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A few years with a Bambino Plus: reliable and easy for medium roasts, but lighter roasts gave overwhelming astringency.
“I had it for a few years and you’d be getting a reliable, easy machine for delicious medium roasts. As soon as you go lighter, it just gave me overwhelming astringency no matter what I tried.”
Their Bambino Plus and DF54 setup is awesome.
“I have that set up and its awesome. The DF54 works great though I do find it a bit messy.”
They are happy with their Bambino Plus.
“I have this same machine with Baratza Encore ESP and am happy with it.”
Five years with their Bambino Plus on maintenance alone.
“I only had a Virtuoso and a Bambino Plus for five years before starting to toy around with any of the peripherals.”
Their Bambino Plus's auto steamer is inconsistent and sometimes overflows.
“Probably my biggest complaint about the Bambino Plus is the steamer for me has been really inconsistent.”
Their Bambino Plus made it easy to gain confidence after a moka pot.
“It’s incredibly easy to gain confidence using the bambino plus.”
Coffee never came out right on their Bambino Plus.
“I had one,coffee never comes out right”
Their Bambino Plus is too light to lock the portafilter in one-handed without tipping.
“I have a bambino plus and getting the portafilter in with one hand without tipping the machine over is impossible.”
Their Bambino Plus has made respectable espresso for years.
“I make a perfectly respectable espresso with my Bambino Plus and Barista Pro grinder, and have for years now.”
They love making lattes on their Bambino Plus.
“Breville Bambino Plus, we ride for life. (Please don't break.)”
They upgraded from their Bambino Plus because its drawbacks were annoying.
“As a former bambino plus owner I get it. I upgraded to a better machine cos the drawbacks were annoying.”
After a couple of years their Bambino Plus doesn't extract as well as when new.
“I’ve had my bambino plus for a couple of years and it doesn’t seem to extract as well as when it was new.”
Their Bambino Plus is ready in seconds thanks to its thermocoil, though a preheat shot helps.
“my Bambino+ is 'ready' in a few seconds because it's a thermo-coil system”
Locking the portafilter into their new Bambino Plus (Sage) takes more strength than they have.
“I just got myself a Sage Bambino Plus and i found out that it's impossible for me to use by myself.”
They love their Bambino Plus as a value buy.
“I love my Bambino Plus but that's more of a value play relative to what else is available”
They've used their Bambino Plus for a couple of years to steam oat milk with no regrets.
“I have the Sage Bambino Plus, and for the past couple of years only use it to steam oat milk.”
They see no reason to upgrade their Bambino Plus at its price.
“I have the Breville Bambino plus and have no reason to upgrade it as there doesn’t appear to be anything better near its price range.”
Their Bambino Plus is foolproof once dialed in, ready in 3 seconds and auto-foams.
“Once you've dialled the extraction time in for your grind it is pretty foolproof. Ready to go in 3 seconds”
They love their Breville Bambino Plus machine.
“I have a Bambino plus and a df64 and love it.”
Their Bambino Plus still works fine after 5 years.
“My bambino plus is working fine after 5 years.”
They'll never change their Bambino Plus because of its quick heat-up.
“I'll never change my bambino plus. The quick heat-up is better than any Marzocco out there.”
They pull five shots back to back each morning on their Bambino Plus and are happy with it.
“I pull 5 shot back to back every morning, and I am happy with what i have”
Their Bambino Plus has been great over a year of daily use.
“I have the BBP and it's been great for over a year of daily use so far.”
The first shot from their new Bambino Plus was remarkable, beyond any pour over.
“I knew nothing about espresso until I pulled a shot over Christmas with my Bambino plus”
Their Bambino Plus was great until a circuit board failure; out of warranty, repair cost nearly as much as a new machine.
“I had a Bambino Plus for a while - great machine, but once it had a circuit board issue, it became a giant brick.”
Their Bambino Plus made great espresso for years before they upgraded.
