Breville Bambino vs Profitec Pro 300

It'll be a pain in the butt if you don't like the ritual of it. If you don't want manual, it's probably around $600 for true quality espresso with a Breville Bambino and Eureka Notte or Sette 270. That will give you good shots and also has the milk frother if you ever want it. A good chunk of change though

It's a beautiful extraction with a nice crema and it's a great tasting Americano. Other than the slightly smaller boilers and the lack of an E 60 one ...

It's pretty easy after some practice and there's plenty of video tutorials so definitely give it a try. - Big water tank, easy to remove and fill - High clearance lets me easily fit my cup and scales directly under the portafilter - Simple to use. Dials and stuff would be cool but honestly so long as it pumps out adequate pressure and maintains a consistent temperature between shots, being able to monitor those variables is nice but redundant. Use a timer and cheap scales to dial-in shots, then taste, adjust grind/dose as needed, and you're all set

I have a profitec pro 300 which is super easy to maintain and heats up really quick. It comes with a lot of helpers like a small computer for setting temps and a count-up? timer when you pull the shot.

54mm bottomless portafilter (with non pressurized basket) ~ $60 CDN (Amazon). Normcore Leveling Tamper ~ $60 CDN (Normcore site).

Adequate steam but barely. Great machine for portability and espresso making. I make six Americano’s a day so the resovoire needs constant refilling at a liter and a half or so? Happy overall it’s just that I’m high maintenance coffee drinker!

But having already returned one machine (the pathetic De Longhi Dedica) I simply was too demoralized by the experience, and, so far, my friend and I have simply tried to adapt to the inferior Bambino. Perhaps we'll change our minds, but I honestly suspect that the problem with the Bambino, as probably with the De Longhi Dedica, is that smaller machines simply DO NOT WORK due to a basic design problem: they end up being structurally incapable of generating the kind of steam pressure required. At least, this is what I suspect. Perhaps far more expensive, smaller machines don't have this problem

That is fine for me. The steam boiler and the brew boiler come to temperature at the same time which is a nice design feature.

But if you like a great coffee in less than a minute then this device is for you. What ever you choose, make sure it has the heat sink technology this device has. You need a contestant temperature in 3sec , don’t get an older model that you have to wait 15 mins for the machine to heat up.

After that, a dual boiler and PID let’s you have control over temp with the logistical convenience of swapping between steam and shots without issue. A smaller dual boiler like the Profitec Pro 300 has smaller boilers than a Pro 600 so I would expect less power in the steam wand. A dual boiler with PID is basically the best of all worlds.

That was after it operating presumably all day while I was away before I was able to notice it though. Only two things keep me from giving this one star. The features and the fact that it does, in fact, make a decent espresso- when it works. The automatic steam wand is excellent for beginners, but you will soon be left wanting to be more involved in that process

I looked at every feature including programmable pre-infusion and pressure profiling and read up on ore machines than I would like to admit to. Pressure profiles sounded like a cool tool to get the very best results but after some soul searching I realized that I likely would not use this feature enough to warrant the expense. Pre-infusion was a bit more tempting but I realized that if you did not have plumbed water (i.e

You can definitely find a less expensive unit, but you'll be compromising in key performance and construction areas, something I just wasn't willing to do. So, if you're looking for an aesthetically attractive, small-footprint, well-constructed machine that is simple to use and creates exceptional Espresso and Cappuccino, you will be truly pleased with this unit.

The 300 has a very simple, non-traditional look, but it has a minimalism that really matches well with modern decor. The quality of the finishing really makes the simple design work. A cheaper build would look awful. The footprint is narrow, though the depth was greater than I expected