Brew café-quality coffee right in your own kitchen with Breville’s the Barista Express Manual Espresso Machine. Delivering full-bodied flavour in every cup, this machine intelligently grinds the beans and ensures precise temperature controls for optimal extraction. It also offers manual microfoam milk texturing, so you can easily add beautiful latte art to your beverages. Plus, it comes with a 54mm Portafilter and Dosing Funnel for added ease.
Key Features
- Café-Style Brews: With the Barista Express Espresso Machine, you can now easily craft third-wave specialty coffee from the comforts of your home. It utilises a 4-key formula consisting of a precision puck, 9-bar extraction pressure, 93°C temperature, and microfoam bubbles.
- Freshly Ground Perfection: Achieve optimum flavour every time, as this Breville Espresso Machine has an integrated conical burr grinder that automatically grinds and doses the right amount of coffee. Moreover, it offers 16 grind settings to accommodate different bean types.
- Opulent Results: Brew full-bodied coffee by using the ideal 18g dose in the 54mm stainless steel portafilter. You can also take advantage of the built-in 15-bar Italian Pump for low-pressure pre-infusions and a high-pressure extraction process.
- Precision Heat Every Time: For balanced flavour and rich crema, the Barista Express Machine employs a Thermocoil Heating System that delivers a consistent 93°C temperature. It also offers PID control to keep the water climate steady.
- Froth Like a Pro: Seamlessly add latte art to your drinks! Thanks to the powerful stream wand, you can easily turn milk into a silky, creamy microfoam.
- Convenient Operations: Enjoy a more streamlined coffee-making experience since this unit features an intuitive interface with volumetric shot control. Alternatively, you can use the manual control for customised shots, just the way you like them.
- Less Mess & Waste: Keep your countertop mess-free. The included Dosing Funnel attachment helps prevent overflow of coffee grinds during tamping and grinding. It is dishwasher-safe for breezy maintenance and flaunts BPA-free materials for added peace of mind.
Breville the Barista Express Manual Espresso Machine - Black Truffle (BES870BTR) is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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lindaJ48 from
Love the coffee!
Got one of these for Christmas. It’s not fully auto but what you have to do manually isn’t that difficult. Once I got the hang of the grind size for various brands and how hard you need to tamp it you sort of get the gist of keeping the gauge in the best extraction range. The coffee I think is amazing. I don’t have the time with a disabled son or the money to hang at coffee shops much. Three months later I think it’s paid for itself already. If you have the money for the fully auto go ahead you can probably sit down while it does it for you but honestly this takes no longer than if I stood waiting for the kettle to boil so I’m happy I didn’t spend a lot more.
Date published: 2021-03-17
Rated 2 out of
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Roland86 from
Problems with this machine
We bought this to replace our old breville that had lasted 10 years.
While under warranty it had a problem where it would not stop extraction and would just keep pumping water. This was fixed under warranty, but now 8 months later its doing it again and of course it's out of the 12 month warranty now.
Not impressed with it.
Date published: 2021-03-15
Rated 5 out of
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Megg Evans from
The BEST BREVILLE EVER!
I recently had the unfortunate experience of my work-horse Breville coffee machine wanting to take a break, and after a wonderful and enlightening conversation with Breville support (HUGE SHOUT OUT TO AVILE and Keletso) I was gleefully purchasing this awesome new machine. Now my coffees can compete with la Marzocco! I can develop my appreciation for beans, grinds, and even coffee art. This machine will not make you a snob - rather it brings love, kindness, respect and integrity to every sip! I can say this because the empathy, support and knowledge these stunning women brought to the experience, bound within my machine, infuses every cup. I'm so very grateful... thank you!
Date published: 2026-04-29
Rated 5 out of
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Mark 82 from
Fantastic coffee
I bought this machine after several weeks review it along side various machines closely priced / built. Great machine perfect brew easiest microfoam ever. Cant recommend enough.
Date published: 2020-12-15
Rated 1 out of
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CathyS from
Water disbursement totally inconsistent
I was so excited about getting this machine after using a pod machine for almost 10 years. It looks great, the grinder is excellent, the machine is all around easy to use, BUT the water disbursement was inconsistent every single time I made a coffee. In the two weeks I owned the machine and after 40 coffees, only twice did I get a decent coffee with the right espresso shot amount (60ml for double). I used the same grind course, the same grind amount, tamped it, levelled it off, used the same coffee beans and even though I always used the double shot button, it would sometime come out from between 20ml to 50ml. The dial pressure was always spot-on, right in the middle of greyed area. I returned this although the Good Guys were hesitant about taking this back.
Date published: 2023-08-21
Rated 5 out of
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Lachlan S from
Easy to use and EXCELLENT coffee
The Barista Express has saved me so much time and money from before, when I used to travel to the café every day. It’s easy to use, and the coffee tastes even better because I can fine-tune it to my personal preference and taste. The setup process was very simple, and the included instructions contained helpful images and a step-by-step guide to make my first coffee. Once I had set the machine up I registered online and found several fantastic videos about making latte art and maintaining my new machine. I have really enjoyed the Barista Express, and I would recommend it to all of my friends.
Date published: 2023-01-13
Rated 5 out of
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Berris from
Buy this one
Makes a perfect coffee. Don't bother with the $3000 models
Date published: 2020-06-06
Rated 5 out of
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Sarah from
I liked it so much I bought it again!
I bought my first Barista Express 3rd hand from someone online, and it did not disappoint from the word go. The built in grinder is the best part because it is so convenient and compact in my small kitchen, and allows me to get the very freshest ground coffee. I love the calming ritual of a simple manual machine, and will often make a coffee to take with me in the car becuase my homemade lattes are never disappointing! With freshly roasted beans, my home made coffees are easily as good as 90% of what I buy in cafes. Friends who visit tell me the same thing!
So my old machine is now in the campervan, and my lovely new matt black Barista Express is in prime position in the kitchen, making me happy every morning :-D
Date published: 2022-11-16