Barista Express

Possible reasons: heated grouphead, lower water debit, declining temp profile. The water debit on my ECP is actually lower than the water debit of the preinfusion on my Barista Express. I would say puck depth. But, the aftermarket baskets for Breville also tend to be pretty deep.

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

This is just a rebranded Breville Barista Express.

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

You're basically look at the Breville series if you want built in grinder. And this will be like a side grade in terms of the espresso maker park, the Dedica is pretty much the same as the Barista Express and whatever else.