Barista Touch Impress

I went down this rabbit trail last month. After browsing this sub, I learned that it’s the grinder, not the espresso machine, that makes good espresso. I got the Breville Bambino Plus (on sale right now for $400) + a Eureka Libra 65 AP ($750). In terms of automatic, it depends how you define that. M

I have the Bambino Plus and have been very pleased with it. The 3 second heat up time is really good. There is the Bambino and the Bambino Plus. The Plus has automatic frothing. They have 3 choices of froth level and 3 levels of heat to choose from. I dont froth all the time, my typical beverage is

They do not have a setting for milk type. However, you can choose between 3 different heat levels. So my assumption would be start with the lowest for oat milk. I was contemplating getting rid of my Bambino Plus and get an all in one (the breville touch impress). That retails for $1500, and has the

I prefer to do my own puck prep, dosing, dialing in, etc so I don’t see the impress version as being an upgrade especially if you’re already able to do those things. I do like the user interface of the regular touch but with some minor differences, the espresso machine side for intents and purposes

I have a Breville Barista Touch Impress. The grinder is not great. If you don't use a dark roast it will jam up and not grind. You'll just hear the clutch slipping and it will mess with the auto measuring amount causing you to overfill the basket. Even at an inner setting of 7 and outer at 30 it wil

on the cheaper side of the lineup they are pretty comparable ime, but once you are looking at the brevilles with the baratza burr set delonghi really falls behind. I think they start appearing on the barista touch, with the touch impress and oracle line having slightly better versions of that same b

The reason I am asking is that when I pull my shots, if it looks like that, then it drops at the rate of 56grams/25 seconds, so overextracted. But when I grind finer to slow down the flow, I may get 36 grams in 28 seconds, but it's not coming out that "pretty" and kinda dribbles from different parts

Thanks a lot for your detailed response. I have a Breville Barista Touch Impress myself. Not a day goes by when I don’t get a yearning to buy a separate grinder. But then cooler head prevails. You see my problem is that I am an espresso fiend and I find I can’t dial in espressos perfectly. I have us

I'm envious. I find it nearly impossible to get the same results on my new touch impress, with a bottomless poured a filter or the standard Breville Porta filter, using a variety of grind settings; I rarely get this. I only pull a full shot if I'm grinding at 20 or higher. If I try grinding around 1