Features of the Breville Barista BES860XL Express

For every coffee and espresso lover, The Barista Express BES860XL from Breville provides the best cups with the help of its integrated conical burr grinder and dosing control. The finished product is a perfect espresso made out of pure coffee beans in under two minutes. We can attest that although it is an automatic espresso machine, there is a wide range of creativity available for the quality of your espresso as well as the size of your grind.
The Breville Barista BES860XL Machine stands out not because of elegance or classiness, but because of the loads of features it gives you. Here’s a quick look at some of them:

 
• 15 Bar Italian-designed Thermoblock Pump
Italian-made parts always symbolize classiness. With a 15 Bar Thermo block pump, the machine mechanically excretes 3 bursts of hot water to the filter head. This allows both the espresso and ground coffee bean to expand. This feature is obviously advantageous for people who want to make the most out of their coffee grind.
 
• Dry Puck Feature
The most common problem with espresso machines is a wet and very poor grind. But with Barista Express’s dry puck feature, you get no more excess water or liquid for your espresso cup.
 
• Integrated Conical Burr Grinder
A conical burr grinder provides a very elastic means of controlling your grind. Aside from being easy and convenient to operate and clean, you have the ability to grind a predetermined amount or volume of beans.
 
• Dual Wall Crema System
The integration of a dual wall system lets you enjoy the best crema a newbie can produce. It’s like a well oiled machine that does the job for you even if you don’t have prior experience in making espressos.
 
• Programmable and Manual Settings
With the benefit of a two optional settings (programmable and manual), every coffee drinker is given the versatility when it comes to making a cup of coffee. It’s actually double the fun since you might want to get a cup fast at one point or perhaps be more creative with the manual settings next time around.
 
• 360° Swivel Steam Wand with Froth Enhancer
With this innovation in coffee and espresso making, you can now make a barista themed froth which is impossible to produce using other coffee machines. It is practical and perfect for a variety of hot beverages.

 

What to Look For in an Espresso Machine
Choosing an espresso coffee machine is no easy task. While it’s easier to get a cup of espresso, cappuccino, or café latte at the favorite coffee shop, you will soon realize that it is more practical to get an own machine that can make nearly all the coffee varieties you fancy at the comfort of home. But before rushing to get one, you must consider certain factors like:
1. Type of Machine
2. Design and Technical Specs
3. Features
Machine Type
Breville Barista BES860XL Machine with Grinder is an automatic espresso coffee machine. However, even if most of the functions are mechanized, you still have the ability to innovate and personally make your coffee the way you want it. Even if it is automatic, you can experiment with the size of the grind, identify and adjust tamping pressure, and many more settings that can be personalized to make a cup of espresso especially for you.
Since it is not the super-automatic type, you still have to perform manual operation functions such as placing the port-a-filter to the group head and cleaning it.
Design and technical specifications
The Barista Express is designed both for innovation and functionality. It has non-pressurized single wall filters for versatility and dual wall filters for a newbie who constantly needs the perfect cup of crema. Additionally, there is an incorporated tamper attached with a magnetized lock in storage. This allows the user to emphasize personal preference. Here are the other technical details for the Breville BES860XL Machine with Grinder:
- Feature Dual wall créma system
- Sealed bean hopper
- Triple Prime
- Integrated conical burr grinder
- Hands free grinding cradle
- 360° swivel steam wand with froth enhancer
- Concealed storage compartment

      

Does it have a Warranty?
Purchasing the Breville Barista BES860XL Machine entails a limited one year warranty from the company.

User and Customer Reviews
Majority of the people who purchased the product sing the same positive tune towards this coffee machine. Let’s read some of these customer reviews/

• “The Barista Express is a finely engineered machine.”
• “I would say that it is the best out there for this kind of product under $1500.”
• “It provides the best and most reliable service, not to mention the ability to produce the finest shots.”
• “The entire interface and usability of the machine is terrific!”
• “It is the best thing that happened to coffee espresso machines.”
• “I was kind of scared and worried in getting it at first but the moment I laid my hand on it, everything is really worth it.”
• “It gives me delicious, rich, and very thick crema.”

Any Complaints?
The most common complain for this machine is that the grinder usually gets jammed and that it’s quite tricky to clean after. For beginners and new users, producing hot temperature seemed a very tough task but there’s actually a manual for you to read especially about temperature control. Nevertheless, what’s remarkable about the product is that no more than a couple of users have voiced out major complaints about it.

Is There a Manual (PDF) available?
 

Manual for Breville Barista BES860XL Express is available (click icon above)