the Dual Boiler™

breville duo is great

Before I got my Izzo Vivi, I had a breville dual boiler, in fact I had four of them because that piece of shit is not repairable and breville will just send you a new one.  That’s true to all prosumer machines, good luck finding product support after the warranty expires.  The E61 machines are better because they’ve been in the market for 60+ years and any technician can work on them. They surely still aren’t practical but at least repairable.

Breville bes920 dual boiler has served me well.

I have the Dual Boiler it’s amazing. Heard the smart grinder is just okay. I use the Starseeker E55 pro grinder and I think it’s great for my needs.

Dude this is a pretty high startup cost for something you may not even enjoy the process of. Grab a Breville dual boiler and a Baratza Encore, DF64, or Lagom Casa. Upgrade your machine once you feel you've fully committed and know what you're looking for.

Nice 👌 setup. I would look into getting a machine with dual boiler to get that coffee shop frothy milk if you like your lattes or flat white. I have sage dual boiler and I’m super happy how my milk tastes and looks. The frothers on smaller machines are simply lacking the power. From my knowledge, the only decent budget option would be small Gaggia.

Exactly what I was going to say. I watched a review yesterday, it makes a near perfect coffee every time. You basically just press “go” … the biggest choice is if you’re going to do a heart or a fern on your FW. It would be an anathema to most in here but sounds perfect for your current wishes.