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List Price : $799.99 Price : $509.99
List Price : $799.99 Price : $509.99
Product Description
With its integrated conical burr grinder and dosing control, The Barista Express delivers the optimum path from espresso bean to thick crema in less than two minutes. Non-pressurized cafe style single-wall filters allow for experimentation of grind size, grind amoung and tamping pressure to explore the art of espresso. Pressurized dual-walled filters help beginners by delivering smooth crema every time. The integrated tamper with magnetized lock in storage allows you to tamp to your preference while attached to the machine or the counter
- 15 Bar Italian-designed Thermoblock Pump
- Sealed bean hopper with 8oz capacity
- Integrated conical burr grinder
- Removable 67oz water tank with water filtration system
- Programmable or manual settings
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Breville Barista Express BES860XL machine with grinder Reviews
Breville Barista Express BES860XL machine with grinder Reviews
| 152 of 154 people found the following review helpful:  Exceptional!, This review is from: Breville Barista Express BES860XL machine with grinder (Kitchen) I spent my Christmas 2009 reviewing expresso machines. I had just returned from a trip to Europe and finally was going to fold and get an expresso machine. I missed the expresso from Italy and France. 1oz of crema delight. So, I liked the Breville from all the reviews but was worried about some of the negativity on the "wet puck" I had read. All the reviews mentioned excellent coffee though, so it was on my short list. Then I saw the Breville BES860XL, also known as the Barista Express Programmable Expresso. From the looks you can tell this unit has exchanged the hot water dispenser for a bean grinder. This unit is a fully automatic expresso machine with the super automatic feature of grinding a pre-measure of beans for your brew. Note, it is not a super automatic machine as you still need to manually mount the portafilter into the group head, and clean the filter afterwards. This is as automatic as you will want to go if you want to really control... Read more 84 of 85 people found the following review helpful: Takes some practice..., This review is from: Breville Barista Express BES860XL machine with grinder (Kitchen) I agree with most of the reviews below - but wanted to add a few words about my experience with this machine: I made a cursory read-through of the manual and having never owned a machine like this, but certainly having purchased a lot of coffee shop espressos across the globe, I thought I could jump right in and make some great drinks. Well, in part true, but I hit a point where I almost returned it. I started off with the double-wall filter and it made a very decent shot. Then I figured I try out the single wall filter. 2 weeks later and after joining the ranks of Corn-holio, I hit the jackpot. During the first 2 weeks, I went from a moderate grind and a middle grind amount to the finest setting and about 2/3 away around the grind amount dial. I even far exceeded the recommended tamping pressure. The result was always an under extracted and bitter shot. Most of the time the puck was wet on top and a bit messy to clean up. Each time I pressed the... Read more 46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:  An Espresso Machine For The "Beginner" or The "Aspiring Barista", By This review is from: Breville Barista Express BES860XL machine with grinder (Kitchen) Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program ( What's this?) The Barista Express is Breville's newest (and most expensive) offering in its line of espresso machines (which includes the Breville 800ESXL Commercial Espresso Machine and the BES830XL Die-Cast Programmable Espresso Machine). It is a semi-professional machine designated for the "aspiring barista" and the "beginner."The major selling points of the Barista Express are: (1) patented dual-wall filters to help novices make a respectable cup of espresso without a lot of fuss. Breville has also included regular (single-walled) filters to allow a user the freedom to craft a cup of espresso like a professional barista would. (2) the integrated burr grinder A burr... Read more |
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