Espresso Machines
Breville Barista Express Impress
Breville’s assisted espresso machine: 25 grind settings, assisted tamping, PID temperature control and a 54 mm portafilter, with the milk still yours to steam.
At a glance
- Best forSomeone who wants the dosing and tamping taken out of their hands at $799.95 while keeping control of the shot and the milk
- Pricing$799.95
- Key differentiatorAssisted tamping and 25 grind settings with published PID temperature control, for $799.95
Quick take
The machine measures the dose and tamps it, and you run the shot and the milk. Breville calls it an assisted manual machine and publishes 25 grind settings, PID temperature control and a 15 bar pump with 9 bar extraction, at $799.95.
Good fit if
- You want the machine to measure the dose and tamp it for you
- You want 25 grind settings, and every dose tamped the same way
- You want assisted tamping at $799.95 and a steam wand you still work yourself
- You can give it a 16.6 x 14.4 in footprint
Consider another option if
- You want milk textured hands-free; this machine leaves the wand to you
- You want a published warm-up time; Breville states none for this thermocoil
- You want to control the tamp pressure yourself on every dose
Key facts
- Price$799.95
- Machine typeAssisted semi-automatic: the machine doses and tamps, you run the shot
- GrinderIntegrated conical burr grinder
- Grind settings25
- TampingAssisted tamping
- Heating systemThermocoil
- Temperature controlPID temperature control, water delivered at 200°F
- Pump pressure15 bar Italian pump
- Brew pressure9 bar extraction
- Portafilter54 mm stainless steel, with 1 and 2 cup single and dual wall baskets
- Milk systemManual: steam wand you work yourself
- Dimensions16.6 x 14.4 x 12.2 in (W x D x H)
- HousingStainless steel
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