Coffee machine with L58E group and manual control of the water flow. The dual boiler ensures excellent thermal stability. Elegance and power come together in this outstanding piece of design. Also available in black and white versions, equipped with a new design drip tray, top-notch maple wood details and colored appliance body with textured finish to give your coffee corner a touch of style.
This is the first sale I have ever seen on this machine, and I've been tracking it for a while. It's 20% off at several distributors and manufacturer directly through May 13. I haven't used it personally, but it always comes up as a top rated recommendation from the snobs.
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Every espresso machine is a compromise. Buying a throw-away appliance, like a Breville, should be considered during the purchasing process. The fact this same approach is being even applied to such expensive items and EVs, like Teslas, is stultifying.
Personally I'll take the tradeoff though - in 3 minutes my machine can go from off to a full latte macchiato done with the press of a button.
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If you want to have an actual conversation about this -- a smart outlet turns on my E61 machine 30 minutes before my alarm every morning, and can make coffee as soon as I wake up. I will continue to enjoy my machine for a very long time.
The Bambino is a great machine, and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in trying out home espresso without breaking the bank. You're much better investing in a nice grinder than an expensive machine.
Good luck getting any parts to fix a Breville when it goes bad. You can easily get decades out of an E61 machine if you keep it serviced.
Bianca is a great machine that has duel boiler, preinfusion, and flow profiling. I use Silvia Pro X myself. Just use a smart plug and warm it up 20 mins, no biggie.
​External pressure valve
Temperature control
Preinfusion
Flow control
Heating element - thermoblock? single boiler? heat exchanger? double boiler?
Then in a semi-auto machine you can get extra features - like programmable pre infusion, programmable flow control, etc.
This machine also comes with IMS baskets and a spouted and bottomless portafilter.
This machine has all of the manual features you would want, as well as some programmable ones. Not at the level of a Decent, but also thousands less. You will not find a better machine at this price level.
Good luck getting any parts to fix a Breville when it goes bad. You can easily get decades out of an E61 machine if you keep it serviced.
The guys talking about the heat up time have a valid point. Not everyone has time to wait 24 minutes to wait for water to heat for coffee which is subjectively better tasting after a certain point.
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The guys talking about the heat up time have a valid point. Not everyone has time to wait 24 minutes to wait for water to heat for coffee which is subjectively better tasting after a certain point.
Of course there are diminishing returns on espresso machines as you spend more money, just like literally any other thing you can spend money on. If waiting 24 minutes is your hang-up with this (which is a non-issue with a $10 smart plug), it clearly is not for you. That is fine - you do you. Not sure why you give a shit about what other people buy.
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1. Pressure Profiling
2. Temperature Control
3. Pre-infusion
4. Builtin scale to control output weight automatically.
5. Great steam pressure
This is a single boiler system, and It heats up in about 4 minutes. I have it connected to a smart plug. Best parts of the day for me are. "Hey Siri - turn on the espresso machine".
By the time I'm ready prepping my puck, the machine is ready to go. After pulling a shot, it takes < 1 minute to reach steam temperature/pressure, and 30 seconds of that to end up with a great latte.
With the money saved on the espresso machine, I've splurged on a Niche Zero grinder, which is an amazing device as well.
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