Gaggia Platinum Swing Espresso Machine

Gaggia Platinum Swing Espresso Machine

The Gaggia Platinum Swing has a simple exterior, underscoring the impressive technology housed within its stainless steel walls. This model from Gaggia uses Rapid Steam Technology to provide ample power when switching back and forth between brewing and steaming. The boiler is made of stainless steel for ultimate heat retention and durability, and steam from the boiler is even used on the optional Gaggia Milk Island to make automatic cappuccinos and lattes.

Programming comes in the form of a click wheel similar to the one you use to program your iPod. Move your finger around the click wheel to scroll through options, which are displayed on the digital LCD screen above the circle. This digital LCD screen ensures that youre always aware of programming options and whats going on inside the machine, making the Gaggia Platinum Swing a straightforward machine no matter how much experience you have with super automatics.

Features & Benefits:

Control Panel Design
The digital LCD screen is located directly above the click wheel, and it displays instructions and programming options. The click wheel is the center of the control panel, and has a coffee cup in the center this is the confirmation buttons. A column of buttons to the left of the wheel consists of a top button to reach the programming menu (it has an M on it) and a bottom button for coffee dosage and bypass doser (it has a coffee bean icon). The column to the right of the wheel has a top button with an icon of a steam cloud and activates steaming, a bottom button with an icon of a water droplet to dispense hot water.
Programming
So what are your options, anyway? You can adjust the volume of your drink, quantity of coffee to be brewed, coffee temperature, and pre-infusion. You can also set the menu language, energy saving mode, water hardness, and rinsing cycle. To keep your machine clean, you have access to the water filter menu, the descaling menu, and you can wash the brew group automatically.
Brew a Single or a Double
Use the click wheel to scroll through your coffee options espresso, short coffee, or long coffee. Press the confirmation button once to brew one of that beverage, or press it twice for a double.
Rapid Steam Boiler System
The Gaggia Platinum Swing uses a stainless steel boiler that assures Rapid Steam function, so you can switch back and forth between brewing and steaming without downtime. Stainless steel is known for its heat retention properties, as well as for its durability.
Grinder
The clear plastic bean hopper holds 8.8 oz of beans, so theyre always fresh and ready for your next brew. You can easily monitor bean levels just by looking in, or the Platinum Swing will alert you on the display screen when it runs low. Beans travel from the hopper to the ceramic burr grinder this kind of grinder uses a stationary burr and a rotating burr. Beans are drawn in between and crushed consistently and quietly. To change the fineness of the grind, use the included tool to adjust the grind settings to coarse, medium, or fine.
Bypass Doser
For those time when you would prefer a blend other than what is in the doser, you can pour pre-ground coffee into the bypass doser and brew using that instead. Select your drink (espresso, short coffee, or long coffee) and press the coffee button until the pre-ground option appears on the display screen. Press the confirmation button, add a measured scoop of ground coffee into the bypass doser, and press the confirmation button again.
Espresso Plus System
The Espresso Plus System allows you to change the strength of your drink even while youre brewing. Turn the knob located on the cup dispenser to the left for a milder brew, and to the right for a more intense drink.
Opti-Dose System
Another way to change the strength of your drink is with Gaggias Opti-Dose System, which allows you to vary the amount of ground coffee in each shot from 7-10.5 grams. To change the dosage, press the coffee bean button and use the click wheel to scroll through your options.
Cup Warmer
Warm cups are an important part of a well-brewed espresso. They help preserve the temperature of the espresso, as well as preserve the layer of golden crema on top. The Platinum Swings cup warmer is heated using residual heat from the boiler, so when the boiler warms up, your cups warm up too. Placing your cups on the cup warmer also creates a great display in your kitchen or workstation.