Advise Please: Breville Barista Express Espresso Maker

[schendela]

Has anyone looked at / owned one of these machines yet?
If so thoughts?
https://www.williams-sonoma.com/pro...key=cespresso-makers|manual-espresso-machines

 

[Alakey]

I do not see anything special about this coffee machine, there are a lot of its analogs that are not worse and not better, but are cheaper (although there are those that are more expensive). I generally think that such coffee machines are good in the office for the not fastidious townsfolk. Here is a review in which there is the same coffee machine you`ve mentioned - https://www.bestadvisers.co.uk/espresso-machines. It`s "comrades" in this review are essentially the same bad. If you want a delicious coffee, brew it yourself in a сezve, or buy a good semi-automatic espresso machine. With a powerful cappuccinatore that does not work on a pump like in similar machines, but on real steam pressure. For example Simonelli. Yes, it is more expensive, but also has a good authority in the environment of bartenders and barista.

 

[espressoguru]

Barista Express has its integrated burr grinder provides you quality and fresh espresso with amazing speed. Eventually, you get the fresh espresso within a minute – all in without leaving your home.It doesn’t matter if you are a BEGINNER making espresso for the first time, using Breville Barista Express you can make perfect espresso every time. On the other hand, for EXPERT baristas who love experimenting espresso, it has two single-walls, non-pressurized filters that let them test with different grind sizes, grind amount and tamping pressure.
If we talk about its integrated burr grinder, the Breville Barista Express has an Italian-manufactured 15 bar pump and thermocoil heating system that balanced the water temperature for a full-flavored espresso.
It’s pre-brew feature and flat shower head ensure that the water is distributed perfectly through the coffee puck.
The Barista Express doesn’t stop here, in fact, it has lots of other helpful features, such as a cup warmer on the top of the machine and one of my favorite features that remove excess water from the filter basket after coffee extraction, and therefore you can easily clean up.
And last for the Latte and Cappuccinos lovers it has a stainless steel 360-degree swivel-action steam wand for milk texturing.