Amazon has
Breville Infuser Espresso / Coffee Machine (BES840) on sale for
$449.96.
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Product Information:
- The Breville Infuser delivers optimal flavor in every cup creating third wave specialty coffee at home using the 4 keys formula, ensuring the right dose of beans, optimal water pressure, precise temperature control and microfoam milk for latte art
- Control the volume of each pour at the touch of a button and choose 1 shot, 2 shot or manually control over how much espresso ends up in your cup for the perfect dose every time
- Low pressure pre-infusion gradually increases pressure at the start and helps ensure all the flavors are drawn out evenly during the extraction for a balanced tasting cup'
- Maximize flavor potential with low pressure pre-infusion, digital PID temperature control, adjustable in 4 ⁰F increments complete with pressure gauge that guides you to the right extraction every time
- High power 1650W element for high pressure steam wand and faster heat-up to create the microfoam necessary for a third wave specialty taste and essential for creating latte art at home
- Automatically purges the heat system after steaming, ensuring your next espresso is extracted at the right temperature
- Included Accessories: Single & Dual Wall Filter Baskets, Coffee Scoop, Stainless Steel Jug, Cleaning Disc & Tablets, Cleaning Tool, and Water Filter with Holder
Top Comments
Also started caring a lot more about the freshness of the beans I got since it actually made a huge difference between old beans you find in the stores most of the time and fresher from the roaster. You also need a decent espresso grinder for your beans if you want to use the single walled basket instead of the double walled. I got the Breville Smart Grinder Pro when it was on sale last year for $150 and it does a decent job, but you can spend way more money on a higher end grinder.
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As for price, I can't comment on that model specifically but in general, the more it does for the same price, the less likely it is to do it well. There are a lot of factors that go into making really good coffee that a cheap automatic probably doesn't do very well or very consistently - getting the right grind, grinding uniformly, grinding the right amount, preparing the ground coffee to have water pushed through it, getting high enough water pressure, maintaining pressure throughout, getting the right water temperature at the coffee...
People seem to think this is a good price. Guess it just hits a sweet spot for what it is/does.
You questioned why someone would get a manual when they could get an automatic for about the same price. I say because 1) someone buying a manual machine is probably interested in it for different reasons and 2) because automatics are so much more complex, $500 generally gets you a nicer manual machine than it does an automatic.
I love espresso but have only ever brewed regular coffee. Would you start with this machine or go for nespresso out of simplicity?
I love espresso but have only ever brewed regular coffee. Would you start with this machine or go for nespresso out of simplicity?
But I've been eyeing an Infuser for a while, and it finally hit my sweet spot (which laughably, is pretty much ANY discount at this point). So probably pulling the trigger (already got a grinder). I do pour over on weekends, when I have a leisurely amount of time; but having the option of doing a proper espresso pull would be very welcome.
Don't forget, you can send back your used Nespresso cups for recycling using pre-paid UPS bags they can ship out to your along with your cup orders. I know there's a bunch of speculation on what they do with it; but as a consumer, I believe I'm doing my part in throwing all the cups in a corporate provided recycling container instead of my kitchen trashcan.
9 bar is generally in the middle of the "espresso" zone on the gauge (approx 11oclock). If you use the blank backflow insert and try to pull a shot, the gauge will likely go all the way past 1oclock, which means the OPV is set higher than ideal. Hope that makes some sense.
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