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100 dollar off from 499 dollar, same for all color
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The one major thing that puts this below the Barista is no grinder. The grinder on the Barista isn't very good, but it's atleast mostly sufficient. Pretty much the cheapest electric option worth getting for this is the Sette 270. It's not spectacular but it's fine. Up from that would be maybe a Eureka Crono or one of their other lower end espresso grinders. You can get away with going a bit cheaper if you go manual(maybe $150 or so iirc).
But the Bambino comes with a pressurized portafilter so you can make "espresso" with a cheap grinder to start. However, espresso with a non pressurized portafilter and a good grinder is substantially better than a pressurized filter. I don't mean like an expert could taste the difference half the time when there's a full moon and it's snowing like some things, it's actually substantial. So I'd recommend just figuring in the cost of a grinder when getting this.
Truly if you don't plan on getting a good grinder, just get a cheap espresso machine from Amazon. In the realm of pressurized portafilter espresso machines, there's not a ton of difference. However I would recommend this if you just want to start with a pressurized and then move to a non pressurized in the future.
The one major thing that puts this below the Barista is no grinder. The grinder on the Barista isn't very good, but it's atleast mostly sufficient. Pretty much the cheapest electric option worth getting for this is the Sette 270. It's not spectacular but it's fine. Up from that would be maybe a Eureka Crono or one of their other lower end espresso grinders. You can get away with going a bit cheaper if you go manual(maybe $150 or so iirc).
But the Bambino comes with a pressurized portafilter so you can make "espresso" with a cheap grinder to start. However, espresso with a non pressurized portafilter and a good grinder is substantially better than a pressurized filter. I don't mean like an expert could taste the difference half the time when there's a full moon and it's snowing like some things, it's actually substantial. So I'd recommend just figuring in the cost of a grinder when getting this.
Truly if you don't plan on getting a good grinder, just get a cheap espresso machine from Amazon. In the realm of pressurized portafilter espresso machines, there's not a ton of difference. However I would recommend this if you just want to start with a pressurized and then move to a non pressurized in the future.
https://www.breville.co
I already have a decent grinder (this one [breville.com]) that I use for making cold brew, so I was specifically looking for a small machine with no built-in grinder to sit along side that. Hopefully this proves to be a good combination for the money.
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https://www.breville.co
I already have a decent grinder (this one [breville.com]) that I use for making cold brew, so I was specifically looking for a small machine with no built-in grinder to sit along side that. Hopefully this proves to be a good combination for the money.
https://www.breville.co
I already have a decent grinder (this one [breville.com]) that I use for making cold brew, so I was specifically looking for a small machine with no built-in grinder to sit along side that. Hopefully this proves to be a good combination for the money.
And honestly if you do want to get into espresso, start with a grinder first. The difference is huge. I was using a 100 bucks manual delonghi stilosa with a cheap cuisinart grinder from Costco. But after adding a Eureka mignon cronos with replaced espresso burr, the difference was really day and night. And it's really not that expensive since an Eureka Filtro or Crono only goes for about 200 on most days, and you just need to replace the burr with their OEM espresso burr made for Mignon Notte which only cost about 32 bucks on Amazon. (The newer cronos and filtro nowadays uses new burrs that are designed for drip coffees now, so if you want espresso it's best you swap them with the OEM espresso burr. And you can always save those drip coffee burr in the future when you want to upgrade your grinder and use your Cronos/Filtro for drip coffee)
So for roughly 300 dollars you can already taste pretty amazing budget espresso. You can even add a bottomless portafilter from Amazon for about 30 - 40 bucks or so if you are feeling fancy.
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These are the glasses:
https://www.cb2.com/cantina-glass...up/s242880
They say 4oz, so half would be 2oz which is what the Bambino manual says for a double. Is that really a normal double shot? I figured a double was enough for two cups, hence why sometimes the machines are pictured with two cups under the portafilter, one under each spout. Again I'm completely new to this.
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These are the glasses:
https://www.cb2.com/cantina-glass...up/s242880 [cb2.com]
They say 4oz, so half would be 2oz which is what the Bambino manual says for a double. Is that really a normal double shot? I figured a double was enough for two cups, hence why sometimes the machines are pictured with two cups under the portafilter, one under each spout. Again I'm completely new to this.
amazon.com/DeLonghi-Double-Walled-Espresso-Glasses/dp/B004MALMT2/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=espresso%2Bcup&qid=1638750102&sr=8-4&th=1
...so you have little less than ideal but it is not 4x off.
Good deal for those who do, I suppose.
Good deal for those who do, I suppose.
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