I was involved in the design of that machine (and a whole bunch of other KitchenAid countertop appliances). So cool to see it stand the test of time!

Morgan: brings out giant old thrift shop espresso machine Me: oh that looks old Morgan: it's 20 years old Me: yeah it's probably from the late 80s Morgan: it's from 2003 Me: *tiktok nostalgia compilation with existential dread face at the end*

I've been perfecting my cocktail: the twenty-twenty-too, it's combining a bitter cup of coffee with a healthy dose of tears.

Broke my coffee grinder this week, had to resort to a pestle and mortar to avoid death by caffeine withdrawal. Pray for me everyone.

Gotta say, apart from everything, the aesthetics of that thing are great, has a bit of an art-deco thing going, very cool

I picked one up exactly like your just a different color. Took it completely apart and cleaned it and fixed. It’s a pretty cool machine. It’s a gaggia classic pro inside. The unit is actually made by gaggia and branded kitchen aid. Great channel by the way.

Get yourself some Goo Gone (the original) if you don't already have some. It will remove the sticker residue (among other things) from surfaces. It's one of those "must have" items for a household... Trust me! I put it up there with having things like WD-40, duct tape, etc... It's a basic need! :)

This is our second K-Classic. We had our first one for many years, so when we had to replace it, we wanted nothing else but this exact kzfaq.infoUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf model. We use it for about three people everyday in the morning. The taste and quick brew is one of the reasons we like it so much. There are so many choices of brands of coffee that we would grab what was on sale and test the different brands from there. I would definitely recommend trying different brands of coffee to find the ones you like the most because there are brands that quite frankly taste horrible.

This looks a lot like the Kitchen Aid Pro Line dual boiler espresso machine, which retails for $1,000. That’s a great thrift store find, and awesome luck that everything still works. Great video!

I've been looking forward to this throughout the holidays! MORGAN'S BACK! YAYY! Hope you had a good holiday Morgan! Great to see you back!

I love these machines!!. I have 4 of them that I've bought to repair, all bought for under £50 each. They use gaggia classic boilers and can be retrofitted with steamwands from the rancillio syliva V3 (modification is required). you can also fit the rancillio resettable 165°c thermostat to the steam boiler and get really crazy powerful steam! It's fiddly to get the tops of them but once you do they are so easy to strip and maintain there's no downside!. Also being gaggia internals parts are easy to find!.

I learned how to use our Breville Bambino espresso machine! Made myself a Golden Milk Matcha latte with macadamia nut milk and it was AMAZING! So happy you had a good break and so happy to see a new video - love your content!

I'd love to see more Espresso machine restoration content! Also - maintenance/upgrade content for the Rancilio Silvia (plus). Great video!

Wait - you got a TEA ADVENT CALENDAR? Was it by Yawn? If so - they also do Coffee and Hot Chocolate as well! I got all three a couple years back and their coffee calendar this year had a "pro" option that came with a Jamaican Blue Mountain for mine and it was an absolute delight to enjoy.

This channel is like Howtodrink but with coffee instead of alchohol. I absolutely love it. Thats a chonker of an espresso machine and more restoration content would be awesome!

This was absolutely encouraging. Like I 100% want to do this now, I've otherwise been thinking I won't be able to make my own espresso for a few years until I'm at a point where I'm ready to drop the money on a good new machine, and now I feel like I could be making espresso this year!

One other thing about the steam wand, those sleeves are usually panarellos, which really limits how well you can actually steam milk. Mine looks exactly like that, and if it weren't for the shorter length, I would be 100% happier without the sleeve.

This *was* quite educational. Once in a blue moon I see an older machine and wonder what it would take to make it functional. Recently, I picked up an AMA Milano machine manufactured in 1991. I hope to eventually figure out a way to make it give not-terrible espresso.

I love the Thrift store as a source for my projects. Please do more of these when possible. My first espresso machine was found on the side of the road!

