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title: "Gaggia Babila RI9700/64 espresso Machine, Stainless Steel, Medium"
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# One-touch brewing 1400W power Automatic milk frothing Gaggia Babila RI9700/64 espresso Machine, Stainless Steel, Medium

**Brand:** gaggia
**Price:** € 246.29
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> ☕ Brew it your way, every day! ☕

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Gaggia Babila RI9700/64 espresso Machine, Stainless Steel, Medium by gaggia
- **How much does it cost?** € 246.29 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/43393497-gaggia-babila-ri9700-64-espresso-machine-stainless-steel-medium)

## Best For

- gaggia enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted gaggia brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Generous Capacity:** 50.7oz water reservoir means fewer refills and more enjoyment.
- • **Brew Like a Barista:** Experience café-quality coffee at home with just one touch!
- • **Effortless Maintenance:** Includes essential accessories for hassle-free upkeep.
- • **Sleek & Stylish Design:** Brushed stainless steel finish elevates your kitchen aesthetic.
- • **Versatile Brewing Options:** Choose from 8 programmable settings for your perfect cup.

## Overview

The Gaggia Babila RI9700/64 is a fully automatic espresso machine that combines style and functionality. With its one-touch brewing and frothing capabilities, it offers 8 programmable options for a variety of coffee beverages. The machine features a 50.7oz removable water reservoir and comes with essential accessories for easy maintenance, all wrapped in a sleek stainless steel design.

## Description

The Gaggia Babila is a One Touch coffee & espresso machine with programmable options for the entire family! INTEGRATED MILK CARAFE: Specialty milk beverages can be made at a push of a button with an integrated milk carafe and auto-cappuccino system. The double chambered carafe locks into the right front of the machine to froth and dispenses milk directly into your cup. Using the separate steam wand on the front left of the machine, you can manually froth your own milk for more control over texture and temperature. The steam wand doubles as a hot water dispenser as well. LARGE CAPACITY: The Babila has a 50.7oz removable water reservoir located on the top of the machine and an 10.58oz bean hopper. The internal dreg bin can hold up to 11 pucks of spent coffee. The drip tray has a 31.5oz capacity before emptying. EASY MAINTENANCE: The machine features a removable brew unit as well as an automatic rinse and descale cycle. The integrated milk carafe uses an automatic cleaning cycle to keep the milk circuit clean. This AquaClean water filter easily fits in the water reservoir for extra purified water! PROGRAMMABLE: Each individual drink button on the Gaggia Babila can be programmed with your preferred beverage volume and strength. There are 8 programmable one-touch drinks to enjoy with a push of the button! For additional control over the brewing process, you can use the flow adjustment dial, to restrict or increase the flow of water through the grounds. These settings can all be saved for future use at the touch of a button. DIMENSIONS: 9.64" W x 16.53" D x 14.17" H, 28.66lbs.

## Features

- One touch brewing and frothing: bean-to-cup feature. Milk carafe includes automatic milk frothing for cappuccinos, and milk froth. Manual steam wand doubles as a hot water dispenser
- ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: 1 bottle of Gaggia Descaler, 1 AquaClean Water Filter, 1 Water Hardness Test Strip, 1 Tube of Brew Group Lubricant, 1 Brew Group Brush, 1 Coffee Scoop/Grinder Key
- PROGRAMMABLE: 8 Programmable brewing options for espressos, espresso lungos, coffee, ristrettos, lattes, cappuccinos, macchiato, flat whites and milk foam
- Easy access to water reservoir: features a top Loading removable 50.7oz water reservoir; Brew Boiler Wattage: 1400

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Exterior Finish | Brushed |
| Material | Stainless Steel, Plastic |
| Item Weight | 28.66 Pounds |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 16.53"D x 9.64"W x 14.17"H |
| Capacity | 50.7 Fluid Ounces |
| Style | Classic |
| Color | Stainless Steel |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Home Coffee and Espresso Beverages |
| Operation Mode | Fully Automatic |
| Voltage | 110 |
| Human Interface Input | Buttons |
| Wattage | 1400 watts |
| Filter Type | AquaClean |
| Specific Uses For Product | Espresso, lungo, coffee, ristretto, cappuccino, espresso macchiato, latte macchiato, flat white, milk foam, steam, hot water |
| Special Features | Programmable |
| Coffee Maker Type | Espresso Machine |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Gaggia
- **Color:** Stainless Steel
- **Product Dimensions:** 16.53"D x 9.64"W x 14.17"H
- **Special Feature:** Programmable
- **Coffee Maker Type:** Espresso Machine

