![]() More importantly, the tamper clamped into the machine via a magnet and could be used in place (lift the coffee-filled portafilter up to it). ![]() The Barista Express was notable in 2013 because it came with a tamper. That Tamper The Barista Express Tamper was a nice bonus 10 years ago. And in my opinion, looks entirely out of place on that beautiful steampunk styled machine.īreville could once again really stand out with the Express 2.0 and add an analog, tachometer style shot timer that starts as soon as you begin a shot, and rests when a) you start your next shot or rinse the group, b) 30 seconds after the shot is done, or c) if the barista presses a small analog button to reset). Alas, when van der Westen finally did add a shot timer to the Speedster, it was digital. I suggested it be an analog dial that resets automatically when the next shot starts. I cannot recall any analog dials, looking like an old-school tachometer stopwatch used in auto racing.Īs an aside, I actually suggested to Kees van der Westen back in 2010 he should add a shot timer to his Iconic Speedster espresso machine. There’s lots of digital shot timers out there on various espresso machines these days, including other Breville espresso machines. They should also add another analog dial above or beside it: a shot timer gauge. Here’s the introduction video Breville did for the machine back then.īreville should keep the analog pressure gauge, which gives the Barista Express a “pro” feel for consumers. And there’s that pressure gauge up front which is rock solid and works the charm to help you gauge shots.įor 2013, this was state of the art and class leading in many consumer espresso categories. The cup tray gets warm enough, and the drip tray is voluminous, with some hidden features. It is a programmable automatic machine, meaning you just need to press a button once to brew a shot and the machine will end the shot after a predetermined time. The benefits of the machine continue: the Barista Express is an excellent steam producer for a single boiler machine. The transition from brewing to steaming is very short – indeed, one of the shortest single-water heater transitions on the market in 2013 – and it has nice auto-purge features to get the thermocoil back to brewing temperatures after steaming. The Express’ well designed grinder section is very isolated from any of the machine’s moisture, and is based on Breville’s Smart Grinder Pro standalone grinder. It has a full PID control brew and steam thermocoil heating system (with six temperature settings available). The espresso parts were the lowest quality stuff they could bolt together. Several Italian manufacturers tried that space, and the built-in grinders were usually clunky and badly designed (picking up a lot of moisture from the machine). Prior to the Barista Express, most grind and brew espresso machines were just plain bad. Introduced in March, 2013, it is still going strong today. The Breville Barista Express… the best selling espresso machine on the planet, going on ten years now. AeroPress Inverted Brew Method Jan 16, 2023.AeroPress Inverted Brew Method Here's our unique take on the Inverted Brewing Method with the AeroPress, designed to replicate the brew from a Clover Coffee Machine. ![]() ![]() Acaia Pearl 2021 Coffee Scale Mar 5, 2023.Flair 58 Lever Espresso Machine Mar 20, 2023.Baratza Virtuoso+ First Look Jan 11, 2023.Flair 58 Lever Espresso Machine The Flair 58 Lever Espresso machine promises the ultimate in crafted espresso for the home barista.Pour Over History and Development Nov 3, 2022.How We Test Espresso at CoffeeGeek Feb 1, 2023.Thoughts and Theories on Cold / Iced Coffee Aug 22, 2011.Dialing in Espresso in Three Shots Oct 22, 2021.How to Make Coffee, Circa 1918 Sep 6, 2020.Caffeine Tools, Caffeine Obsession Apr 25, 2021.Ross Ainsworth of Odyssey Espresso Jan 29, 2022.How to Up Your Home Coffee Game, Part 2 Apr 15, 2018.What is Single Origin Coffee Feb 12, 2021.A Business Model of Care: Kyra Kennedy Oct 7, 2022.How We Test Espresso at CoffeeGeek Mark Prince.Aeropress Awards $100,000 for Children’s Cancer Research.Breville’s Latest Wunderkind: Barista Touch Impress.CG20 WayBack: Interviewing World Barista Champions.CG20 WayBack: How I Became a Coffee Geek, by Aaron De Lazzer.All Encompassing Coffee: Something for Everyone.A Cloth Tiger? Brewing with the Coffee Sock.10 Years of Manual Grinders for Orphan Espresso.Starbucks adds Plant-based Iced Coffee Drinks?.20 Years of Coffee and the Internet – Part 2: Espresso Focus.20 Years of Coffee and the Internet – Part 1: Baratza.It’s CoffeeGeek’s 20th Anniversary this Month!. ![]() The Weiss Distribution Technique Changed My Espresso Game Natia Simmons. ![]()
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