections.
• AROMA LID:The coffee beans container of Anima preserves the coffee aroma in an even better way thanks to its special lid.
• 100% CERAMIC ADJUSTABLE GRINDERS:The resistant 100% ceramic grinders extract the purest essence from coffee beans, preventing overheating and burning. This material guarantees long-lasting performances, silence and the best in-cup result. Select among 5 options to customize your espresso, from the finest grind for a strong taste, to the coarsest for a lighter coffee.
• PRE-BREWING:Unique body and taste for every espresso thanks to the pre-brewing function that implies few seconds of pause between the first shower of hot water and the actual brewing.
• GROUND COFFEE OPTION:An easy solution if you would like to taste even more coffee blends, even decaffeinated.
• MEMO FUNCTION:Customize and memorize the length of the available beverages simply by keeping selected the button for a few seconds.
• AUTOMATIC CLEANING & GUIDED DESCALING:The coffee circuit is automatically cleaned when you switch the machine on or off, ensuring a perfect aroma at every use. The machine alerts you when it is time to descale it and guides you step by step through messages on the display.
• REMOVABLE BREW GROUP:The patented brew group doses and tamp an ideal quantity of ground coffee to ensure the best in cup result. Easy to remove, clean and reposition.
• WARRANTY:1 year manufacturer warranty.

Technical Specifications

• Water tank capacity: 60 oz/ 1.8 L
• Bean hopper capacity:250g
• Manufacturer:Gaggia
• Dimensions (WxHxD):22.1 x 34 x 43 cm
• Weight: 8.7kg
• Power:1850 Watts
• Voltage:110/120V
• Model Number: RI8760/46