Overall Score 3.5
The Breville Barista Max is an automatic espresso machine designed for home use, offering convenience and user-friendliness, it features an integrated grinder with 30 grind settings, digital temperature control, pre-infusion technology, automatic milk frothing, and an LCD screen offering a user-friendly interface.
The machine also has a 15 bar pressure ideal for brewing authentic espresso, a built-in steam wand for manual frothing or steaming milk, and a hot water outlet for tea or brewing Americano coffee.
However, it has some drawbacks that might stop you from choosing it like having less manual control than other machines especially if you are an experienced coffee enthusiast who prefers your coffee made a certain way, also to mention that it falls into the mid-range price point for espresso machines.
The Breville Barista Max's tank capacity is 2.8L, water tank capacity in coffee machines refers to the amount of water the coffee machine's reservoir can hold. This water is used for brewing coffee. The Breville Barista Max has a removable water tank, which implies the tank can be easily removed from the machine for filling and cleaning.
Breville Barista Max has an integrated water filter, this filters the water used for brewing coffee directly within the machine. This improves the quality of water and extends the machine's lifespan by preventing mineral build-ups Breville Barista Max's weight is 9.9kg, the significance of the weight of a coffee machine will base on your specific needs and preferences. Some people consider portability and prefer lighter coffee machines, while others like stability and durability, even if it means a heavy appliance.
The Breville Barista Max's width is 381mm, the width represents the horizontal dimension of the coffee machine. When selecting a coffee machine, it's important to measure the available space in your space and compare it to the machine's dimensions. The Breville Barista Max has a height of 431mm.
As the vertical dimension of the coffee machine, it is good to consider when selecting a machine. Breville Barista Max comes with an integrated milk frother, which is a component that is designed to froth and steam milk to create milk-based coffee beverages such as macchiatos. Breville Barista Max comes with a burr grinder, a burr grinder is a type of coffee grinder that uses two abrasive, rotating burrs to crush and grind coffee beans to a consistent size.
The Breville Barista Max has an integrated grinder, which refers to a coffee bean grinder that is built in, that is part of the coffee machine's design. Breville Barista Max has a 58mm portafilter, a portafilter, a.k.a a coffee filter holder, is the part of the machine that holds the ground coffee and is responsible for creating the pressure needed to brew espresso. The Breville Barista Max comes with a water container that is made of clear material, enabling you to see the water level inside without the need to open the tank.
The Breville Barista Max has 30 grind settings, this is the ability to adjust the coarseness or fineness of the coffee grounds produced by a coffee grinder. Breville Barista Max can make 4, the number of drinks refers to the quantity of coffee beverages that a machine is capable of making in a single operation.
