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The Breville Bambino Plus is in stock and on sale for $399 at Whole Latte Love:
https://www.wholelattelove.com/co...mbino-plus
And another $10 off for signing up for emails.
I saw it's also the same price at QVC:
https://www.qvc.com/Breville-Bamb...82000.html
And it looks like new QVC customers could potentially get another $15 off using HOLIDAY.
- Includes espresso maker, 54mm razor dose trimming tool, 16-fl oz stainless steel milk jug, single and double dual-wall filter baskets, cleaning disc, and cleaning tool
- Thermojet Heating System
- 54mm portafilter
- One and two cup volume control
- Electronic PID temperature control for increased temperature stability
- Low-pressure pre-infusion technique
- Espresso pressure gauge
- Dry puck feature
- Auto purge function
- 64-fl oz removable water tank with handle
- Measures 13.5" x 8" x 12"
- Hand wash
- UL listed; 2-year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
- Imported
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For anyone that wants to be able to fix their own machines when they inevitably die, you may want to steer clear of Breville. They are notoriously built for "one use" only, meaning they have proprietary screws and parts and are built in such a way as to intentionally keep you out and keep you from replacing what is probably a very inexpensive part.
As someone who has taken apart two different, VERY complex superautos, and rebuilt, I definitely frown on this practice. It's wasteful for one, and anti-consumer for another. Gaggias and their ilk are great IMO not because they produce any better shots than this would, but for that primary reason.
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Ya I will sometimes see a post on reddit in the r/espresso sub and have no clue how the machines are distributed to stores. I have seen Breville toasters though.
I have gotten, I believe 6 or 7 other households into Espresso with the Bambino Plus when they pop up on a SlickDeal.. For beginners who like lattees, this may be the best starter machine setups imo...according to many reviews as well.
I started my espresso journey with the SlickDeal Refurb Breville Duo Temp and a refurb Smart Grinder Pro and have evolved to the Dual Boiler with a DF64 and can not say anything negative about the Breville experiences...although I have read about some negative experiences.
NOTE: If you want to keep your machine working well, set up a cleaning/descale schedule at least every 2 months... You can not overly descale. Also WATER is SO IMPORTANT. Read up. Your water can be an issue with any espresso machine functionality after months of use. I now use distilled water plus Third Wave Water Mineral Enhanced Flavor Optimizing Coffee Brewing Water, Espresso Profile. There are other water options, however this one works for me. YMMV with the water you have. If you put an espresso cleaning schedule in your calendar to clean your machine as needed you should not, or minimize, any problems you possible could have down the road. Enjoy your espresso journey...This 2 cents was made between my morning lattees.
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Since its been a week without a shipping notice, I checked and apparently my order was canceled. Need to call em tomorrow and find out wtf.
I just checked cuz of your message and my order is showed up as backorder
The fact that it doesn't grind beans is a plus. It's a little hard to explain, but: With espresso, the grind is EVERYTHING. There is no paper filter, so it's the grind itself which controls the extraction. You need the coffee beans ground very finely AND uniformly. If they aren't uniform, the high pressure water creates cracks in the coffee pucks, and the water flows rapidly through these channels. This causes very bitter espresso.
Tons of YouTube's explain this, but in short: Buy the best grinder you can, and buy a scale. Only use fresh beans which have been roasted 5 to 21 days ago. Weigh 17 grams of beans, grind them, and brew. The result should be 2x (34 g) in 25-30 seconds. Adjust your grind until you reach this; now your beans are "dialed in".