Breville Duo Temp Pro Espresso Machine,61 Fluid Ounces, Stainless Steel, BES810BSS

Excelente servicio y la calidad del servicio de acuerdo a su precio.

Very pretty! Can’t wait to make a cappuccino

This was purchased as a gift. The recipients liked the machine well enough but found it difficult to ‘dial in’ consistently good espresso. The machine worked as designed, was well-made, and the fit and features are fine, but in the end they found it a bit too much trial and error for their morning routine. They are both finicky when it comes to their coffee and I suspect that most other tasters would not notice the ‘flaws’ in their brews, and given time, would be able to reproduce great espresso cup after cup.

I myself enjoyed the coffee and in fact was motivated to buy the Breville Infuser which is the cousin to this machine. I thought that the Infuser’s pressure gauge would assist me to brew a good cup of espresso and so far I believe it has; it was also on sale at the time and the Duo Pro was not. Again, the Duo Pro’s espresso tasted fine to me, though I do appreciate having the pressure gauge as a visual clue as to the quality of extraction.

I would have taken their machine had they decided to return it before I purchased the Infuser, so I really don’t want to reflect negatively on the Duo Pro…it will surely be a great machine for the majority of people, but the small percentage that want more of a ‘push-button, set-and-forget” approach would probably be best to look elsewhere but this would go for most DIY espresso machines save for a fully automatic.

I would agree with others that mention the steam. It does take a little longer than some machines to heat and froth the milk, but we are really only talking a handful or two of seconds. I found that there is more than enough steam to (given the time) make excellent hot milk complete with a fairly tight (micro?) foam. The process of switching between frothing milk and drawing espresso is quick enough and the machine prepares itself for this by adjusting the water temperature within a couple of seconds.

Again, I’d say this is a great machine and would have purchased it myself as stated above.

My Duo Temp arrived 3 days ago so I have only been using it that long. That said, I am very satisfied so far. This is my first home espresso machine. I, like many, have a very serious S**rbucks addiction and I’ve always wanted to be able to make those wonderfully delicious drinks at home. This machine allows me to do that.

The things I like:

The machine heats up quick. I don’t think my Kuerig heats up as fast. The steam wand is commercial grade and even though I am a rookie, I find it easy to make a good micro foam. It comes with 4 baskets for the portafilter. 2 are pressurized double wall filters (for pre ground beans). And the other 2 are single wall non-pressurized (for freshly ground beans). I’ve been using the pressurized baskets with preground espresso.

People will tell you you can’t get a good shot unless you buy an extravagant $200 grinder and beans roasted within 5 days of when you brew. I used preground Lavazza coffee and I made 5 lattes this past weekend that I would be glad to get if I ordered them in a coffee shop. So regardless of whether you opt for the expensive grinder this machine will still pull a great shot. That said, I also wouldn’t waste my time on a cheap grinder. Either buy the expensive high quality grinder, or don’t and just buy high quality preground coffee. Lavazza and Illy are best from what I’ve read. I can only vouch for Lavazza.

I also love the PID and the backflush feature that cools the machine after steaming so you can quickly pull another shot. There is a tamper and pitcher included. The pitcher is high quality and the tamper is certainly very usable. It is pretty cool how the tamper has a magnetic storage location on the machine so it doesn’t get misplaced.

What I don’t like:

Because of the backflush feature, the drip tray fills up fast. So you have to empty it fairly often. This machine is a single boiler system which means you can’t pull a shot and steam milk at the same time. However, switching between the two functions is fast so this is really a non issue. Also busting out a quick cup on the Kuerig takes just a minute or two. This takes much more time. So be prepared if brewing a cup is part of your morning routine. Lastly, I’ve had the filter basket get stuck in the group head twice already. It’s no big deal but eventually it’s gonna get stuck, then fall out, and send coffee all over.

Ultimately, I am thrilled so far. I can now make great latte’s without the $5 price tag. I will update if things change.

UPDATE:
So I’ve had my machine for 6 months now and I’m still very happy with it. I use it at least once everyday but usually twice. It’s great for that much use. I have noticed however that this machine is not great for entertaining. I have my family over regularly and usually end up making about 6 lattes/cappuccinos after dinner. The machine tends to get hot and the grounds in the group head actually start to smell burnt after the 3rd or 4th brew. That was brewing double shot lattes. I have since stopped the double shots for each drink and now brew a double shot into two separate shot glasses making two drinks on each cycle. This fixed the overheating but be aware that this is not a high volume machine. Casual use only. I also had one instance where the steam failed to start when turning the knob into position. A little steam was coming out so I double checked that the knob was turned all the way and it was. So I set it back to the off position and then back to steam and then it worked fine. Only happened once and then never again. That was a month ago so fingers crossed that doesn’t become a problem.

Anyway I am extremely satisfied with my purchase and I highly recommend this machine to those serious about their espresso drinks but want the convenience of brewing at home. Good luck and enjoy!

I had an old Cuisinart expresso machine for 8 years, I decided to upgrade, I researched for over a year and decided on the Breville BES810BSS. I loved this machine so much I bought my daughter one, it’s easy to use, makes a great expresso. What more could you ask for, right? when I bought mine the first thing I did was check the water temperature, It was close to 200 degrees F, just like their website says. About 3 months ago It wouldn’t make good expresso, it was watery. I’ve made my expresso the same way for 11 years, I use the double expresso coffee holder, and do 2 pulls and I end up with a wonderful iced expresso, I use good coffee beans, grind them myself. I tried changing the grind, nothing worked. So when I checked the water temperature it was 160 degrees F. I called Breville, described the problem, I hadn’t been real good at cleaning so I figured it was my fault. They said send it in with 160.00 dollars, and that will cover shipping, repairing, and replacing it with a refurbished one if needed, a win-win situation, I thought. They replaced the thermostat, I was happy. It comes back, the first expresso I made was no better than the last one before I sent it in, I checked the temperature, it was about 175 degrees, I called breville, and was told that was good. the last girl I talked to, ridiculed me for the way I made my expresso, an iced expresso should be watery she said, I tried to explain to her that I make the same way all the time, so it shouldn’t taste any different, she couldn’t figure that out, just had this tone of disbelief that I was complaining, I finally asked about the temperature, she said it should be about 150 to 160 degrees. The front page of Breville’s expresso website states that 200 degrees is what is necessary for a good cup of expresso, the girl I talked to had never seen that, so when she went to that page and saw what it said, she dismissed that and stuck to her script then about 150 to 160 degrees, and then went back to not believing how, with the way I made my coffee, how I should expect any difference. BY this time I couldn’t get a word in, she just dismissed me completely like I was stupid, I got tired of that, I couldn’t get a word in, and I finally said F off and hung up. So now nothing I do works, and I just glare at my 600 dollar paperweight that couldn’t make a good cup of expresso if it had to. So now I’m researching again “it will not be a Breville”