Nice find! This model was sold until 2019. Considering its condition i doubt this one is from 2003. They are known for failing gaskets in the steam boiler and pressure tubes.

Welcome back! Love the video. My wife and I bought a joint holiday present this year; the Solis Barista Perfetta Espresso Machine. I've been using a cheap Gevi for over a year and we decided that it was worth the upgrade. I really love this machine!

My typical day starts with a full pot of drip coffee, and then is filled with Earl Grey and licorice spice teas. I think both drink types are fantastic.

OMG, I’ve had this machine since 2007. It’s manufactured by Gaggia and rebranded Kitchenaid. I’ve rebuilt and replaced the pump and boiler, just by gaggia parts. This thing is a beast and just keeps going.

Okay. I am 100 percent certain this espresso machine is what Shawn and Gus use in their office in the first season of Psych. I watched this and then immediately watched season 1 EP. 9 and i jumped out of my seat when I saw it.

Did the same thing with the exact machine. Paid $80 5 years ago and it's still going strong , used 3-6 times a day. This was my introduction to expreso machines and coffee ☕️. Looking now to upgrade to a Breville . I really love the vintage look and feel of the kitchenaid and greatfull for its service and the introduction to great coffee.

I’ve watched most of the videos on this channel and really like the content. But this video was a notch above all the rest! What a great video. An interesting old machine, you dropped a bunch of knowledge on my butt including Puro and eliminating the anxiety of restoring/repairing machines along with the shot of positive Morgan energy that keeps me coming back.

Been getting insanely into Gong Fu style tea brewing and would love a Morgan Drinks Tea channel. There is so much out there to explore. I have had so many great oolong, red, Sheng puerh, shou puerhs, and green teas since being exposed to tea. Also there are really great bag teas now too. I have been liking an herbal mushroom tea I got from sprouts

Great! Love seeing anything that can save items from a landfill and save $ of course.

Entertaining as always! Just a quick note for everybody cleaning lower end mashines using Cleaners like Caffiza, Puro or my personal favorite PulyCaff. Some chrome finishes are extremely sensible to these chemicals. Happened to my dad's Delonghi Dedica, all the chrome was eaten off the portafilter after the soak. Could be a Delonghi only issue tho.

I enjoyed this, I usually won't watch long videos. But I love that you put love into an older model expresso machine and brught it back to life.Amazed when I saw the clear, clean water.👍❤

Iirc this is actually a gaggia classic dual boiler-ized. So a great machine actually. The second tube is probably for the OPV return more than for filling the steam boiler.

I've done a few coffee machine restorations for friends who've got them from garage sales and the like. Firstly let me say I do enjoy your content and while I'm not entirely sure you meant this as a tutorial but rather a project idea I think there are a few steps you should mention. Firstly I've never come across a machine older than 2 years that did not require a group gasket replacement and these can be tricky to find for lesser known old machines. Secondly while a backflush clean was definitely needed in this case I would strongly encourage always doing 1 or 2 full descale cycles in addition to a backflush either after, before or on either side of to ensure the boilers are only working as hard as they need to and are not dropping large chunks of calcite off. Finally whenever starting a machine that may not have been run in a long time it's good practice to start with the valves open to allow water to flow into the boilers as they can easily burn out if an air bubble forms. I did enjoy this video though and as others have said would love to see some other restorations.

I would love that machine. It's basically everything think I'm looking for. I have an older Gaggia Coffee Deluxe, and while I'm getting decent shots now, I would love to upgrade it to the classic, but I also love the idea of dual boiler. This is it. Inside it basically is a Gaggia classic, but dual boiler. The portafilter handle is what tipped me off to research it further as it's the same one mine has.

Great video! So pleased to see others bringing life back to things that would otherwise end up in the landfill. A+

As someone so loves both coffee and tea, I'm so here for MorganDrinksTea!

For the New Year, I finally bought an electric kettle! I’m about to enjoy more teas and hot chocolates! I still don’t drink coffee, but I love your personality ❤️ Thank you!

