Sage the Barista Pro Espresso Machine, Bean to Cup Coffee Machine with Milk Frother, SES878BSS - Brushed Stainless Steel

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This machine makes all that feasible with an intuitive LCD, integrated grinder, PID temperature control, and a steam wand. If you're planning on really developing your skills and your palate, you might want to go for a setup that gives you the ability to upgrade the grinder, for example starting off with the Dynamic Duo would give you similar shot potential, but further down the line you can upgrade the grinder to the Niche Zero, Baratz Sette 270 and so on.

The brew boiler and the group are connected via dual pids, and the group is heated, so this gives the kind of temperature precision that is incredibly rare unless you go quite a bit higher with the spend. When it comes to shot potential, really we're talking about the long game, for people who're improving both their barista skills and their coffee palate. Aside from its ease of operation, the Barista Touch has three other unique features: hand-free milk texturing, a purge function for the steam wand, and a preset cafe menu.The Uno is the cheapest in the range (and yes I agree, it's still not cheap for a Nespresso machine), and it only has pre-sets for coffee (espresso, ristretto, lungo), you have to also select the milk texture and temperature, and press the steam button, and then the wand auto froths the milk for you. The Barista Pro is an espresso machine that takes your home coffee experience up a notch. It's perfectly suited for beginners who want a hassle-free experience when making their favourite espresso shot. Not only have Sage done this, but they've done it really well! This was the next thing that suprised me, as I was expecting it to give really vague guidance, but it's actually really quite specific. Several features make this espresso machine stand out when brewing an intriguing cup of coffee within minutes. Every component has been carefully engineered, and the result is nothing short of a bold, piping-hot cup. The touch impress automatically froths milk and milk alternatives, and it does a flipping good job of it too!

Nonetheless, it does come with a control panel which is the gauge. You won't find it in the Barista Pro. It helps you know your machine's temperature and even when to switch between brewing and steaming. If you're considering getting into the home barista hobby at the very entry level, and you were thinking along the lines of DeLonghi Dedica, Swan Retry and so on, and doing some modding or buying an aftermarket standard basket portafilter, I'd recommend considering the Bambino instead.In this blog post section, I will answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the Sage Barista Pro, Express and Touch espresso machines. I do hear from people quite regularly who appear to be having issues with the Barista Express, and it's usually because they've heard that the single walled traditional baskets are better, so they switch to them, without realising that this is only the case with freshly roasted beans. If you're using mainstream beans, and you try to dial in using standard baskets, you're likely to struggle. The Pro’s LCD display is easier to use. Move the dial to the right, hit the shot button, and use the dial to easily adjust the water temperature up or down. You can see the temperature setting every time the machine is on. These machines are suited for coffee lovers who intend to step up their coffee game at home. So, they all feature a tamper, 54mm precision portafilter, stainless milk jug and Razor dose trimming tool to help improve your barista game at home. One downside of the ThermoJet system is you have to run a blank shot (that is, just water) to heat up the system. The ThermoJet is too efficient with a three-second start time. Actually, you should run water through both machines to properly pre-heat it.

You won't have to spend much time grinding your coffee yourself, and you'll see the whole process right before you. Sage Barista Pro Features The cleverness doesn't end there though, the user interface on the Precision Brewer gives you control over brew temperature, bloom time, bloom volume and flow rate, so this means you can play around with these variables to dial in the beans you're using, to get as close to perfect as possible.Also the Barista Express is the only machine in the range that is still using the original “Full Nice” burr set, while all the others have been switched over to the European Etzinger burrs. The Bambino and Bambino Plus come with the same portafilter, it's not the same higher quality more pro looking portafilter that you get with all the other Sage machines, it's a cheaper portafilter with more plastic, and with stubby spouts, and I'm just not a big fan. These things are relatively small, and overall if the Barista Express cost the same as the Barista Pro, I'd probably say the Barista Pro is the better choice. Also, I wish they bundled the Razor tool with the Bambino, you get it with the Bambino Plus but not with the Bambino. I would recommend buying one, but they're about a fiver from Sage, so not a massive deal. I think they just needed to bring the selling price down, so they had to remove something from the box, and they chose the razor tool and to replace the tamper with a plastic one.