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Their Barista Express was great to start on and made tasty coffee for years, but shots were inconsistent until they added a separate grinder; it was easy to clean.
“The barista express was great for starting but I really struggled with inconsistencies in-between shots.”
Replaced their Sage Barista Express, which was terrible for spurting shots, with a Wendougee machine.
“Im shocker how few squirters im getting. My old machine was terrible for it.”
Their second-hand Barista Express lasted six years making about 1.5 L of espresso a week, so after looking at everything under $5,000 they bought another.
“I just bought another Barista Express for $550 after exploring every option under $5,000. The thermocoil is absolutely fine”
Their long-serving Barista Express has started failing.
“My faithful BE is on the blink, and I’m thinking about “what’s next”.”
Had a Barista Express (BES870XL) with no issues and only gave it away when moving.
“Thank you I had the Breville BES870XL Barista Express Espresso Machine No issues with it we ended up giving it away because we were moving”
Owned the regular Barista Express before their Impress and found it excellent once dialled in and reliable with maintenance.
“This is my second one, the prior was the non Impress model but I gifted it to my brother. Excellent machines once you dial them in.”
Their Barista Express heats quickly, but the group and portafilter need about twenty minutes before shots taste right, so they automated warm-up with smart relays.
“My Barista Express heats its thermoblock in a couple of minutes, but the group head and portafilter need twenty minutes before the first shot tastes right.”
Their Sage Barista Express started leaking after six years of use.
“My Sage Barista Express has started leaking after six years, so I’m taking that as my opportunity to upgrade properly.”
On their Barista Express back-to-back shots vary widely even with randomised doses; they blame the thermoblock's temperature consistency.
“In my experience using the barista express which is basically the same thermojet jet up as the bambino I also have the same issue.”
Has used their Barista Express at least daily for seven years without it letting them down, and finds it close to a much pricier setup.
“I absolutely love my Barista Express. I’ve used it at least once a day for the past seven years, and it has never let me down.”
Three-plus years with the Barista Express as their first machine; the built-in grinder isn't good and makes dialling in hard, so a Bambino plus a better grinder might have been wiser.
“The grinder on the breville barista express isn’t that good and it was hard to dial beans even with fresh beans.”
Ran a used Barista Express (BES870) for six years at three cups a day with only a cheap gasket replacement; finds these machines durable and worth the money.
“I purchased a Breville BES870 used in 2018. 3 cups per day for 6 years. No problems except gasket under the brew head, $2.00 and 10 minutes fixed it.”