Barista Touch

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 a Breville Barista Touch, which seems to have all the checkmarks for what your partner is looking for. I really like it, though it definitely depends on which beans I’m using, too, and I do feel that it works best (tastes best) with darker roasted beans. If you’re still looking, check out the

The price difference between the Breville Barista Touch Impress and the Breville Oracle Jet is pretty hard to overlook. The Touch Impress usually sells for around $1,500, while the Oracle Jet tends to land in the $2,800–$3,000 range. That’s roughly a $1,300–$1,500 jump, and for most home users the u

Wow I got my Breville barista touch for $1k 3-4 years ago, the grinder sucks but it makes great espresso! You def need a bottomless portafilter, I’d say get a 22-24G basket, WDT or shaker, scale and a calibrated tamper. Buy some good brand names specialty beans and you’ll be having great espresso, l

I was dead set on getting a Breville Barista Touch or Touch Impress because I was convinced having everything all in one was the way to go. That might work just fine for a lot of people but I decided on the Bambino Plus and separate grinder instead. Altogether I've spent a fortune 😅. I'm sure any sp

I am in the same boat and I am almost ready to switch from Z10 to Breville (Sage) Barista Touch Impress - the only thing is that I would really love to compare the machines side by side.

I have a breville barista touch and a bambino plus ($1000 and $500). I only ever use my 3 cup bialetti ($30) and the milk frother of one of the machines. the barista touch has a grinder, frother and touch screen and you can adjust the grind size, timing of brew, customize certain settings for differ

I would recommend Barista Pro over the Touch. Although they are similar machines, the Pro has less automation than the Touch, making manual adjustments to dial in easier to access on the Pro. It also costs $150 less. Even better would be separate espresso machine and grinder. If your wife worked at

If you want rapid heating espresso machine on which you can push a button and it delivers an excellent latte without much user intervention AND you want back to back shots... I'm afraid to say I don't think your budget is anywhere near enough. A Sage/Breville Barista Touch will grind beans, get you

Any idea on price range, as the Breville range is wide. If you budget stretches to the Beville Barista Touch Impress, I can vouch for it 100%. The touch screen is idiot-proof (press icon and it does something). Push in the coffee extractor till the grinder lights up. Press a button to grind the bean