Barista Express

If you want to improve the quality of your espresso, I think buying a scale or a better grinder will make a much more meaningful difference than either of those machines. You can definitely make quality espresso on any machine that can build pressure and heat up water. I just upgraded my machine fro

Neat, I didn’t know Aussie was also land of the coffee. You should def be able to find good lattes in Vancouver and Montreal. I’d try to search for third wave or explicitly asking sub reddits or even here. I am from the city that shall not be named and there is plenty of great coffee but also plenty

It’s best looked at as two different things that happen to be sold and stored together. The espresso machine is perfectly fine. But the grinder is not great. I’ve still got my BBE but it’s a world of difference paired with a niche instead it’s built in grinder. If I could go back in time I would go