I had the Aussie version of this, rebranded as the Breville Barista Express which we brought here with us when we moved but it shit the bed after years and years of service.
We replaced it with .... the Sage Barista Express Pro only because I wanted the fancy screen. The milk frother is on the way out though but we're on really hard water so I suspect it's limescale build up that's causing the issue.
No matter the machine, you will not get good coffee. This fact is inherent to capsules.
If you don’t care, don’t waste your money. If you care a little, get a decent automatic coffee machine (will be more than 700).
If you care a lot, put in the effort and get a portafilter machine and grinder (even beginner level like sage barista pro will get you better results than any automatic machine)
There are tons of really good YouTube videos that walk thru how to set it up and dial it in. I did go thru a lot of beans to get it dialed in the first time but now it’s awesome!
So funny my son took an interest in my coffee habits at the same age, now everytime I turn on my machine (barista pro) when the vibratory pump kicks in he immediately smiles.
I wouldn’t get this machine or breville/sage machines. I had sage barista pro and it’s group head leaked water, apparently its screws lose and I opened it up put some lock tide, it worked for a while but it did it again, I sold it for a very low price just to get rid of it. It is an appliance not a machine, it will break eventually. I got a Profitec Jump amd Eureka perfetto grinder, it was sold as a pair with discount. I realized the how high quality can a machine could be.
For a lower price, I would get Profited Go and a eureka grinder (or other decent grinder) usually it is sold as paired with a nice discount. You would thank me later.
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Fast heat-up, easy for beginners; inconsistent shots, annoying cleaning.
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