Is the Magenta Milk a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?

The Magenta Milk is a bean-to-cup machine.

Does the Magenta Milk have a built-in grinder?

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

How does the Magenta Milk froth milk?

The Magenta Milk froths milk: with a tube into a carton or container.

How wide is the Magenta Milk?

The Magenta Milk is 22.4 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.

How much water does the Magenta Milk hold?

The Magenta Milk's water tank holds 1.8 litres.

What is the Magenta Milk's model number?

The model number is RI8701. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

Gaggia

Magenta Milk

Name: Gaggia Magenta Milk
Brand: Gaggia
SKU: RI8701
Availability: InStock

One-touch cappuccino from a separate glass carafe

€459.00

Price verdict from 17 Nov

We have measured this price since 18 October (8 days). Lowest measured: €459.00 on 26 October. A price verdict follows from 17 November.

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The Magenta Milk is the narrow Magenta with a simpler milk system than the Magenta Prestige. Instead of a carafe that clips on, a tube draws milk from a glass carafe standing beside it into a frother on the spout. Cappuccino and café au lait come out at one touch that way.

Gaggia asks for a quick clean after every use, a clean carafe every day and a deep clean with milk cleaner every month. The menu has nine drinks, chosen on a colour screen.

Who for: Anyone who wants one-touch cappuccino in a narrow machine.

Strong on paper

One-touch cappuccino
Glass milk carafe included
Only 22 cm wide

Weaker on paper

Milk tube and frother need daily care
Gaggia states no warranty period of its own

Specifications

Making coffee

Type: Bean-to-cup
Grinder: Built in
Milk system: Milk tube into a carton or container; A tube into the supplied glass milk carafe, which stands beside the machine. After use the quick clean and a rinse of the frother, the glass carafe washed or into the fridge every day, and a deep clean with Philips milk cleaner every month.
Drinks: 9 recipes
Burrs: Ceramic burrs
Grind settings: 5

Capacity

Water tank: 1.8 litres
Grounds container: 15 servings

Dimensions

Width: 22.4 cm
Depth x height: 43.5 x 35.7 cm
Weight: 7.7 kg
Spout height: 70–150 mm
Cord length: 120 cm

Technical

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

Model

Material: Plastic
Made in: Italy
Model number: RI8701

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 Magenta Milk

Is the Magenta Milk a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?: The Magenta Milk is a bean-to-cup machine.
Does the Magenta Milk have a built-in grinder?: Yes, the Magenta Milk grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.
How does the Magenta Milk froth milk?: The Magenta Milk froths milk: with a tube into a carton or container.
How wide is the Magenta Milk?: The Magenta Milk is 22.4 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.
How much water does the Magenta Milk hold?: The Magenta Milk's water tank holds 1.8 litres.
What is the Magenta Milk's model number?: The model number is RI8701. 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
Cappuccino
Frothed milk
Café au lait
Hot water

In the box

Grease tube
Ground coffee spoon
Water hardness strip

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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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.