Barista Express Impress

Of the numerous multi (5+) million dollar homes I see on the West Coast, if there is a Machine in the Kitchen,They're rocking a Breville Barista Express Impress. Which with the addition of another grinder is enough for a Vast majority of people. You're only getting a 7k setup if it's your absolute h

Sold my Breville (Sage) Barista Express Impress during the holiday season after caring for it for 2 years. Agree the inconsistency and lack of steam power was annoying. Great starter machine, though. I debated long and hard on going with single dose vs. hopper grinder. Finally went with a Mazzer Phi

I was in a similar boat and researched all these models, too. I ended up getting a Touch for a few reasons: Auto milk frothing: This has been really helpful because as a person who has never brewed my own coffee other than k-cups, I could just focus on learning how to dial in the expresso first and

I ended up getting the Touch when comparing the Touch with the Touch Impress, Express, Express Impress, and Pro. here’s my reasoning: ⁠Auto milk frothing: This has been really helpful because as a person who has never brewed my own coffee other than k-cups, I could just focus on learning how to dial

Exactly this. Only change would be step 2 with aeration. Depending on the strength of the steam wand it can take anywhere from a few seconds to a minute to add in the proper amount of air. I have the breville BEI and it has a very underpowered steam wand

I know this is sacrilege but I upgraded to the Breville Barista Express Impress. I like it a lot because it makes it easy for me to dial in my grind fineness and visualize its correlation to pressure with the pressure gage. The streaming wand is great and a little gentler than the one with the Bambi

If you want the simplest solution to far better coffee than a pod machine checkout the Breville Barista Express Impress. Built in grinder, built in tamper.. simple enough to have it close to a full auto machine, and deep enough to use manually with detail control over grind, grind time, temperature,

Update: For future readers, here’s what I decided on and my thoughts so far. I ended up getting a Touch for a few reasons: Auto milk frothing: This has been really helpful because as a person who has never brewed my own coffee other than k-cups, I could just focus on learning how to dial in the expr

Given your needs as a busy mom who loves milk-based drinks and wants a mix of quick convenience and customization without exceeding $1,000, the Breville Barista Touch is my top recommendation. Its touchscreen presets and automatic milk frothing make it a lifesaver for rushed mornings, delivering caf

Like i said, the niche is a sidegrade over the integrated grinder. It's weak at light roasts and fine grinds, and accordingly to a commenter here, coarse grinds as well. It's a fantastic bit of kit for dark roasts, and moka, and french press, yeah, but that's about it ... Once you want medium light