Essenza Mini

Breville

Essenza Mini

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Help Finding Small Affordable Espresso Machine

Essenza mini by Breville might be a good choice. It's super small and seems perfect for a tiny house. https://www.nespresso.com/us/en/order/machines/original/essenza-mini-c30-piano-black

timelliott in r/nespresso

May 11, 2025 1:50 PM

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How did you decide on a Nespresso over a_____?

I have both. Vertuo spins and original line (I have essenza Breville ) presses. There's more foam in Vertuo, which is more bitter, but you get long pour coffee where original is all espresso sized. I started with Keurig, moved to Nespresso Vertuo Plus, and a few days ago got the Essenza Mini. I can'

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PegShop in r/nespresso

December 7, 2025 11:24 AM

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Old or new OL machine

I have the Breville Essenza Mini and I like it because it’s very small and doesn’t take up a lot of counter space

Slight_Second1963 in r/nespresso

June 19, 2025 3:24 PM

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Decisions …

Yes, recommend an OL machine. My understanding is the guts are the same between Essenza mini and citiz, but citiz is larger. I think the only difference between delonghi and breville is shape. I own the breville essenza mini and like it a lot. The smaller foot print is great, and the smaller size en

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aguyjustaguy in r/nespresso

August 10, 2025 6:13 PM

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What's your Nespresso hot take?

I've had a vertuo for the past 5 years that kicked the bucket a couple of weeks ago. I replaced it with a Essenza Mini by Breville and I'm loving it a million times more than my vertuo. The OL espresso pods are superior to the vertuo pods I've been using. I'm so happy with this purchase.

Large_Fudge6833 in r/nespresso

September 5, 2025 12:42 AM

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DeLonghi or Breville

I just purchased an essenza mini and had this exact same question. Reached out to Nespresso directly. They told me both have to meet the same Nespresso quality standards. So you should be good with either! For me, the Breville at target was on sale so I got that one

Desperate-Basil-2687 in r/nespresso

November 11, 2025 1:30 AM

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DeLonghi or Breville

Take this for what it is but we have a Breville Plus and a DeLonghi Next - the Plus feels way more robust and sounds better in operation (less ‘screechy’) Different machines so not a great comparison and the Next is known to be one of the less reliable models but it was enough that we bought a Brevi

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uthyrbendragon in r/nespresso

November 11, 2025 10:55 AM

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Deals on essenza mini?

We bought our Breville Essenza Mini from Amazon resale/outlet for $100….it has seen very hard use over the last 10 months but running like new. Took two trys but the second one was perfect (the first one was a scam return with a delonghi machine in a breville box).

uthyrbendragon in r/nespresso

November 27, 2025 2:32 PM

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Thinking of switching from Nespresso to a real espresso machine — worth it?

Been there, done that. Developed some good techniques, but had to give it up because I could no longer do the tamping properly due to arthritis. I was also getting tired of every new bag of beans turning into a research project to get the grind right. My daughter-in-law always had a good shot of Nes

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Logical_Regular_9473 in r/nespresso

January 10, 2026 12:20 AM

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Which should I keep??

Neither. Return them both and get an Original Line Nespresso machine, ideally a Breville Essenza Mini (bulletproof reliable). Vertuo machines fail regularly and are unnecessarily complex. The spinning thing does nothing to improve the coffee, and the capsules are much more expensive.

i_aimtomisbehave in r/nespresso

April 9, 2025 9:00 PM

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