Id avoid the gaggia
When i started with espresso i read and read, bought into the hype the gaggia is the ideal first machine
Won one on ebay, bought all the assesories, got the nice hand grinder
Watched all the YouTube vide
And then burnt through a a kilo of coffee with every one going down the sink, i wouldn’t wish a gc on my worst enemy.
There hard to use, finiky temp un stable
If you can spring to the sage dual boiler do it and be done with it,
After the gaggia i bought a sage duo temp pro, and the first drink i made was drinkable.
After that i went to a sb hx machine with group head thermometer, so i could monitor brew temps.
Im now on a bianca dual boiler and its so easy to use.
Ive wasted hundreds upgrading