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Bella Barista 

Nene Court, The Embankment,Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 1LD 

Tel: 01933 273275 

e-mail: 

[email protected]

 

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The Super Giada is a good steamer and 
easily makes plenty of microfoam. 
Certainly more powerful than the 
Millennium and other HX machines 
within the Isomac range.  

It of course won’t have the same 
capacity and can only steam around 
200ml volume before it runs out of “puff” 

It’s unbelievable but true. The Super Giada steamed 200ml of 
water to 60c in 20 seconds. A millennium did 400 ml 70 
seconds! 

 

You know instantly when operating the steam wand that this 
machine is a powerful steamer! 

Water tank is nice quality and well 
finished. Big 3l capacity. 

All components very accessible, 
especially the pump. Pump replacement 
will be a very easy and quick job. 

 Reasonable quality internal 
components, 

but use of some plastic 

pipes.

 

Case doesn’t come off, but top plate, 
under cup warmer, does for access to 
internal components and its easy to 
remove (2 screws) 

 

Reasonable size brass boiler 0.2 lit , 
enough water to gives some thermal 
stability during the shot 

Very large drip tray only needs emptying 
once a day. Nice quality feel

 

Quick warm up, machine ready in 10 
min 

 

Nice large cup tray. 

Larger than my Zaffiro cup tray!

 

 

A piece of perforated non-slip 
matting would work perfectly 
to stop the tray getting 
scratched. Pity the 
manufacturers don’t supply 
this

 

 

Summary of Contents for Giada

Page 1: ...ook The details were correct at the time of writing but the manufacturer and Bella Barista reserve the right to change the technical specification of the packaging machines and any accessories supplied with the machine including quantity and type of accessories supplied ...

Page 2: ...rip down is fast and simple with only 2 screws needing to be removed to gain access for the majority of the repairs and little potential for error Pump replacement is simplicity itself with plenty of access around the pump Internally the Super Giada is much simpler than HX machines the positioning of components means that minor water spillage leakage is very unlikely to cause any damage This is a ...

Page 3: ...es The diagrams of the machine and legend are completely wrong and none of the component parts are labelled correctly The only reason for keeping it in with the shipped machine is all the standard disclaimers and text which we do not reproduce in the BB user guide The UK written Bella Barista Guide will prove a valuable addition to the Super Giada especially as the system of lights can be confusin...

Page 4: ...cycle is an essential technique Dead band The temperature range between the thermostat switching on and off Unlike more expensive Isomac machines the brew water thermostat is not adjustable The brew pressure of the Super Giada seemed on the high side This does mean you will need a good grinder We will be discussing any reasons for this with Isomac to ensure the settings are optimal Drawing hot wat...

Page 5: ...e techies this is a special electrically operated valve that diverts water as required to the group or steam wand or into the drip tray The Super Giada uses other methods to achieve a similar effect It does mean you can t backflush the machine though On the plus side its one less electrical component to go wrong The water tank is nice quality but has no lifting handle which makes it a little harde...

Page 6: ... that this machine is a powerful steamer Water tank is nice quality and well finished Big 3l capacity All components very accessible especially the pump Pump replacement will be a very easy and quick job Reasonable quality internal components but use of some plastic pipes Case doesn t come off but top plate under cup warmer does for access to internal components and its easy to remove 2 screws Rea...

Page 7: ...hine reviewed where the handle must be locked round to the 5 o clock position quite firmly to prevent leaks The holes where the coffee exits the portafilter are angled to take this into account It does seem to work reasonably well and you do get a nice dry puck Please note that your machine will be thoroughly inspected by Bella Barista prior to delivery and they will already have ensured that the ...

Page 8: ... hot water production Final Thoughts The Super Giada looks really nice has a sort of retro feel and is easy to keep clean a quick wipe with a damp cloth and a buff with a microfibre cloth is all that s generally required to keep it looking great The more complex tasks such as descaling are actually very easy to do and the supplied UK guide explains how to do them in detail The Super Giada is less ...

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