Breville BES878BSS Barista Pro Espresso Maker - Create Professional-Quality Coffee Drinks at Home

Alberto Garcia: Ha sido una de las más gratificantes cafeteras que he adquirido. No es tan de uso para novatos en el Espresso como sería la Breville Touch, con la PRO te permite ajustar todos los parámetros para la fabricación de un extraordinario café.

Mexico on Nov 06, 2023

brett berry: I've had my Breville Barista Pro for about 3.5 years now. I use it twice daily, thats at least 2400 shots of espresso and gallons upon gallons of milk steamed. It was the perfect introduction for me to get into espresso and latte crafting.
Pros:
Simple efficient process to create espressos/lattes
Sturdy and well built/machined parts
Fairly easy to empty and clean
Lots of bonus/extra "stuff" to get you started
Amazing customer service - see more below

Cons:
Requires purchase of extra water filters and cleaning solutions for maintenance (this is probably universal to most if not all espresso machines)
Tamping device could be better, I advise buying 3rd party one

After 3.5 years, the pump thats used for pressurizing the bulk head started tripping my GFI outlet. It was pulling too much current. I called customer service, and after verifying my purchase they sent me a box to ship it back, free of charge. Just 4 days after dropping the box off at UPS, my now working machine (or possibly a brand new one? not sure) is on its way here :D

United States on Oct 27, 2023

Daniel Abraham: I am new to the world of making my own espresso, but one thing I can say is I am no stranger to drinking it. This machine is beautiful, robust, and makes a fantastic beverage. It is simple to use, has only a small learning curve, and gets a lot of compliments. Ultimately it will pay for itself in about six months if you make your daily mug at home instead of buying it on the road, so there's no downside. It's fun too!

Canada on Oct 18, 2023

Itzel Aceves: Vale la pena totalmente

Mexico on Sep 23, 2023

MilanMilan: El producto llegó de un día al otro. Todo en su empaque original y bien protegido. Previamente, revisé algunos tutoriales, así como la guía de inicio, por lo que el inicio fue rápido y sin contratiempos. En menos de 30 minutos ya calibre la máquina y tuve mi primer café. Extraordinario. Me animé a comprarla, ya que un amigo tiene el modelo anterior y ya cuenta con ella cerca de 8 años y sin inconvenientes, así que me parece muy buena opción si eres amante de un café fresco por las mañanas y te quieres dar el gusto de consentirte.

Mexico on Sep 17, 2023

Christian Aguilar: Anteriormente había comprado la Barista pero la regresé debido a un problema con la perilla del vapor, se incrementaba la fuerza y no permitía cerrarla. Decidí comprar la Barista Pro y fue la mejor decisión que pude haber tomado. Esta maquina optimiza el uso del agua, no tienes que esperar 20 min a que este lista. En 3 segundos la maquina esta preparada para que puedas realizar tus bebidas y lo mejor de todo el vapor es genial, puedes realizar un espuma de la leche perfecto. Si amas el café esta maquina es el complemento perfecto.

Mexico on Sep 01, 2023

Christopher Komuves: So, the machine itself is very pretty with all its shiny stainless steel, and it is satisfyingly heavily built. The parts are well machined, and fit together well.

DOCUMENTATION:
The documentation, however, is terrible. There is one page of the manual (page 15) that contradicts itself just within that same page. It says that "if the espresso starts to flow after less than 6 seconds...this is an UNDER EXTRACTED shot." Later on the same page, it says a correct extraction is when the "flow starts after 8-12 seconds", and that under extraction is where "flow starts afer 1-7 seconds". So, my extraction was starting to flow around 6 seconds, and sometimes 7, so according to the manual, that was both not under extracted and was under extracted. I wound up talking with a support person from Breville (I'll get to that later), and I told her that the range of how much ground coffee should be used doesn't actually work with the provided portafilter, and seems oddly high. When she asked me where I saw the range I was quoting, I told her (again, page 15), and she said it said something different, telling me I was wrong, followed by, "oh, you must have an outdated version of the...

United States on Mar 17, 2021

P The CriticP The Critic: I've had a few different espresso machines over the last decade, and have tried and returned a couple as well. This one is, by far, my favorite machine for several reasons. Throughout the review I will reference differences primarily with the Barista Express, as that is one that I had for some time as well.
The overall appearance of the machine looks good. I have the stainless steel version, and it looks sharp and well built. Breville is the only company I know that has the magnetic tamper holder underneath the top of the unit, and it's a nice touch. A place to put the tamper, and always know where it is. Also, the tamper is a nice metal one, rather than the thin, light plastic many other brands use.
I also like that most, if not all, of what comes in contact with hot liquids is metal rather than plastic (though the portafilter does have some plastic, but I use a naked bottom portafilter as stated below). I kind of like the ease of the automatic machines that grind, tamp, and pull the shot, but the plastic group head makes me a bit uncomfortable. I try to minimize hot foods and liquids contacting plastic as much as possible. If plastic particles can leach out of water...

United States on Jan 15, 2021