Have one as well, fantastic buy, but watch your water hardness and use that filter

I have one of these things in my pantry. I have never been able to figure out what the heck it actually is.

this is the first time I've seen another one on the internet. do you know what that thing is?

Tried this once, but had to return it because it had consistency problems. We got the coffee exactly as we liked, and the next morning it had different taste. Does it happen to you?

Hey look! It's my espresso machine!

We got ours at the beginning of covid, still going strong. It's survived a move, and several camping trips where we run it off a generator, from the trunk of the car.

It's all automated, but you can run it in manual mode if you ever get fancy with your coffee (I haven't yet). Heck, I still use the double wall cup for more consistency and ease. Plenty tasty.

$400 is a good price, also. Pretty sure it was 600 when we got ours, and that was on sale 🤔

Had this machine twice.

Sold the first one to buy a fancy oracle. I shouldn't have the oracle was not as consistent.

Re-bought the express. Great machine.

Did you get the dosing collar? https://www.breville.com/en-au/product/bea201neu0zan1

It helps with no mess.

Buy a separate high quality grinder.

Good stuff!

You did good. I have the slightly fancier touch screen one, basically the same machine but with a screen, and it has paid for itself probably 10x over.

I would suggest two accessories for it

One is the collar, get one on Amazon made of stainless steel. It's a little thing that clips on the top of the portafilter and funnels the grounds in. It's the same diameter as the portafilter so you tamp the coffee with the collar on and thus none spills. I have had good luck with this one

The other is a scale, a fairly sensitive small kitchen scale calibrated in grams. The portafilter that comes with this machine wants about 17 g of coffee grounds put in, to about 35 g of espresso out. You can get a fancy expensive espresso scale but just go buy one on Amazon and it's just as good, only thing to watch out for is some of those scales the sensor is in the feet which won't work as well. Get one where there is a separate platform on top. I have good luck with this one.

With the scale I usually measure out the beans on the scale, then pour them in the hopper and grind until they are all gone. That way you can keep your coffee stored in an airtight container and get the precise docent each time.

Be aware that the grinder on this machine is somewhat inconsistent. As it heats up it grinds differently. So if you are trying to pull 10 shots in a row to dial in the machine understand that the grind on the 10th is going to be different than the grind on the first.

And of course if you haven't already subscribe to James Hoffman on YouTube...

As he once said, when people ask me which espresso machine to buy, I ask them if they want a cup of coffee or a hobby. This type of machine is more on the hobby side. But it will make you a damn good cup of coffee :)

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you're not done spending money yet!

We have one similar to that. It broke years ago. No pressure. We looked into repairs and it has to be shipped overseas. Can’t bring ourselves to toss it though.

Have the same one! Works great. Had some issues at first getting it to pull a good shot though, it is really dependent on the coffee you buy imho! Old faithful for us is Stumptown, Holler Mt. They list roast dates on the bag!

Hit me up if you you have any issues!

I had a restaureant in Spain for a few years, so I think I might know a bit about coffee and machines. The machine is not really that important. The coffee, and especially the grind, is. Play with you grind settings, until you find the right grain for your machine.

I only saw the thumbnail and didn't see what community it was... I thought this was a steering wheel setup (with a removable wheel) for a racing game 😂

Not a fan of the BBE. It can pull great shots, but the grinder is inconsistent in both grind size and amount. I wish I would have bought the smaller machine (without the grinder) and bought a good grinder. But, I make due with what I got. Congratulations! Seriously. No sarcasm! Have fun with it!

Gone through multiple espresso machines until we got the Breville. It is the single one w/o the grinder and it is rock solid. It will probably last longer than all the ones we had in the past combined.

Money well spent! We love ours dearly.

What is the model name for this guy?

I have the non grinder version of this and I love it