popularitsamazeling | Staff posted Apr 29, 2026 09:35 PM
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popularitsamazeling | Staff posted Apr 29, 2026 09:35 PM
Breville x Hearth and Hand w/ Magnolia Barista Espresso Machine (Black/Stainless Steel) $549.99 + Free Shipping
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This breville has an integrated grinder, so you just add beans and water but you will need to be involved in tamping the portafilter and selecting time/temp/pressure. It can make great espresso and technically that's what's the base for most coffee shop drinks, but many of those drinks mask the actual flavor so the big chain can skate by with pretty crappy espresso.
If you're looking for pure convenience with flavor that rivals the big green brand, look for a cheap superautomatic like a Philips lattego. Select the lowest model that has the drinks you want (higher numbers include more options). It will do all the work, you just have to clean it. The quality of the espresso won't approach the breville, but it will beat what you usually get at a chain store and it's much easier.
Source: I have a lattego and a breville barista express. The lattego gets used daily. The breville makes better much better espresso and you can get much better foamed milk. I use it on the weekends when I have more time.
This breville has an integrated grinder, so you just add beans and water but you will need to be involved in tamping the portafilter and selecting time/temp/pressure. It can make great espresso and technically that's what's the base for most coffee shop drinks, but many of those drinks mask the actual flavor so the big chain can skate by with pretty crappy espresso.
If you're looking for pure convenience with flavor that rivals the big green brand, look for a cheap superautomatic like a Philips lattego. Select the lowest model that has the drinks you want (higher numbers include more options). It will do all the work, you just have to clean it. The quality of the espresso won't approach the breville, but it will beat what you usually get at a chain store and it's much easier.
Source: I have a lattego and a breville barista express. The lattego gets used daily. The breville makes better much better espresso and you can get much better foamed milk. I use it on the weekends when I have more time.
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Those features are essentially worthless. They might seem convenient at first, but in reality are just adding extra cost and points of failure. Espresso machines should be simple.
If anything its much wiser to buy a Breville Bambino (not plus) at $250 and one of these grinders in order of what I think is good quality to cost: Eureka Mignon Zero, DF64 (whatever the latest gen is), DF54, Mokkom 64.
The DF64 and Eureka Zero are mostly interchangeable. The DF64 will allow for more long term upgrades, perhaps better espresso, but might have some mild inconveniences and QC issues the Eureka won't have.
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What do you typically drink? If you mainly drink milk based drinks, you'd definitely need something like this. But if you mostly go with black coffee, a Chemex + a good manual grinder and some good quality coffee beans would be worlds better than *bucks
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