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Edition** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: How tall do your cabinets have to be for water reservoir to open?**
A: At least 21" or 53.4 cm is needed between the countertop and any overhead cabinets in order to open the top doors of the coffee machine.  We do not have this so we placed the Gaggia Babila machine on a kitchen appliance slider tray to simply roll out the coffee machine to fill with water and/ or coffee beans.

**Q: Anyone try lowering water/shot to 1oz and doing a double shot, i.e. almost 20 grams of beans and 2 oz espresso..and compare to Breville Oracle?**
A: You  can not do it on Gaggia  Babila. The machine does single shot at a time. ( you can choose the X2 option but it will make two shots, one after another). However, you can increase the amount of coffee it grinds and decrease the amount of water for  single shot to minimum.

**Q: can i just make plain cup of coffee with this machine**
A: Yes. It has a coffee button to make a cup of coffee. Every drink can be customized as well for strength, volume and temperature.

**Q: how tall is the machine?**
A: Thank you for your question. The Gaggia Babila is 14.2 inches tall.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Super Convenient, Good Expresso, Simple (But Frequent) Upkeep
*by A***S on February 23, 2019*

This super-automatic is a worthwhile quality-of-life upgrade for me. I previously had a Breville Barista Expresso Machine where I had to pull the expresso shots and froth the milk myself. It ended up sitting idle most days because I got too busy/lazy to manually make my expresso drinks and clean up. By contrast, this super-automatic makes it very easy to make a good expresso drink with - almost - just the press of a button.Expresso quality - 5 stars. Better than I could make myself on the Breville, and IMO better than Charbucks. I use Lavazza Gran Espresso beans.Cappucino quality - 4.5 stars. Nice separation of layers of steamed milk, expresso, and milk foam. The quality is consistent and the drink is nice and hot in the first few minutes. There is still room for improvement. The steamed milk could be hotter, so that the drink overall stays hot longer, and the milk foam on top could be finer (less airy) in texture.Maintenance - 4 stars - very low but almost daily upkeep. (1) Every three drinks or so, the outer and inner drip trays will need to be emptied and rinsed. (2) The milk carafe will need to be washed and refilled every three or four milk-based drinks. (3) The water reservoir will need to be refilled every four or five drinks. These are all simple and quick tasks, but it seems that one thing or another needs to be done almost every other drink. Still, very easy and quick compared to the Breville - and certainly compared to driving out to a cafe. (4) Weekly or biweekly (depending on how many drinks you make) the brew group needs to be taken out, rinsed thoroughly, and air dried, and traces of coffee grounds inside the chamber where the brew group sits need to be brushed out. Again, not complicated or difficult. I have not had my machine long enough to descale, but it doesn't sound bad either.Bottom line - the super convenience and good quality of expresso drinks at home with (almost) the push of a button and simple (almost daily) upkeep make this machine easy to recommend even for the premium price. Besides, it will likely pay for itself over time given the daily savings in $4-$5 cafe drinks, not to mention the drive and wait times. 4.5 stars (rounded up to 5)UPDATE: I've run this machine for nearly a year now, making 2-3 cups of cappuccino a day. All the above pluses and minuses still apply. I've done one descaling, which was simple and took about half an hour. Overall, this low-maintenance machine has consistently produced pretty good expresso in the unbeatable convenience of my home. It's more than paid for itself in the money and time saved, not to mention in the enjoyment of the expresso drinks themselves. I still highly recommend it.

