Gaggia Magenta Plus Bean-to-Cup Espresso Machine, Steam Wand

Magenta Plus splits the difference between full automation and hands-on control, most of the machine runs itself, but it swaps the auto-frothing carafe for a genuine commercial steam wand, so if you actually want to learn to texture milk by hand rather than have it done for you, this is the Gaggia to buy instead of the Anima. The full-colour display keeps the automated side legible, so you are choosing where to spend your attention, not giving all of it up.