Bambino Plus

You really think the only difference between those two are Heat Exchanger vs Thermoblock? Breveille Bambino Pros: - Fast heat up.- Easy to use with programmable buttons. - Cheap. - Auto Milk steaming. - Good for quick milk drinks. Cons: - Inconsistent shot to shot. - No temperature or pressure contr

Breville Bambino. No need for the Bambino Plus. Makes great coffee, well built (though a bit small and cramped), fast heat-up time, strong steam production. Fits good in a small kitchen. You will need a separate grinder .

The grinder is the most important thing, more than the machine. But good ones are expensive. There are many recommended here, but I always recommend Eureka Mignons for their heavy, commercial look, reliability, and overall good grind. But they have a very big range of models. A Zero is cheapest for

You know what, while that might be a generally OK approach, I would not suggest that Breville is giving out bad advice. These guys engineer these machines for all kitchens, and I’d argue that barely 1% of users will go through the trouble of treating the water they put in it. I found it strange that

Low end rec: Machine: ($300-$500) Breville Bambino plus or non-plus Grinder: ($200-$215) df54 preferably but baratza encore ESP another good option Notes: obvious drawbacks of the Bambino is the size. Smaller drip tray means you'll have to empty more often, smaller reservoir means you'll have to ref

The bambino plus and a Niche grinder is an excellent combo that takes up very, very little space and yields fantastic quality espresso and espresso drinks. All you really need in addition to that is a combo distribution tool/tamper like the Crema double sided puck-style distribution tool/leveller/ta

Sorry about that. Breville seems to be tight-lipped about things. I do just think that a beefier (more metal, less plastic) Bambino Plus, with enhanced, next-tier features (temp. control, flow profiling, even the aforementioned lighting as well as a deck light, etc.) would be quite nice, for those o

The bambino plus and a Niche grinder is an excellent combo that takes up very, very little space and yields fantastic quality espresso and espresso drinks. All you really need in addition to that is a combo distribution tool/tamper like the Crema double sided puck-style distribution tool/leveller/ta

Separate is always the way to go and you need a good grinder. The grinders built in machines are usually shit. For $2000 you can get a Breville Bambino Plus and a Niche Zero, Timemore Sculptor, Eureka Mignon Specialita, etc. or shoot for a cheaper grinder like the DF64 and get a machine like the Pro

Do you have a good espresso grinder? Then definitely don’t buy a bigger Breville with a built in grinder. The bambino can work great but I agree I would not want to live with the “feel” of this lightweight machine. My lelit is 30+ pounds with water and does not move a bit when locking in the portafi