### ⭐ Product defects and LOUSY Philips service
*by P***C on June 20, 2024*

Flavor's not too bad, milk carafe fussy but workable, dregs and water containers small so have to empty often. So that adds up to maybe a 6 or 7 out of 10.The showstopper: SAECO bought Gaggia and then Philips bought SAECO. Philips makes its money by buying industry quality products, then cutting costs. After 8 months the top door hinge on my Babila broke. No reason, nothing forced, they just do that - search on web and you'll see lots of cases. They even have a video of how to replace the hinge. When I asked for a replacement, there were two options: 1) ship machine back (my nickel) and they'd send it back when fixed (I think but am not certain customer pays for return shipping also). 2. They will ship you the part and you install. I'm reasonably handy, so option 2.WAIT, not so fast: it's out of stock for 6-8 weeks. (You remember the part about having to empty dregs often? That requires opening the door.) Oh, and be sure to call our 800 number to give them your credit card to pay $10.59 for shipping. Wait, what? Machine broke, it's under warranty, I'm doing the repair and now I have to pay for shipping the out-of-stock part when it arrives? Yep!Isn't there any way to get the part faster? Sure, go to this other website and they have it in stock. Turns out to be $25.95 and the same old $10.59 for shipping. At that point I'm a bit suspicious and check; sure enough the "other site" turns out to be a retail parts outlet also owned by Philips! So part is out of stock if it's a warranty issue but not if they can make $26 for someone who needs the part.I went through just this sort of rigamarole when they were forced to recall their CPAP machines (took 2.5 years to get a replacement).Philips has some good products, but they are the sleaziest bunch around.There was no reason for the hinge to break, nothing forced, nothing loose that was binding; it just broke, and it's obviously a common problem. Design flaw?Buy a different machine: Jura if you care enough about coffee to spend the money and don't mind sending it off every couple of years for cleaning. Otherwise DeLonghi, but check models if you want to be sure to have two boilers. A friend has a Dinamica Plus with only one boiler which he says works fine if you make the coffee first, then froth the milk. I'm skeptical how long that machine would take to cool off enough for more coffee.--UPDATE 8/7/2024I have finally received the hinge and installed it. My experience:- I was charged $10.59 for postage. It was supposed to be $10.95 but they transposed the numbers. When I got the package the postage was $5.15. So they charged more than 2 x their cost for postage. Explained by "$10.95 is a flat rate we charge for shipping all parts." "A policy we can't change or waive."- replacing the hinge took about an hour given having to learn the process (they do provide a good video) which involves a lot of tabs to remove and then to slot back in as well as about 25 screws, mostly torx 10 but some phillips on the hinge itself. Not a big deal.- But then I got the hinge out and discovered that one side was corroded solid; no wonder it broke. Crappy metal as well. Ask yourself if you would want to own a machine whose door hinge broke 9 months into ownership because it was corroded. BTW, the hinges are not on a side exposed to water or other liquid.- To my way of thinking this may have once been a decent machine with good quality control. Then Philips bought it and in their usual way probably started cutting corners to increase profit and ruined it.---Bottom Line: if you buy this machine you'll get some decent coffee at least for a while, but if anything goes wrong you'll be in the category of the hobo seeking a handout in Waldorf ballroom.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy and delicious!
*by J***J on April 21, 2019*

We replaced the Jura F8, which we had for just over 2 years, with this machine. The Jura E8 is the equivalent machine today. The Jura made wonderful coffee and espresso, but milk drinks were not hot enough and a pain to get working. This machine makes awesome everything. I love, love, love the steam wand. Super easy to use and gets the milk as hot as I want it. But for the days we have guests and I don’t want to stand at the counter foaming milk, we just pop in the carafe and voila. There are so many adjustments you can make and we found the right ones for the coffee we like. My only gripe about it is that when customizing drinks in the menu, liquid amounts of coffee and milk aren’t in any unit of measurement. It’s just a bar that you can move up or down (see pic). Even if I just knew that a full bar equals a certain amount, that would be helpful. Regardless, we have had the machine for a couple of weeks and we love it.Update: We have had this for months now and we still LOVE it. We highly recommend the Italian brand Lavazza beans here on Amazon. We live in a metro area and can get them overnight so it isn’t a big deal to have them shipped. You get them in two pound bags and there are a variety of flavors. You can get VERY good espresso beans that are not oily, and therefore very suitable for any super automatic. And less expensive per Lund than the coffee shop!

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*Last updated: 2026-01-26*