Is the Cadorna Plus a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?

The Cadorna Plus is a bean-to-cup machine.

Does the Cadorna Plus have a built-in grinder?

Yes, the Cadorna Plus grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.

How does the Cadorna Plus froth milk?

The Cadorna Plus froths milk: with a steam wand you control yourself.

How wide is the Cadorna Plus?

The Cadorna Plus is 26 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.

What is the Cadorna Plus's model number?

The model number is RI9601. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

Gaggia

Cadorna Plus

Name: Gaggia Cadorna Plus
Brand: Gaggia
SKU: RI9601
Availability: InStock

The Cadorna with a stainless steel pannarello and an espresso tray

€499.00

Price verdict from 17 Nov

We have measured this price since 18 October (8 days). Lowest measured: €499.00 on 26 October. A price verdict follows from 17 November.

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The Cadorna Plus makes the same six black drinks as the Cadorna Style, with the same colour screen and four user profiles. The difference is in the details: a stainless steel pannarello instead of plastic, a spout that clears taller glasses, and a pull-out espresso tray that brings a small cup closer to the spout.

You still froth milk yourself. Anyone who would rather do that with a proper steam wand should look at the Cadorna Barista Plus.

Who for: Anyone who mostly drinks it black and froths milk now and then.

Strong on paper

Four user profiles
Stainless steel pannarello
Made in Italy

Weaker on paper

Frothing is handwork
Gaggia states no warranty period of its own

Specifications

Making coffee

Type: Bean-to-cup
Grinder: Built in
Milk system: Steam wand you control yourself; After every use, a short burst of steam or water and a wipe with a damp cloth.
Drinks: 6 recipes
Burrs: Ceramic burrs
Grind settings: 10

Capacity

Grounds container: 10 servings

Dimensions

Width: 26 cm
Depth x height: 44 x 38 cm
Weight: 9 kg
Cord length: 120 cm

Technical

Pump pressure: 15 bar
Power: 1900 watt
Heating: Single boiler

Model

Material: Plastic
Made in: Italy
Model number: RI9601

This is what we know for certain. Dimensions and capacities the manufacturer or the shop does not state are left out rather than estimated. A measurement or a tank volume that is not there is one we do not have.

What does it cost a year to maintain?

A worked example, not a specification: 2 cups a day (730 a year), the intervals from the maker's manual, with the water filter the maker recommends, and the lowest price in our catalog today.

The maker states no maintenance intervals for this machine that we have been able to read.

How often you descale depends on your water hardness. Where the maker gives no interval for it, we leave it out rather than estimate it.

Beans, counted separately

6.57 kilos a year at 9 grams a cup: €117.80 with the cheapest kilo in our catalog, €445.45 with the dearest.

Frequently asked about the Cadorna Plus

Is the Cadorna Plus a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?: The Cadorna Plus is a bean-to-cup machine.
Does the Cadorna Plus have a built-in grinder?: Yes, the Cadorna Plus grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.
How does the Cadorna Plus froth milk?: The Cadorna Plus froths milk: with a steam wand you control yourself.
How wide is the Cadorna Plus?: The Cadorna Plus is 26 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.
What is the Cadorna Plus's model number?: The model number is RI9601. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

Drinks it makes

Ristretto
Espresso
Espresso lungo
Coffee
Americano
Hot water

In the box

Grease tube
Grinder adjustment key and measuring spoon
Intenza+ water filter

As the manufacturer states it. What a shop ships may differ.

Accessories that fit this machine

Picked on what this machine does and does not do itself

Maintenance

Essential

Descaler

Limescale is what most machines die of, and vinegar attacks the seals. A liquid descaler declared suitable for espresso machines does the same job as the maker’s own branded fluid, usually for less.

€16.99

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Milk

Essential

Milk jug

A stainless jug of around 600 ml is the difference between milk that froths and milk that boils. The shape of the spout decides whether you can pour anything with it.

€12.95

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Maintenance

Recommended

Cleaning tablets

For flushing the brew group. Coffee oils settle where you cannot reach, and a bean-to-cup with a cleaning programme expects a tablet to go with it.

€13.95

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Beans for this machine

Every bean fits every machine. What differs is the order: on a bean-to-cup the 100% arabica beans come first, because dark-roasted blends carrying robusta give off more oil and that clogs a built-in grinder sooner.