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Breville Bambino Plus BES500 vs Breville Barista Pro BES878BSS

Reddit prefers Breville Bambino Plus BES500 — higher sentiment (63% vs 48% positive).

Breville Bambino Plus BES500
#4 in Espresso MachinesReddit favorite

Breville

Breville Bambino Plus BES500

$479.99

63

Pros

  • +no issues
  • +excellent
  • +great machine
  • +amazing machine

Cons

  • −static management tricky
  • −no pressure gauge
  • −steam takes around 50 seconds to heat up milk
  • −Not consistent for back-to-back shots
“I just got a bambino too! A tip to remove the filter: grab another filter, flip it upside down, put its rim under the rim in the portafilter in that little indented spot, and pry off.”
r/espresso
Full reviewAmazon · $479.99
Breville Barista Pro BES878BSS
#38 in Espresso Machines

Breville

Breville Barista Pro BES878BSS

$849.95

48

Pros

  • +Good value at discounted price
  • +looks nice if you like the breville/sage design
  • +does everything well enough
  • +convenient

Cons

  • −pressure hitting the puck is far, far higher than the claimed 9 bar figure
  • −pressure gauges aren’t very accurate or useful
  • −doesn’t even show you that info anyhow
  • −grinder isn't very good
“Barista Pro has upgraded burrs in the grinder when compared to the Barista express, and the newer thermojet heating element has better steam pressure (and faster heat up but that’s minor).”
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Full reviewAmazon · $849.95
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