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Breville Barista Express
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Has its own conical burr grinder
There is no need to buy a separate grinder with this espresso machine. It comes with a built in conical burr grinder that allows users to process fresh coffee beans, and can result in delicious homemade espresso.
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Can be hard to repair or upgrade
Breville Barista Express is an all-in-one machine that comes with its own grinder. This makes it hard to just buy another grinder if you're looking to upgrade it, and also means that you have to replace the entire unit if anything happens to it.
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Good entry-level machine for espresso enthusiasts
Breville Barista Express is easy enough for day-to-day use by the layperson, and the manual controls will come in handy for aspiring baristas or those looking to level up their brewing skills.
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Great balance between ease-of-use and control
This espresso machine is easy to use and configure. It comes with preset settings that can make espresso without much fiddling. You can make a delicious shot of espresso with minimal effort — adjusting the grind settings for the type of beans you're using is sufficient for most people, and if that's not enough, there are manual overrides that you can experiment with.
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Consistent espresso shots
You can dial the desired settings in for the type of beans you're using and get consistent shots of espresso every time, and you only have to do this once every time you change beans.
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Great coffee quality
This machine can make great coffee, even without specialised barista knowledge. With some practice, you can pull espresso shots on par or even better than cafes.
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Outstanding textured milk
Outstanding results stretching the milk even with soy/almond/coconut. The steam runs a little slower than a full boiler so beginners get a bit more time to get the milk just right.
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Excellent customer support
I had troubles out of the box getting enough pressure, phoned support and they worked out it was my beans that were 3mths old.
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Heats up in 1 minute
Unlike boiler machines which take 20 mins. Has 2 heat blocks, one for the espresso and one for the milk.
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Specs
Weight:
23lbs (10.4kg)
Pressure:
15 Bar
Water Tank:
Removable, 67oz (2L) capacity
Housing:
Stainless Steel
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Gaggia Brera
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Extremely convenient and easy to use
Gaggia Brera is a super-automatic espresso machine. There's very little to set up apart from depositing coffee beans into the bean hopper (or pre-ground coffee); the grinder has an adjustment system that automatically adjusts the grind levels for you. After that, it's just pressing a button to get a cup. This makes it ideal for busy people who wants a quick quality cuppa.
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Not suitable for advanced usage
Gaggia Brera is not meant for advanced usage. It does not come with manual controls/overrides or settings you may find on other espresso machines, making it fairly limited in what you can do with it.
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Comes with built-in grinder and can use pre-ground coffee
The Gaggia Brera comes with its own grinder on top for whole beans, along with a bypass doser for pre-ground coffee. The grinder has an automatic adjustment system that automatically adjusts the grind levels, and it only grinds the amount of beans required for a cup and leaves the rest of the beans in the hopper intact.
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Fast brewing time
The brewing time on Gaggia Brera is extremely quick. Once set up, it takes less than 3 minutes from the time you power it on to the time it finishes brewing a cup of espresso.
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One button to start brewing
With Gaggia Brera, pressing one button is all it takes to get a nice shot of espresso. There is no need to tinker with settings other than the brewing strength, which can be selected with a button press.
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Great coffee quality
This machine can brew coffee on par with usual cafes (without specialized equipments) out of the box.
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Automatic self-cleaning
Gaggia Brera has a self-rinse cycle that cleans the machine when it is switched on or off.
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Comes with a bean hopper to store coffee beans
This machine comes with a bean hopper to hold coffee beans. It can hold up to a normal-sized bag of coffee beans (8.8oz / 250grams).
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Specs
Weight:
20lbs (9kg)
Housing:
Stainless Steel
Pressure:
15 Bar
Water Tank:
40oz (1.2L) capacity
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Bezzera Strega
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Cafe quality
Real barista coffee.
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Needs a grinder
Needs to match with a separate grinder.
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Solid reliability
Could be serviced to last longer than the user's lifetime.
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Powerful steam
To make frothing milk easily.
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Boiler material:
Copper
Grouphead:
Professional spring piston
Boiler size:
2L
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