"Breville Espresso Machines, Grinders, Tea Kettles, Milk Frothers and Coffee Makers; A café quality experience in your kitchen…"With a rich 75-year history, Breville is an iconic name synonymous with household innovations in Australia and the world over. The company’s approachability and willingness to listen to its customers have been at the core of Breville’s success since its founding in 1932. Breville’s first foray into espresso resulted in the Austr
I researched a burr grinder, not satisfied with a blade grinder because of uneven grinding and the risk for burning the beans from the heat of the blades. I didn't want to spend a small fortune on a machine but I also didn't want a piece of garbage that would give me trouble. I liked Breville's...
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I bought this2 years ago, completely rookie hime barista. The only con for me is I tend to make a lot of mess with grinds. Great coffee espresso. As a novice, the dual walled filters make this tool very easy to use.
The run times are a bit short, like ristretto pulls. I believe this is...
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I was considering going with the Alex Duetto III, but concerns about having to move a 75lb machine from underneath my cabinet to be able to refill the water tank gave me pause. I started reading about the Breville Dual Boiler and am very intrigued. Looking to be able to pull a great shot of Espresso as if I were working at Intelligentsia or similar. What are your thoughts on the Breville?
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I’m new to owning an espresso machine. I lived in Italy for two years and missed the quality of the espresso and cappuccino when we moved back to the US. This machine makes a great product, I am still trying to fine tune the process. I went through two pounds of beans the first week (I don’t think...
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I bought the Breville to replace my Rancillio Sylvia and have not looked back. This is a great machine for it's price point. It has usefull bells and whistles such as timer, notices when cleaning is needed and the water tray is full, a water filter in the water container, dual boiler. Frothing...
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For lactose intolerant, this unit quickly makes beautiful hot or cold froth, foam, and crema from Unsweetened Silk Soy Milk; however, I got zilch results using Almond Milk. Handy cap/opening is great for adding Almond extract (for cold or hot milk), and adding cinnamon, garam masala, nutmeg,...
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I purchased a Breville BES830XL in Dec 2011 and used it for a year when the machine became clogged during a decalcifying procedure. When I sought advice from Breville for a fix they offered to replace my machine with a new 840XL. I can't be more delighted. I've been using it almost each morning...
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mjackson ♦ Allen,
I am glad they got it right for you. It can be a good machine. It also shows how much of a difference good water and proper maintenance can make.
When I do a compare on the Breville 600 and the 550 the 550 gets all 5's for ratings while the 600 gets ------ Dashes whats up with that?
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A A Stephen,
The dashes just means that no one has reviewed that machine yet. The BDC600XL has one review with 5 stars. If you end up with the 550, we would love for you to be the first to review it! The only difference between the two is the 600 has the thermal carafe, while the 550 has a glass carafe.
If you are looking for a semi automatic with lots of features and don't want to spend 1500 or more this is one for you. Right off the bat you can see that this machine looks great, lots of stainless and minimal plastic. I espresso shots out of this machine are also really good and got better...
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I have read a lot about how noisy the grinder on this unit is. Really, how loud is a grinder? Is it what you normally would expect where is it like a chainsaw? Thanks!
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A A Tony,
The grinder is a bit noisy. The good news is that it grinds really quick, so the noise isn't around for long!
Daniel Moraldo ♦ We have been using this coffee maker in our office for a few weeks now and it isn't terribly loud when compared to other machines of the like. Overall, it is a pretty impressive unit.
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mjackson ♦ I think it has an amazing price for the features it has. It has not been out a long time so we don't really have an idea on the long term durability yet. I would suggest getting a very good espresso grinder like the Baratza Vario. It certainly will give you all the tools you need to pull a consistently good shot.I think if you read all the reviews available you will see people are very happy with the machine.
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