Breville ESP8XL Cafe Roma Stainless Espresso Maker

Review Breville ESP8XL Cafe Roma Stainless Espresso Maker

Breville ESP8XL Cafe Roma Stainless Espresso Maker Overview

Re-create the flavor of authentic Italian café drinks with the Café Roma espresso maker. Style-conscious coffee lovers will treasure its attractive, stainless-steel housing that conveniently sits on a countertop. Espresso enthusiasts will delight in the 15-bar Thermoblock pump which forces water through coffee grounds at the ideal pressure to create delicious, rich espresso shots. The machine also produces an abundance of crema--the light brown liquid that sits atop an espresso and characterizes a well-pulled shot--via its dual-wall filter system. Filters synchronize with heated and pressurized water to perfectly extract and caramelize coffee oils, resulting in a velvety, flavor-packed crema that will impress purists and novices alike.

The machine is simple-to-use, with a removable 1.3-quart water tank and an external water window that indicates when the tank is low. The tank is much larger than most consumer machines, so espresso enthusiasts can pull shot after shot without running low on water. As with any good espresso machine, the unit also includes a warming plate to prevent shots from prematurely cooling when poured into cups. Additional features include a froth enhancer for flavorful lattés and cappuccinos, and a removable drip tray and grid for easier cleanup. As a bonus, the machine also comes with a stainless-steel espresso cup set and a frothing jug.

• Stainless-steel espresso machine with 15-bar Thermoblock pump
• Dual-wall filter system for excellent crema; froth enhancer; cup-warming plate
• Large, easy-fill 1-2/7-quart water tank; external water window indicates when tank is low
• Removable drip tray and grid; stainless-steel espresso cup set and frothing jug included
• Measures 9 by 9 by 12 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Breville ESP8XL Cafe Roma Stainless Espresso Maker Review

          I purchased the Breville Cafe Roma Espresso machine about 5 years ago and I still enjoy the "perfect expresso" on a daily basis. I have previously owned another espresso maker that I ended up trashing cause the pump just quit after 6 months. The Breville Cafe Roma has never given me any kind of problems, even after my once and sometimes twice a day use. My only complaint would be that you cannot fit a regular size coffee cup without removing the drain tray. I got used to that inconvenience and have enjoyed delicious latte and espressos from this machine for the last 5 years.

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*** Product Information and Review : Oct 3, 2011

Breville ESP6SXL Café Modena Espresso Machine

Review Breville ESP6SXL Café Modena Espresso Machine

Breville ESP6SXL Café Modena Espresso Machine Overview

          The Café Modena produces perfect crema every time. With a 15 bar pump and dual-wall crema system, aspiring baristas can make espressos, cappuccinos, and americanos with ease. The machine comes with a stainless steel warming tray and a porcelain espresso cup and saucer set to start your own cafe out of the box. Includes a steam wand to froth milk for cappuccinos and lattes.

• 15 Bar pump
• Thermoblock Heating System
• Dual-wall crema system maintains 15 bars of pressure through brewing process.
• Steam wand provides continues steam for café quality drinks at home
• Stainless steel warming plate warms two espresso cups at a times

Breville ESP6SXL Café Modena Espresso Machine Review

          This is the first espresso machine I've owned. I've had it about 6 weeks, and make 3 lattes a day - heats up my almond milk in about 45 seconds. A swivel wand would be nice, but that's why others are more expensive - more features. A little difficult (okay, impossible) to see water level, not a big deal to me, I can just open the top door and see. The wand does sometimes shoot water for a few seconds, but I use the little mug saucers to catch it and it rarely causes a mess. As far as noise, I don't find it to be an issue at all, it's not very loud in my opinion. Great so far, very pleased. 

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*** Product Information and Review : Oct 2, 2011

Breville Barista Express BES860XL machine with grinder

Review Breville Barista Express BES860XL machine with grinder

Breville Barista Express BES860XL machine with grinder Features

• 15 Bar Italian-designed Thermoblock Pump
• Sealed bean hopper with 8oz capacity
• Integrated conical burr grinder
• Removable 67oz water tank with water filtration system
• Programmable or manual settings

Breville Barista Express BES860XL machine with grinder Overview

          With its integrated conical burr grinder and dosing control, The Barista Express machine delivers the optimum path from espresso bean to thick crema in less than two minutes. Non-pressurized cafe style single-wall filters allow for experimentation of grind size, grind amoung and tamping pressure to explore the art of espresso. Pressurized dual-walled filters help beginners by delivering smooth crema every time. The integrated tamper with magnetized lock in storage allows you to tamp to your preference while attached to the machine or the counter

The most helpful favorable review by Wolfenhawke

Exceptional!  

          I spent my Christmas 2009 reviewing expresso machines. I had just returned from a trip to Europe and finally was going to fold and get an expresso machine. I missed the expresso from Italy and France. 1oz of crema delight.

          So, I liked the Breville from all the reviews but was worried about some of the negativity on the "wet puck" I had read. All the reviews mentioned excellent coffee though, so it was on my short list.

          Then I saw the Breville BES860XL, also known as the Barista Express Programmable Expresso. From the looks you can tell this unit has exchanged the hot water dispenser for a bean grinder. This unit is a fully automatic expresso machine with the super automatic feature of grinding a pre-measure of beans for your brew. Note, it is not a super automatic machine as you still need to manually mount the portafilter into the group head, and clean the filter afterwards. This is as automatic as you will want to go if you want to really control your coffee. Read Full Review >>

The most helpful critical review by D. Blickstein

 They don't last

          I'm going to have to give this a negative review.

          We are about to toss out our second machine in 5 years because it stopped working. I really expect this sort of appliance to last quite a bit longer than 2-2.5 years.

          I have reliably de-calcified it each month, but the failures seem to have more to do with the controls and what not, and the minimum repair bill seems to be well over half the cost of a new machine once you factor in shipping.

          It makes decent espresso (not great) and it foams milk VERY VERY well, but I'm not going to recommend a machine you have to replace every couple of years.

          Of course, your miliage may vary.

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*** Product Information and Review : Aug 21, 2011