“It made great espresso for years”
No complaints after a year with their Bambino Plus: no heat-up wait, long preinfusion, cleaning prompts and good steaming.
“No complaints I can think of with my Bambino Plus which I had for a year.”
Quite happy with their Bambino Plus.
“I have a timemore 064s and breville bambino plus and am quite happy with it.”
A year with their Bambino Plus: incredibly convenient with some great espresso, but results get inconsistent as beans age.
“It is incredibly convenient and I've gotten some great espresso out of it, but I am considering an upgrade if I can improve consistency.”
Loves their Bambino Plus but finds it more work and time than AeroPress, so saves it for weekends.
“I bought a Bambino Plus a few months back to chase making good espresso. I absolutely love it”
Their Bambino Plus heats in about 3 seconds; they skip the auto steam wand and enjoy steaming manually.
“I love steaming my own milk and learning the ropes! Also it heats up in like 3 seconds.”
Their Bambino Plus is pretty solid and makes perfectly drinkable espresso.
“I think it’s pretty solid. It won’t compare to your lever but it makes perfectly drinkable espresso.”
Three great shots every morning from their Bambino Plus after a few weeks of learning.
“I have a Bambino plus and pull 3 great shots with it every morning.”
Enjoys their Bambino Plus for milk drinks with more consistent steam than their Barista Express, despite a small drip tray and button combos; would buy again.
“I'd definitely buy again”
Likes the lattes from their Bambino Plus but is upgrading for temperature and pressure control, a steam temperature probe and a heated group; its pluses are 3-second warm-up and small size.
“with the Bambino whatever they have it set at it what you get.”
Their Sage Bambino Plus worked flawlessly with daily use for over six years, starts almost instantly and has a good, if not café-strength, steam wand.
“mine worked flawlessly with daily use for over 6 years”
Enjoying their new Bambino Plus so far.
“Got myself a bambino plus! Enjoying it so far, next thing I’ll need is a decent grinder.”
Their Bambino Plus has been a tank for over seven years, though the steam purge sequence has now changed.
“This machine has been a tank for more than 7 years but I’m worried the board may be going.”
Sticks with their Bambino Plus: a pricier machine could do more but not necessarily better with a good grinder and puck prep.
“Breville bambino plus. While I know I could do MORE with a more expensive machine, I’m not convinced I could do BETTER.”
Loves how their Bambino Plus is ready instantly.
“I have the Bambino Plus and I am excited each time I turn it on just because I know it will be instant.”
Their Bambino Plus, paired with a Eureka Mignon Zero 55s grinder, impresses them more every day.
“My Bambino Plus paired with Eureka mignion zero 55s impresses me more every day”
On their Bambino Plus (they confirm the model further down the thread) they pre-infuse for 15–20 seconds until the whole basket drips and haven't had a bad shot since.
“I started pre infusing until the entire bottom is dripping (15-20 seconds), never had a badly pulled shot since.”
Owns a Bambino Plus and loves it paired with their 64 mm grinder.
“I do love the grinder though and have no complaints. Also own a Breville Bambino plus and I love the combo.”
Owns a Bambino Plus alongside a Flair 58 Plus 2; agrees it is good value but wouldn't buy it again, finding the build quality annoying (getting the portafilter in and out tips the machine).
“I agree with the general consensus that the Bambino is a compelling "good for the money" value product, but I wouldn't buy it again.”
Runs a Bambino Plus with an Encore ESP and calls it a great combo; bought the Plus second hand.
“I run a bambino plus and encore esp. great combo.”
Upgrading from their Bambino Plus because it is inconsistent shot to shot, lacks flow control, steaming throws it off and the hot water is only about 80°C.
“My reasons being it’s too inconsistent shot by shot, no flow control, no dual boiler so if you steam something it throws it off”
Owned a Bambino Plus for many years and was very satisfied; their replacement unit has flow problems they may take to warranty.
“I previously owned a B+ for many years and was very satisfied with its performance.”