Barista Express

I'm trying not to get flamed for this, but honestly for a simple drink like this, the best one is made at home. If you love this drink and have the time/resources, I see a good amount of breville barista express machines on fb marketplace for a decent price. This machine has a grinder incorporated i

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

If you're into doing it all yourself but dont have crazy money to fork out over 500 on a grinder as well than I highly recommend the breville/sage (depending where you are) barista express! Has a built in adjustable grinder that works pretty well. Been using it for 5 years and it was my starting beg

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.

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

I’m surprised no one in here has recommended the Breville barista express. It’s got everything you need including grinder, a pretty small footprint, and it will be fine for ice lattes (or any espresso based drink, really). They are regularly on sale at TJ Maxx for $500.

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

This is there best option, you get a grinder and a machine within your budget. Lots of people will tell you the grinder in the BBE is not the best and there's a little merit to that but IT IS an espresso grinder and you can upgrade in the future. Most espresso nerds tell you to get a Breville Bambin

Using the Breville Barista Express for past 18 monthsMachine is pretty good with advanced functions compared to my older De Longhi Dedica. The only downside with this Breville, the grinder is only meant for medium-dark roast coffee beans. DO NOT USE IT TO GRIND LIGHT ROASTS! (light roast beans are h

It depends how deep you want to get into it - if you want a big step up but don't consider yourself getting really into the details, Breville Barista Express is a good value all in one with grinder on top. Another Breville option could be Breville Bambino which doesn't have a grinder but is cheaper,