Bambino Plus

The grinder matters more than the machine, and you should budget a decent amount for that too. You also will likely need to budget $100-150 or so for accessories like a scale, decent tamper, distribution tools, and in some cases a nicer portafilter and basket. Some recommended combos: De’Longhi Stil

Some top tips for the Bambino Plus, and in no particular order: -- With all due respect to it, no need to pay Breville prices for Breville (or via Breville, other) branded cleaning products. Urnex brand gets recommended here and has worked well for me, at a lower price, and buying larger-sized conta

Breville Bambino Plus if doing milk drinks. The automatic steamer works great. Only upgrade I'd recommend would be to get a bottomless portafilter and IMS precision basket, assuming you've already got a good grinder.

I have no idea about wattage converting or warranty claims in south east Asia but out of these two machines the Breville is higher quality and will make better coffee. That said, as someone with a Breville Barista Express, if I were purchasing an entry level espresso machine again I would get a Brev

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 .

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

We had a Breville Café Roma for years and wanted to upgrade to something more robust but still simple to operate. After a LOT of research and debate we went with the Breville Bambino Plus. It has a bunch of very nice improvements over the Roma, including a much more robust steam wand and a cleaning

Sure. Get a Breville Bambino Plus ($350 - $500 depending on sale) and a DF64 grinder ($400 or so?) and make your own. That setup will pay for itself in months, and the quality of espresso drinks you can make with it will be far better than you can get from all but the most dedicated shops. Plus ther

I had Bambino Plus and DF54, and it was an awesome start. No ragrets. Just moved to Gaggiuino, still with DF54 and this is my endgame. In a way it's better to start with Bambino non-plus because you must learn to steam manually, which I was apprehensive about and didn't do because I had the auto-mil

Second this advice, I've moved from the Breville barista express to this set up (Bambino Plus and Baratza ESP) and I've been very happy. If you want to make milky drinks then the Bambino Plus delivers great milk consistently.