Breville Die Cast 800ESXL Espresso Machine

This stylish designed espresso machine offers beauty and quality. It features a thermo block heating system, a 15 bar Italian made pump and a dual wall crema system. These combined components provide the ideal temperature and pressure to extract and caramelise the oils of the coffee to produce a rich thick caf י like crema. It also offers a pre-brew function, an auto-purge (anti burn) function, 2.2L removable water tank, the ability to accomodate an extra large mug and a commercial swivel steam wand with stainless steel frothing attachment. Accessories include a custom designed tamping spoon, cleaning tool and stainless steel frothing jug.

Beautifully designed machine, excellent material and build quality....

Pros: Robust, heavy duty diecast brushed metal finish easily cleaned
Cons: None really to speak of
I recently decided to retire my Proteo Barista espresso machine purchased from Starbucks ten years ago. I was thinking of replacing it with the same machine but wanted to see what was out on the market comparable in features and price. The old...

Beautifully designed, but missing important elements

From a interface and asthetic point of view, the machine is flawless. It's beautiful and solid, and has many nice touches like an integral storage bin and swiveling steam wand. Having said that, it's missing a few things on the INSIDE that you'd expect from a $400 machine: