Brew Delicious Espressos with the Breville BES500BSS Bambino Plus Espresso Machine

Josh: So I got mine used (on purpose - not cuz the company sent me a used one lol) for only 330 dollars here from amazon... I just couldn't pass up such a deal when I was about to spend 500 for brand new...

Ahead of time I ordered stuff to deep clean my used machine as well as some vinyl wrap in anticipation of receiving a possibly scratched / dented machine with missing accessories...

This thing came in original packaging - fully factory cleaned but came with descaler / cleaning tablets anyway - and had NO dents or scratched or ANY missing accessories... I almost thought they made a mistake and sent me a brand new unit until I saw (only when looking REALLY close) super tiny evidence of the machine having been used before by like finding a coffee flake/ground in the tray or a water drop stain hidden in a tough to clean spot...

So yeah I was very satisfied - now I got extra cleaning supplies and might vinyl wrap it anyway just to look even cooler lol. Works excellent - I've never made espresso in my life but watched 1 tutorial on youtube on using the bambino plus and made a fantastic double shot on my first try using a bottomless 3rd party portafilter and a 3rd party...

United States on Aug 31, 2023

Liliana Soberanes: La mejor inversión en cuanto a maquinas de espresso para principiantes.
Tamaño compacto, calienta el agua en tres segundos, se puede programar.
El plus es que se puede programar la espuma y lo caliente de la leche muy fácilmente (algo que nos ayuda a los que todavía no somos hábiles en esos menesteres).

Mexico on Aug 28, 2023

Cliente de Amazon: The media could not be loaded.  Me encantó mi café, delicioso sabor y muy fácil ñ de usar

Mexico on Aug 25, 2023

LIC. M.LIC. M.: The media could not be loaded.  Si no quieres gastar un dineral en una máquina profesional esta es tu mejor opción, al principio te costará tiempo adaptarte para encontrar el punto ideal de extracción, inicialmente recomiendo comprar accesorios del mercado secundario de buena calidad , por ejemplo,
Un filtro de mayor calidad
Un porta filtro desnudo
Un tamper
Un distribuidor de agujas
La idea es siempre ser constante en todos los procesos y eliminar las mayores variables posibles, una vez que dómines eso , todos tus café van a salir de maravilla , en lo personal no ocupo los botones automáticos, sólo dejo presionado el botón de una o dos tazas por aproximadamente ocho o 10 segundos para la pre infusión y una vez que lo suelto empieza el tiro y tengo extracciones correctas de 25 y 30 segundos, pero si o si debes tener un molino de buena calidad, en mi caso tengo un molino Breville grinder pro y tengo pensado adquirir un Barraza 270 wi , si no tienes un molino de buena calidad nunca vas a sacar un buen espresso, cabe señalar que un amigo tiene la gaggia classic pro y los dos hemos concluido que la Bambino plus definitivamente la supera en muchos...

Mexico on Jun 28, 2023

Alonso arriola: aun estoy empezando a usarla, los filtros son lo unico malo algo incomodos, claro es una maquina para uso domestico y no se puede exigir mucho, quizas sea cosa de acostumbrarse, por lo pronto le doy 4 estrellas porque si la maquina es bonita y los materiales se sienten bien, la usare un tiempo y volvere para actualizar mi calificacion.

Mexico on Jun 24, 2023

Matthew: This machine is really great and impressive in a lot of ways. But don't expect to get a cafe quality drink from it without some work and good quality beans and accessories.

I had been making latte-like drinks for a while with strong drip coffee, warm milk, and a little hand frother gadget. They were pretty good, but obviously not the real thing. I decided to try making lattes at home and went with the breville because of all the features, such as auto milk frothing.

First off, the auto frothing is amazing! I would pick this machine over others just for that. I am not a morning person and want as little work as possible in the morning, so having it stream and froth the milk for me was great. It made excellent quality milk! I can't complain about that at all.

As far as the coffee, I first tried pre-ground espresso from the grocery store with the pressurized basket. It was definitely drinkable, but a far cry from what you can get from a cafe. I expected as much.

So then I bought the breville smart grinder pro. I spent a lot of time studying dialing in your beans and everything. I bought the best quality espresso beans available at my local grocery store. I...

United States on Jun 17, 2023

Pavel LunaPavel Luna: Desde hacía meses estaba buscando una cafetera nueva para sustituir una Krups Gusto. Vi de todos tipos, desde las Oster de gama baja hasta las DeLongi superautomáticas. Ninguna me convencía porque no quería gastarme un dineral pero también quería una cafetera que diera una buena experiencia del café.

La Bambino Plus cumple por mucho con su propósito. Entrega una taza bastante correcta, mejor que muchas cafeterías que no son de especialidad. La extracción es buena y la crema es consistente y duradera. La espuma de la leche es bastante buena y sedosa; ahora mismo estoy tratando de aprender arte latte.

La cafetera es sencilla de usar. Seleccionas carga sencilla o doble de expreso y la máquina hace el resto. El espumador se puede usar de forma manual pero la función automática trabaja bastante bien y puedes escoger la temperatura y textura de la leche.

Hay que jugar con la Bambino Plus los primeros días. Tienes que probar distintos tipos de molido hasta obtener el que buscas. Si es muy grueso, la extracción será pobre, aguada y sin crema. Si es demasiado fino entonces el agua no pasará porque la canastilla estará tapada. Con la leche es lo mismo:...

Mexico on Sep 06, 2022

Stuart E. Schechter: The Bambino indeed has a super-fast startup time for both making espresso and steaming milk. A machine that starts up quickly is much less harmful for the environment than one that you need to leave powered up over night, which most of the higher-end machines do.

While the Bambino does start up in 3 seconds, the instructions specify that run a single-cup cycle without the filter before actually starting to make your first shot. This is not going to slow you down if you start up your machine and hit the single shot button before grinding your beans, and the Bambino will be ready before you've finished tamping.

I love the materials and the ease with which the base slides off for cleaning and back on again. It's got a deep tray for water so I haven't had any spills carrying it over to my sink.

However, you should know before you buy that:

(1) There's a good deal of necessary friction to overcome as the filter needs to lock in tight to be sealed under pressure, and the machine is so light that it will slide around your counter before accepting the filter. There's no handle to grab, so the only way I've been able to make this work is by wrapping my arms...

United States on Feb 08, 2019