BES920XL

The letdown here is that Breville doesn't offer an otherwise advanced unit w/o a built in grinder. I find Breville grinders to be where costs are cut the most. They feel and sound cheap, and in my experience grind inconsistently. Now I have a DF54 and it's been a rock solid performer with my Bambino

This sort of question compares "convenience" of making your drink to the "quality" of drink you get. Both are important. Before my current prosumer setup, we bought the (expensive!) Breville Oracle (back then it was $3000 CAD, now it's closer to $4000). Like the Ninja, its design was a clever arrang

The Jura is plastic dogshit that is practically impossible to service. A borderline disposable machine. The Breville is probably your best of the lineup but not by a lot. My gut tells me you shouldn't bother with an E61 like a Rocket or a Lelit Mara. There is too much to get lost in the weeds with t

No dual boiler is worth it for that IMO. Some exceptions like Lelit Elizabeth can use the 2nd boiler for low pressure pre-infusion. The slayer mod on the BDB maybe cannot be done on the other Breville ? Not sure. The new fellow machine has no 2nd boiler FYI