Pros & Cons
Pros
The temperature and frothing adjustments do a superb job. It's powerful and easy to use and consistently yields perfectly textured frothy milk. Good flavour extraction.
The purging of the steam wand is excellent. It’s great for this price point and very beginner friendly. And it is smart with respect to cleaning itself and when to clean it using the included cleaning tablets.
Cons
The bambino is a cheaply made and poor quality machine. Apart from the drip catcher screen, the exterior of the machine is plastic. Never recommend this. It is not.
Highlights
Quality
We are enjoying this espresso machine and the quality of the coffee is excellent.
Other than that, i am very happy with with espresso maker.
The effort it takes makes the machine skitter across the counter with the result that i have to hug it to properly tighten the filter.
On the build quality the machine is clad in stainless steel so it looks quite nice, but a lot of the insides of the case and gr... Read More
Competitiveness
The best small home espresso machine in the market.
Edit: adding a fourth, this machine heats up faster than the barista express.
It is possible to upgrade to a bottomless portafilter and non pressurized baskets, but given the 54 mm portafilter there are le... Read More
Overview
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nice, great, size, shot and counter. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 81 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 6 2023.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Couldn’t find any issues to be honest except gor it doesn’t pour hot water
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Unfortunately it does not make an americano as it appears the steam wand only provides steam
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I echo the comments of others that it can be hard to insert and remove the coffee filter
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The effort it takes makes the machine skitter across the counter with the result that i have to hug it to properly tighten the filter
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I run a double shot right up until the coffees color lightens up too much
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Breville should include a box of cleaning tablets not just 2
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I think it is over priced especially when you can go for the breville barista express with a grinder for less
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I took me a couple of tries to get the right temping pressure etc