Breville Bar Italia Reviews
- Terrible
Posted on Feb 24, 2011
Reviews: 198
Pros: Frothed the milk well.
Cons: Needs a tamp to compress the coffee (doesn't come with one so you are stuck trying to use your hand or a spoon). Really loud. You can't heat it without water escaping from the steam wand. Takes quite awhile to heat. The metal components of the group head and basket are really cheap metal that corrodes into your coffee.
Overall: Definitely skip this one. Not even worth the $70. Unless you like corroded metal in your drink. I found it really strange that it couldn't heat up without the steam wand or coffee being turned on, so you get either a really bad tasting espresso or water everyhwere from the steam wand heating. This was our first coffee machine, we should have just gotten a more expensive, better working one in the first place.
- OK
Posted on Oct 13, 2010
Pros: Good price! Nice looking design. Good quality stainless steel finish that is easy and practical to keep clean.
It froths milk really well.
It froths milk really well.
Cons: It died a couple of weeks after the 12 months warranty had expired.
It makes a very average tasting coffee, so the real coffee lovers would be quite disappointed about how the coffee tastes.
A lot of steam scapes through the pressure pump while the machine is operating.
It is quite noisy when pumping the water.
It makes a very average tasting coffee, so the real coffee lovers would be quite disappointed about how the coffee tastes.
A lot of steam scapes through the pressure pump while the machine is operating.
It is quite noisy when pumping the water.
Overall: Coffee was just ok, I never really enjoyed the taste of the coffee much. Maybe I was expecting too much of a small coffee machine. For the ones that really appreciate a nice cup of coffee, this model has not much to offer, besides some nice and hot frothy milk.
- Bad
Posted on Sep 30, 2010
Reviews: 12
Pros: I bought it cheap off ebay and it serves its purpose well for a cheap little machine. The milk froths well and does it reasonably quick.
Cons: - For some reason coffees just dont taste right when I make them with this machine. They taste burnt even when I've rinsed the water storage part and put new water in and when I use good coffee. Maybe I am just no good at making cappucinos, or it is the machine as I didn't buy it new.
- It is reallyyyy loud when frothing milk.
- Takes a fair while to heat up to produce a small bit of coffee.
- It is reallyyyy loud when frothing milk.
- Takes a fair while to heat up to produce a small bit of coffee.
Overall: I thought it was going to be better when I bought it than what it really is. I am a little dissapointed in it as I want to make nice coffees, not burnt tasting coffees. The price is cheap which is good, but I think I need to practice a bit more to see what makes the coffee better. For now I just use it to froth milk for hot choccies!
- Terrible
Posted on Jun 6, 2010
Guest User
Pros: Didn't mind that it was light enough to take any where!
Cons: The coffee and milk always had a bad taste (like alloy taste)about it even after following Breville customer service advice
Overall: Get something else. This machine uses a boiler system made from some alloy, even after flushing SEVERAL time with white vinegar it still left a bad taste in the milk and coffee.
- Good
Posted on Jan 24, 2010
Reviews: 28
Pros: Easy to use, makes good coffee, good price
Cons: Can only make 2 cups of coffee at a time
Overall: Really cheap but still pretty good value. Can get clogged up easily but if you let out steam after each use it seems to stop the problem. You can only mmake 2 cups and then you need to wait for the pressure to lower otherwise the next cups pour out weird. Overall pretty good for a coffee machine at under $100.
- OK
Posted on Oct 10, 2009
Reviews: 10
Pros: Cheap coffee maker and fairly easy to use once you have mastered how much coffee to put in according to taste. The milk frother is ok but not as good as in the coffee shops.
Cons: Have to rinse it out EVERY time as otherwise the coffee has that horrible reboiled water taste and is undrinkable. This is despite using bottled water.
Overall: Ideal for coffee lovers who aren't too serious about quality. Great machine to begin making your own cappachino or expresso. Wouldn't buy this one again though due to the awful taste if it isnt rinsed out.
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Features:
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