Barista Express

Breville

Barista Express

234 positive 3 neutral 90 negative

Based on 327 Reddit mentions

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Deinfluence me: Espresso Machine

Lets look at the cons based on my exp with a Breville Barista Express. ● mahal ung mga filter tablets. 1k ata per pack/ 6 pieces. ● aside sa matagal ung final product, you have to clean it every time you use it. Otherwise, may build up, may amoy, and pests can enter. ● the machine has a grinder, per

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SuccessfulChannel90 in r/deinfluencingPH

March 10, 2026 10:48 PM

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What’s wrong with the integrated grinder? [Breville Barista Express]

It’s the second item - precision adjustment. The BBE has large ‘steps’. Steps are the settings of your grinder that you see on the side of the machine. The issue is you may pull a bitter shot at 7, but a sour shot at 8 and you’re out of luck to dial in further using grind size. That being said I use

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IcarusFlyingWings in r/espresso

July 8, 2025 7:00 PM

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Barista Express/ Impress or La Specialista Opera? [500-620 USD]

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

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Suspicious-Issue1536 in r/espresso

March 4, 2026 4:42 AM

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I just want a simple, daily driver espresso setup at home [$700]

You’re right, they are using $6,000 grinder (jk) but they are probably using a commercial grinder and it’s probably around 3k or more. If you don’t want a fussy grinder do not get a df. If you are going for more traditional espresso and want simple efficiency, go with a eureka grind by time, dial it

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WaffleHouseCEO in r/espresso

August 2, 2025 2:37 AM

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Help me decide on a machine [$500]

Yea it’s better to have grinder and machine separate but for simplicity, I think the sage/breville barista express is the best. You have to look at tj maxx or Marshall’s to find it for $500 though.

ElectricalAd9946 in r/espresso

April 13, 2026 7:13 PM

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Making Espresso at Home (First Machine) [$1k USD]

The little breville barista express is a cool machine but not the best grinder I sold mine used for $250. They go on sale around Black Friday for $500ish so def wait for a sale. Bambino is very close to being this machine minus the grinder and can be found cheap. The df64 gen 2 grinder that you ment

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GolfSicko417 in r/espresso

April 11, 2026 11:46 AM

5

Another day, another shot

It has high retention and also doesn’t grind as uniformly as other standalone. When I had the breville barista express I purchased a niche grinder and it made the coffee much better.

questionablestandard in r/espresso

February 25, 2026 1:22 PM

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Barista Express Impress issues

I have a Breville Barista Express Impress, and I'll just share what I know so far. ❤️ For auto-grind, if the dose level after tamping is below the green bar/smiley face, just press the “Dose” button again and tamp. If it’s still below the green bar, repeat the process until the machine registers enou

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KazAze08 in r/BrevilleCoffee

May 5, 2026 5:37 AM

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Would yall say I’ve upgraded or downgraded?

Definitely an upgrade. The Sage/Breville grinder seems to get a lot of hate here but in my experience it’s not as bad as people make it sound. Sure, there are better grinders out there but the Sage does a perfectly fine job with one big caveat: it is almost certainly necessary to adjust the internal

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SacredUrchin in r/espresso

May 5, 2026 2:45 PM

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Switching from BBE to Bambino

Id imagine they're pretty close to the same thing, so not worth it (not sure if the Bambino has a PID like the BBE though). I had a Breville Infuser for a long time which is the same brew setup as the BBE (no grinder). Great machine but when it died the upgrade I made was to a Dual Boiler (they are

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magi_chat in r/espresso

January 23, 2026 9:51 PM

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