Breville the Barista Express™
Breville the Barista Express™
Breville the Barista Express™
Breville Barista Express - Brushed Stainless Steel
Breville Barista Express - Black Sesame
Breville Barista Express - Cranberry Red
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By Breville

Breville the Barista Express™

All-in-one espresso with integrated conical burr grinder, PID temperature control, and a 54mm stainless steel portafilter.

$699.95

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The Barista Express

The machine that made home espresso make sense.

The Barista Express has been Breville's entry into specialty espresso for years, and for good reason. It collapses the grinder, the machine, and the tamper into a single appliance at a price that made the whole category approachable. Most home baristas have touched one at some point.

An integrated conical burr grinder with 16 grind settings lives on top. The grinder doses directly into a 54mm stainless steel portafilter, and an integrated tamper handles the tamp. You level the puck with the razor tool, lock in, and pull.

A Thermocoil heating system with PID temperature control holds water at 200°F. A 15 bar Italian pump handles extraction at 9 bar, with low-pressure pre-infusion to wet the puck first. The manual steam wand is powerful enough for microfoam once you learn the jug.

Grinder, machine, and tamper in one appliance. The shortest path into real espresso.

This is a manual workflow, which is part of the point. You grind, you dose, you tamp, you pull, you steam. That's where the craft lives. The Barista Express removes enough friction to make the workflow possible without removing the skill that makes it worth practicing.

A dosing funnel attachment, a razor dose trimming tool, and a cleaning kit all ship in the box. You can be pulling a shot within minutes of unboxing, and the learning curve from there is genuinely enjoyable.

Eight things to know

The right amount of machine for the home barista learning the craft.

01

Integrated conical burr grinder

16 grind settings and single-touch operation with dose control. Grind directly into the portafilter, skip the separate grinder.

02

54mm stainless steel portafilter

Professional-style portafilter with dual and single wall baskets for 1 and 2 cup shots.

03

PID temperature control

A Thermocoil heating system delivers water at 200°F under PID control. Stable temperature shot after shot.

04

15 bar Italian pump

Extraction runs at 9 bar from a 15 bar pump, with low-pressure pre-infusion to saturate the puck before the ramp.

05

Manual microfoam steam wand

A steam wand capable of silky microfoam. You run the jug, the machine provides the steam.

06

Volumetric shot control

1 shot, 2 shot, or full manual control. Set the volumes that match your routine and work from muscle memory.

07

Dosing Funnel attachment

Twists onto the portafilter to prevent overflow during grinding. BPA-free and dishwasher safe.

08

Integrated tamper

The tamper lives on the machine so the tamp happens in the same motion as the grind. The razor tool trims the puck flat.

How it works

Grind, tamp, pull, steam.

Lock the portafilter into the grind cradle and the machine doses on demand. Pull the portafilter out, seat it against the integrated tamper, press down. The razor tool trims any excess off the top of the puck.

Lock the portafilter into the group head. Pre-infusion wets the puck at low pressure, then the pump ramps to 9 bar. The Thermocoil holds water at 200°F under PID control. Shot pulls, cup fills.

Milk steams through the manual wand. You texture the jug yourself, which is the part of the workflow that actually makes someone a barista.

Who it's for

For the first home espresso machine that should actually last.

The Barista Express is built for the coffee drinker who wants a real shot at home and is ready to learn the workflow. Integrated grinder, integrated tamper, and a manual wand give you the complete process in one machine.

It also suits anyone who wants to upgrade from capsule or drip without jumping straight into a full dual boiler. The learning curve is real but gentle.

Specifications

Every spec Breville publishes.

Dimensions (W x D x H) 12.5 x 13.8 x 15.9 in
Portafilter 54mm stainless steel
Grinder Integrated conical burr
Grind settings 16
Heating system Thermocoil, 200°F, PID controlled
Pump 15 bar Italian, 9 bar extraction
Pre-infusion Low-pressure
Steam wand Manual, microfoam capable
Shot control 1 shot, 2 shot, manual
Materials Brushed stainless steel

In the box

What ships with your Barista Express.

Per Breville. A complete kit so you can pull the first shot within minutes of unboxing.

  • 01 Barista Express
  • 02 Dosing Funnel attachmentBPA-free, dishwasher safe
  • 03 Razor dose trimming tool
  • 04 Integrated tamperOn machine
  • 05 Coffee scoop
  • 06 Cleaning disc, tablets, brush, tool, Allen key
  • 07 Water filter holder and filter

Warranty

Manufacturer warranty.

Breville provides a standard manufacturer warranty on the Barista Express. Coverage, service, and repair are handled directly by Breville. Full terms live on the Breville support site linked on your product page.