Important thing I learned: Cleaning ammonia turns coffee oil into water soluble soap, then evaporates leaving just soapy water behind. It's really nice, because saponified oils can't resettle the way they can with solvent or soap cleaners. It's like using oven cleaner (caustic soda) but without the danger of leaving poison on the surface.

Haven't had it recently but my fave latte concoction was an iced raspberry and sage latte 🥰🥰🥰🥰 the syrups were homemade and sooo good

Just want to say, Thank you, thanks to your review on the little Bambino espresso machine by Breville, I now own one, great little machine, I am impressed by how well it does what you show it doing, and the steam wand, WOW, I never knew what a science there is to making what I thought was a simple coffee drink, but it is great fun to try and make my own, hand grinding beans, weighing them out proper tamping of the grounds, I love Amazon, thank you Morgan

Love your content! Your knowledge about coffee and coffee machines is awesome. ❤☕❤ Also FROM EXPERIENCE, YES, make sure all the pieces are with your device. I had a moka pot kinda explode hot coffee grounds everywhere because it was missing a seal (apparently?? i since got rid of it) and that stuff IS VERY HOT ON THE SKIN. probably a good exfoliant tho

I sort of did the opposite as you during winter break; I’m more of a tea person usually but most of the break I worked on making latte art and therefore drank a bunch of coffee! :)

I have one of these I've thrifted about a year ago. you can put a rancilio Silva steam wand on it, and the rest of the unit is actually just re-branded gaggia classic internals. so any/all aftermarket parts for a gaggia classic will work on it (mine also has an adjustable OPV). I upgraded the shower screen and put in a stainless steel shower holder, tossed the rancilio steamer on it and put in a bottomless portafilter. honestly works and runs great to the point where now i seem to make better espresso than most coffee shops, steam from this machine is fantastic for making latte art/cappuchino's it falls short when steaming for multiple people because the boilers are small, but cant complain at all for home use at the price i paid.

This video was extremely informative. I want to buy an espresso machine but I've balked at the price. Now I have confidence that an older thrift store machine can be restored and made to work well.

Barratza (sp?) tends to have great product support, with a lot of replacement parts available. Love supporting a company that soft-encourages repair over discard.

This makes me feel like I need to clean my espresso machine..

literally binged so many of your videos over the holidays!! So happy you're back!

this was a great inspo for me to think about upgrading by "refurbishing" instead of having to wait forever to save up, thanks!

Morgan please make this a series! you could go thrift store hunting for espresso machines to refurbish for the Content.

I really love your videos, those are soo funny and relatable too. Keep the good work. I really enjoy watching your videos. I'm a coffee lover too

I spent my two weeks of break looking for an espresso machine that I won't feel bad about not using for months every now and then. I didn't get much luck but at least I found your channel so it's all good.

Oooh, a Kitchen Aid, the internals are pretty much Gaggia Classic, which makes spares super easy to find.

Graham has been promoted from taster of questionable concoctions to camera operator? Congratulations, Graham. You are moving up in the world.

this was so satisfying to watch. i have NO idea why, but it was. it would be awesome to see you refurbish more things, but honestly all of your content is amazing.

I bought myself a quart of blueberry bobas and some metal straws and I've been making my own boba tea and it's soooo good!

So excited for a new video! How you had a great break!

I like how you laugh.I appreciate it.If everyone could laugh like that ,no one would have depression problems.

Taking the pannarello attachment off of the steam wand is actually really popular for having more control over milk steaming on home machines

Oh yeah! Some good espresso machine repair to end the day well❤

I just actually bought one of these 2nd hand a few days ago. Mines the red one. Works great and looks fantastic

Think the scrubby brush is sometimes known colloquially as a seahorse, but it will usually have a powder dosing scoop ob the non brush end giving it the seahorse shape.

For tape residue, use some rubbing alcohol and that should help take some if not all of it off.

Awesome video! I found this exact machine at a pawn shop a few days ago, but the frother won’t work as intended. I’ve struggled to find information on this model, but found your video easy to follow and informative. Thanks a bunch!

