Breville Aroma Style Electronic Reviews

Pros: Very good, hot coffee from a very inexpensive machine.

Cons: Needs some kind of jug or measuring cup with a spout to get the water in properly.

Overall: The machine is simple to use and produces great drip coffee. I bought this machine for $50 from Clive Anthony against the objections of my wife, who thought it would be a waste of money given her previous experience with similar machines. Even though we have several other espresso machines in the house, much to my surprise, my wife now keeps asking me to make her coffees from this machine.

The cup measure on the machine relates to 150ml cups. The instructions say to make a minimum of 4 cups, which equated to about two and half mugs. Using strong ground coffee requires a very heaped teaspoon per each of their cups. Or one and a half teaspoons when using lighter coffee.

If you don't turn the machine off after the coffee is brewed, it will keep the content of the pot warm for the next two hours before switching itself off. In Program mode, you can set it to brew coffee at any particular time you wish.

The really interesting thing about the performance of this machine is the difference in result compared to our espresso machines. Coffee from it is very similar to the smooth coffee one gets from Robert Timms coffee bags. Thus we have some packets of strong ground coffee which we didn't really like all that much when used in our espresso machines, but which came out really nice from this machine.

The filter is very easy to clean. The water container is very fairly narrow, and you really have to use something with a spout to get the water in without spillage.

The end result is that my wife made me go and buy another one of these machines to put in another part of the house.

Additional Note: After writing the previous review, we noticed that as the mornings got nippier, the coffee from the machine got cooler than what we had previously. This is to be expected since we only ever make the minimum 4 cups, and the carafe is pretty big. The fix is to put hot water in the carafe, then go about putting the coffee into the filter as the carafe heats up from the hot water, tip the water out, and then make the coffee. Alternatively, just make the coffee as per usual, but let it sit there a while as the bottom heating element warms it up.

Purchased at: Clive Anthony's

Breville Aroma Style Electronic is recommended by Renato_A

Pros: Looks good

Cons: Cold coffee ...difficult to fill water area ...condensation drips all over bench

Overall: After paying a bit more for a machine that has an auto timer and looks great we were disappointed when it only produced warm coffee,had a narrow area for water filling and has now stopped working after 3 months of use.our latest purchase was under $20 and is the first ever coffee maker we have bought that gives piping hot coffee

Purchased at: Harvey Norman

Breville Aroma Style Electronic is not recommended by Dbrooks

Pros: Makes great hot coffee

Cons: Everytime you open the lid the condensation water which sticks on the lid runs down the back of the machine onto the bench everytime I make a fresh batch of coffee. It is driving me nuts cleaning the spit water up.

Overall: Bought this model after old Breville with filter paper stopped working. This model looks great on the bench and makes a good hot coffee. However the water tank filling aperture is too narrow so you must pour slowly to avoid spillage. When it comes to making a fresh batch of coffee, you open the lid and the condensation water runs down the back of the machine onto the bench everytime, even though there is a little lip on the back of the machine to catch the drips it is inefficent. I will be returning this to the shop as it has a basic design fault.

Purchased at: The Good Guys

Breville Aroma Style Electronic is not recommended by Patricia6164

Pros: Cheap and works well, easy to use

Overall: Got this for my husband for his birthday. It is a really good machine that makes great coffee. Easy to use as well. I recommend this.

Breville Aroma Style Electronic is recommended by lenalopes

Pros: When it works, it makes a smooth brew. Easy to clean.

Cons: After only a few months, I was forced to take it back. The 'drip' system was a dud - the liquid would continue to pour out of the drip filter when the jug was pulled out. On other occasions, the drip system would get clogged and coffee would be pouring over the jug (not into it!). As a result, I don't know how many times I had to clean up the kitchen bench and cupboards.

Overall: Very disappointing. Had a similar one (a Kambrook) for 15 years and it was fabulous. Very reluctant to buy another Breville again!

Pros: Makes coffee quickly, easy to do, love the time delay. Coffee still hot after two hours. Quick and easy to clean. Even though it does not have a place to heat the milk you can always heat milk in cup in microwave first. Coffee shops always heat their milk before adding to coffee.
Coffee does not overheat and get burnt.

Cons: There is nothing that I dislike, best Christmas gift I bought this Christmas.

Overall: Bought from Harvey Norman on special for $69. It is so easy to use and makes lovely coffee. I am a black coffee drinker and is perfect for me. When making coffee for my husband who likes his white with two sugars, I pour the milk and sugar into his cup first and put in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds and he has perfectly hot coffee every time.
In coffee shops when you order coffee they will always heat the milk first before adding. It should be no different when making it at home.
If the coffee gets to boiling point you have burnt coffee this way it is perfectly made.