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.
Breville Barista Max's tank capacity is 2.8L, the water tank capacity in coffee machines refers to the quatity of water that the coffee machine's tank can contain. This water is used to brew coffee. The Breville Barista Max has a removable water tank, this implies the tank can be easily removed from the machine for filling and cleaning.
Breville Barista Max has an integrated water filter, which filters the water used for brewing coffee within the machine. This improves the quality of water and prevents mineral build-ups Breville Barista Max's weight is 9.9kg, the importance of the weight of a machine will base on your particular needs and wants. Some people consider portability and prefer lightweight coffee machines, while others value stability and durability, even if it means a heavier coffee machine.
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. 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 has an integrated milk frother, which is a component that is meant to froth and steam milk to make milk-based coffee beverages such as cappuccinos. Breville Barista Max comes with a burr grinder, this is a type of coffee grinder with 2 abrasive, rotating surfaces to crush and grind coffee beans to a uniform size.
The Breville Barista Max has an integrated grinder, which refers to a built-in coffee bean grinder 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 component of the coffee machine that contains the ground coffee and is also meant for creating the pressure required to brew espresso. The Breville Barista Max has a water reservoir that is made of clear material, enabling you to see the water level without opening the tank.
Breville Barista Max has 30 grind settings, this refers to the posibility to change the coarseness or fineness of the coffee grounds produced by a coffee grinder. Breville Barista Max can make 4, the number of drinks means to the quantity of coffee beverages that a coffee machine is capable of making in a single operation.