This video is a masterpiece on how to use the jump cut to create a fast pace interesting and engaging video. Really fun and enjoyable. Great video 👍👍👍

Definitely gonna be keeping my eye out for a machine now!

Happy new year! Hope it will be a good one for you and all those important to you

I use a la pavoni lever machine from 1990 as my daily machine. I've bought multiple other machines throughout its life, but they always break in complicated ways. The la pavoni has had a couple of component failures but they are trivial to swap out. Still makes amazing coffee.

Brave drinking the first shot from the machine after a deep clean with Purocaff! I usually pull a sink shot to really make sure there's no detergent residue (it even recommends you do this on the bottle of cleaning powder :P) Also, Goo Gone is your best friend for getting sticky glue residue off any non-porous surface :)

This machine is actually great! It has same boiler as Gaggia classics and the second integrated boiler for steaming from gaggia es well, has adjustable Overpressure valve so you can set it at 9 bars! Also I would suggest next time to purge the water through the machine first and not get it up to the working temperature with who knows what is the water inside the actual boiler haha Other then that it’s a great machine !

The old-skool espresso machines are basically just steam engines with different outputs. The technology has been used for centuries now, so it’s pretty well understood. Back in the 90’s when I worked for Starbucks I got a refurbished Saeco machine, and it lasted more than a decade of daily use. Eventually I out it in the curb once the gaskets started leaking. I saw that same machine in a tent at Occupy Vancouver in 2011: the paint had a distinctive chip on one corner. I love that it was still bringing people joy and espresso almost twenty years on. I hope it’s still out there doing that.

Well done. Fun video. This fulfilled my interest in coffee videos. As well as my twisted like for videos of things getting cleaned.

Amazing! That's some LGR or Perifractic level of restoration.

Litterally got the same machine rn so I'm happy af to see a video exactly speaking out what I needet

That KitchenAid is basically a Gaggia. Very sturdy technology. These do have the habit of leaking from one of the boilers I think, which sort of isn't good for the inside

That slide was worthy of a replay or two. LOL. Man, it makes you feel old when you see young Morgan getting excited over ancient coffee stuff. Like the Kar-n-Home when it seems l like it wasn't that long ago my parents had one. I would make a Geritol joke, but then I would have to explain what Geritol was/is and the old ads. A member of our amateur radio club enjoys refurbing and using vintage radio equipment. I could see some radio operator sitting in his shack using vintage radio equipment while sipping espresso from a vintage espresso machine on his bench. Me? I got so tired watching Morgan clean this thing up I almost switched to instant coffee.

Im not sure how i got to this video - I dont even like coffee - but I'm just amazed by your knowledge of it all. People like you, with an undeniable passion, are awesome!

We have one... we love it!! Bought ours refurbished, still a pricey boi. Great find!!

Just what I needed a Morgan video

That kitchenaid machine was actually made by gaggia, it's basically a dual boiler Gaggia classic

Interesting video, i was looking for one of those some time ago. As some people already pointed out, it is essentially a gaggia classic pro, and the boiler gaskets tend to fail. As far as i know there’s an easy mod to make it steam while brewing, and fitting a pid is fairly straightforward. Instead of sourcing a plastic cover for the wand, i’d get one from a rancilio silvia, apparently they’re interchangeable.

my classic Gaggia baby was an Ebay buy. It was quite nice, for the things you have no control of. Right now it is again in state of disassemblement, waiting for my project to buy and install a PID

Nice find! after working for a roastery in L.A for a year or so I cant help find this kinda stuff fun to watch even though i'm not a big coffee drinker

I got my first v60! Has drastically increased my coffee intake because it’s so much easier to clean than a French press and I like the coffee better ☠️

KitchenAid makes some pretty good stuff! I bought a grinder that’s ~50 years old and it works like a dream

Your giggles and laughs are so lovely and cute 🥺💜🌈

This was so satisfying. I'll keep my eye out for a used machine!

