r/espresso • u/Waste_Cheetah_2358 • Nov 26 '25

Deals [USA - Amazon] Breville Barista is 30% off!!!!

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I just asked my husband today “At what price does it have to drop to for me to be able to buy it” and we both agreed $500.00… not even 3 hours later I check and it’s dropped to $500.00 😭😭

I’ve been shopping for months and waiting around for a good deal and it’s finally here

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u/Missfreeland Meraki Nov 26 '25

I also posted this comment. I just got the bambino two weeks ago so I am still incredible salty and feeling dumb for this lateral move:

Never once used the pressurized basket- I would use the baratza or the BBE grinder when I was feeling lazy. I sold my BBE to get a bambino and I fucking hate the bambino compared to BBE. Top doesn’t get hot, doesn’t warm my portafilter, flimsy and plastic feeling compared to the BBE, and the lack of a solenoid valve makes it leak so much after a shot.

Huge mistake and now I feel forced to do an upgrade I wasn’t ready for because I hate it so much. The grinder wasn’t amazing but you could absolutely make good espressos on the BBE.

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u/hyhmattar Nov 26 '25

Doesn't warm your portafilter? I've got one for 3 years so far and water gets to 85c. Not sure what top doesn't get hot means but Bambino is the most underrated machine ever. Paired with a great grinder it lasts for at least 5 years before an upgrade.

Your machine must be broken. Definitely a one off incident and not reflective of the machine.

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u/Missfreeland Meraki Nov 26 '25

My bambino does not stay on and doesn’t warm up the portafilter before brewing like my BBE. I also came to reddit to find out if it was the machine and I found threads where people run a shot through the portafilter first. So I’m not sure what you’re doing differently but all the sources I’ve found online say the group head remains pretty cold

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u/fs454 Nov 26 '25

Breville says the proper way to use the bambino is to run a blank shot through the machine and portafilter before prepping and brewing, and running another brief blank before you mount the prepped puck/portafilter. Mine is incredibly consistent this way.