Gaggia Coffee Cleaning Tablets, Package may vary

They clean my Gaggia Academia

Worked as advertised. Thank you..

Cleans my Coffee machine really well

Works great!

This is hard to judge as I haven't used tablets before. The tablet did not resolve completely and I really can't tell how much it cleaned the machine. I will give it the benefit of the doubt since it's brand that it worked with the Gaggia machine, which I love.

All the Gaggia products have been great at keeping our Cadorna machine working perfectly!

I am not sure if the directions are quite correct for using this product with a pressurized portafilter such as those on a Saeco Gran Crema or Saeco Aroma. A version that I found online last year said to draw about a quarter to half cup of water through the portafilter at a time with one tablet inside and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes, draw another portion, etc., until tablet is fully dissolved with the water fully heated per operating instructions and to then draw several cups of water to flush residual oils and cleaning solution. The printed instructions that came with this product stated to perform a series of long draws of about 5 minutes each until the tablet is dissolved but the tablet does not even last the full 5 minutes of the first draw.I have chosen to go with the instructions that I found online based upon the following experience:My portafilter physically looked clean and all accessible surfaces had been washed. I put a tablet into the portafilter and started drawing double shots of water through the portafilter allowing 4-5 minutes between pulls and allowing the water to reach normal brewing temperature. After the second or third shot I started getting small flecks that were more the size, appearance and consistency as the tea leaves (or dregs) left after drinking brewed loose leaf tea. I didn't get very many at a time but this continued first through the cleaning draws and then for many draws of plain water to remove any traces of the cleaning solution. Although the internal piping of the pressurized portafilter is extremely short there must have been a substantial buildup of oils and I credit this product with their removal. I drew the cleaning solution and rinse water into a white ceramic cup so that I could visually inspect for any removed matter and ensure that the rinse water was running clean. Please note - no coffee, just a cleaning tablet in the basket of the portafilter.These tablets are for cleaning a portafilter only and cannot be used for descaling since the product is downstream of the boiler.Just in case, this review is for the Coffee Cleaning Tablet made by Gaggia, Coffee Cleaning Tablet

Works as advertised.