I'd probably suggest looking into using steel wool as well with some metal parts. I know it did wonders on my oven sheets getting all the rust/dark spots off, don't know if it can do the same for coffee machines.

Made myself an iced lavender London fog, it had all the comforting flavors you’d expect, but somehow it was lighter, brighter, and more summery. I highly recommend

As a dedicated thrift shop shopper, I have found amazing deals on clothes, boots/shoes, and coffee equipment. That someone outgrew, gave up on, or could no longer use (death). Right now I have 2 Prosumer coffee grinders, 3 Prosumer brewers and a full set of café quality cups. Over 5 years for less then $55 USD. All these needed was a little love to refurbish and get into working order again. I love them.

I owned this machine for about 20 years! It finally gave up the ghost and I got a Rocket Giotto Evo R -- big upgrade

Love this! Always looking for espresso machines at thrift stores! ☕️

BAH! I love the look of that machine, I'm so sad that Kitchenaid discontinued it and have been on the lookout for one for a while!

I love the attitude of "plastic tamps aren't the best but lets be grateful we got anything at all".

I was gifted an espresso machine for christmas! I got to used some fun syrups in my drink, including a smores one that was pretty delicious

I’ve been rewatching Psych and I noticed last night that this exact espresso machine in their office. Serendipitous!

I have an old La Pavoni that was given by a friend when he moves to another country. the machine is at least 30 year old and works like a charm, unfortunately, one time we got it repaired at a store and they switch the portafilter! the difference is really tiny, but it doesn't hold the same way, and it wasn't as well maintained as our previous one. also, recently, the electricity in the machine just gave up and we are now waiting for it to get repaired properly. Even with all the tiny hicups I wouldn't trade that machine for anything.

Lovely video. I came across with your channel for the first time. You have a good way of explaining things, Morgan! And you are very articulate which is a nice change if compare with many American KZfaqrs.Enjoyed watching the video. Looking from perspective, I would suggest wearing rubber gloves when you do cleaning and washing. Start caring about your skin now while you are young.x

My first two espresso machines were second hand. The first was a Breville Roma. Paid half the price. Tye second was a Breville Duo Trmp Pro. A bit bigger and more powerful but it was not working so i paid peanuts for it. Turned out that a little maintenance that i did myself was all it needed. Made profit out of it after when i bought my new Ascaso Dream One. How i love the looks of this machine. Not the best performance but just perfect for me.

I bought a new baby gaggia manufactured 2010, I bought it off someone that NEVER cleaned the machine. I had to replace the pump, the group head, boiler and the steam wand. I replaced all of the smaller parts as well. It was absolutely caked in hard water build up and was disgusting. It was a lot of work and money but considering I only bought the machine for 60$ I got a good deal and it functions perfectly now. Gaggias can last decades just take care of it. I plan to keep this one until it completely dies. I’m glad I could rescue one that wasn’t to old, it was abused.

Please do some mods and upgrades on this unit! I actually bought this unit as a fixer upper project!! Just recently upgraded the shower screen and brass shower holder by IMS! Looking to upgrade the steam wand next! Would love to see what you're doing next with this machine!! Perhaps a PID?! haha

Wow, nice! My current espresso machine (in the shed, because I don't have counter space or time for espresso, probably until I retire in three years or so) is a Krups Gusto that I bought on eBay. It was pretty clean when I got it, so I didn't have to do much other than clean up the portafilter and water tank. I bought a used machine in that class because I'd had the same model before and liked it (makes decent espressor, steams milk well, can be hacked into dispensing hot water for Americano), until the water transfer tube (from tank to boiler) failed in a seemingly unrepairable way (a machine in that class isn't built to be disassembled in any fashion), and the machine was discontinued. Hopefully I'll be able to afford another decent pump-driven machine when this one dies... I will point out that the first thing I did with that steam diffuser/air entrainment tip on the steam wand was take it off, store it, and eventually lose it. Got no use for those.