Barista Express

Nice, almost tops my Breville Barista Express

When I can spend a comparable amount of money on a Breville Barista Express which will work with whatever beans I choose and produce a better result, why would I get a coffee pod machine and lock myself into buying expensive pods?

I got a Breville Barista Express over a year ago and it has paid for itself twice over; 3-4x over if I was getting a $7 coffee daily. Plus, the cortados I make for myself, and the lattes I make for my wife, are better than most of the ones we’re getting out and about. Bonus was that I got it on sale

Breville Barista Express - Had it for 8 years now and use it daily, don’t even consider anything else lock this thread now have a good life xo.

Breville barista express often goes on sale for $500. It’s an all-in-1 that still makes great espresso. Or get the bambino and a good grinder

Welcome! This seems like a great starting point (I started with a Breville Barista Express Impress), similar to me when I started. If you were a daily Starbucks person like me, you’ll see the new machine pay for itself in no time. Periodically I’ll do a new cost assessment, and it’s still 1/5 the pr

Love the different views this topic will generate :) Barista Express (and most of the all-in-one Breville's) are good in the longish term. Parts fail and these machines have limited repairability. I have a refurb, and this is my second personal Breville machine, and 4th of their's I've bought/used o

Get a Breville Barista Express and it'll pay itself off in 120 coffees.

Big vote for Ottawa's Birch Bark Coffee, available by shipping or in some retailers -though I find their ahhhhmazing Indigenous espresso roast can be unpredictably hard to find. It's the perfect bean for our breville barista express - ideal shot every time. Also shout out to my local roaster Propell

Breville Barista Express, stopped going out for coffee and the Breville is top notch and makes a mean cup of coffee.