Barista Pro

“I like my Barista Pro, I did buy a separate grinder if I want to dial in for espresso but usually leave the hopper full on the built in grinder and make my morning capacino.”

“I couldn’t get that machine with the internal grinder to give me good espresso at 5, it was 2-3 on the internal setting depending on oxidation levels of the coffee.”

“It is great. We went back to the local 3rd wave coffee shop and were shocked that it was much better. That said, the grinder broke after a few months and Breville didn’t fix it properly”

“I usually have a good amount of retention right after a cleaning with mine until all the crevices are filled and then it’s usually pretty good within 0.1-0.2 grams”

“the steam wand would simply stop to steam after around a minute and I had to set the internal grinder to 1 out of 10 to get above 30 sec extraction time”

“I find it to be a brilliant little machine with all the mod cons and it doesnt take much tinkering to make an espresso or flat white that’s on par with my local barista.”

“the pro was not bad at all and its settings are nice, but I realized the steamer and the actual temperature stability on the legato is so much better”

“I'm happy with My BBP, like everyone said, the main issue is about the grinder which have quite a retention, but solvable using the bellow from Amazon, other than that it's a good entry level machine”

“Our machine died and there was one in the new machines box. Was 18 months ago. Barista Pro. The steam/hot water dial snapped today.”

“Not worth. Got one as a gift, it does most things ok. Grinder is barely acceptable, espresso is ok, steam wand is weak.”

“I bought a barista pro 3 years ago to get started. I get specialty beans from a subscription and that was enough to beat any lattes served in the morning rush. Never felt the need to upgrade the machine.”

“since I've replaced the internal grinder with external ones (first the Fellow Opus which I sold and am now waiting for the Baratza ESP Pro).”

“My espressos taste good, much better than chain coffee shops and but not as good as independent shops that really care. It's a good machine for the money.”

“The in built grinder is the culprit, I have changed to a hand grinder and the consistency improved significantly”

“couldn't figure out the way to get a decent shot. Plus, the group head seems so tight, it's extremely hard to take the portafilter out.”

“It has better steam than the Gaggia, some temp control, and is easy to use. Shots are inconsistent, which is frustrating.”

“The first one was rusty after a week, the second one made great coffee for two years and then somehow broke”

“it is prefect for learning as well after a couple just started to mess with temp setting and made a big difference once I got all the basics down.”

“I had the same. Once in guarantee, ended up with a new machine. Now is the second time, out of guarantee.”

“I'm happy to have it ready to go and don't find the taste difference worth the hassle of putting in the exact weight into the hopper every time”

“the second shot was way slower, it needed 33s to get to 34g output, and it even had some kind of "bubbles" in the crema”

“It's a competent machine that gets a lot of hate because it's not as fancy as the price tag would suggest it should be.”

“It has been flawless and used daily (besides vacations, or when we are out of town) for that entire time. Zero issues. Makes solid espresso.”

“The grinder is really bad. The motor isn't powerful enough to grind most freshly roasted beans.”