This Breville Espresso Machine Is 20% Off on Amazon Right Now
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A well-built espresso machine offers you the chance—much like a pourover coffee maker—to have your morning, afternoon, or evening cup taste exactly the way you want. But precision and automated features like bean grinding come with a higher price tag. That’s why now is the right time to upgrade your coffee bar.
Whether you're looking for a great gift for the espresso lover in your life or you just want to spice up your coffee life, you can snag the Breville Barista Express, a semi-automatic espresso machine, for 20 percent off and have room in your budget for coffee beans to fill the attached hopper.
The Barista Express lets you get hands on with a shot of espresso, yet like the bumpers on a bowling alley, keeps you from going too sideways. With the semi-automatic machine, you’ll be manually pulling the shots of espresso with a well-weighted tamper. When not in use, that tamper hangs magnetically to the left of the coffee grind dispenser. The attached burr grinder with a half-pound bean hopper and 67-ounce water tank (a replaceable charcoal filter neutralizes tastes and odors) lets you sling espresso drinks in minutes. You control the grind size and amount, which you’ll adjust before making a bright single or double shot of espresso. This step will take some trial-and-error as the dials aren’t numbered. Precision matters with espresso: Too fine a grind can be bitter, too coarse a grind leads to the sin of weak coffee. Then, spend the next few years perfecting your latte art with the attached steam wand and included stainless steel milk jug.
Jonathan Bender is a food writer who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. He regularly tests kitchen appliances for national publications and recipes on his children. He's also the author of a pair of cookbooks: Stock, Broth & Bowland Cookies & Beer.
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