Description, Features, and Specs for the Breville Barista Express
The Breville Barista Express BES860XL was designed and built to be a durable, reliable, user-friendly machine. It is the perfect machine whether you are a beginner, or an experienced espresso enthusiast, going from beans to espresso in under one minute!
The Breville Barista Express has a contemporary and easy to clean brushed stainless steel finish. Knob and button controls make this a super-simple machine to operate. A large, easy-to-read pressure gauge is mounted on the front panel.
The Breville Barista Express BES860XL has a convenient, built-in conical burr grinder that has 15 grind size options to choose from. Or, for beginners, you can choose from the Dual Wall preset grind setting. The conical burrs, as well as the see-through bean hopper, are detachable for hassle-free maintenance.
The BES860XL has a hands-free portafilter holder so you can select the filter size (single or double) and then put the portafilter in place. Then with the push of a button the machine will automatically dose the proper amount of coffee. Or you can push and hold the button to manually determine the dosage amount. Then the measured dose is delivered straight into the coffee filter to maximize luscious crema with every extraction.
The Barista Express has an Italian designed and made 15-bar pump and thermoblock heating system. This ensures that water is delivered to the brewhead at the perfect pressure and temperature.
The Breville Barista Express BES860XL features a commercial-style swivel steam wand that comes with a stainless steel frothing attachment.
This machine is designed and engineered in Australia.
Features – the Breville Barista Express
- Commercial-grade stainless steel housing – durable and easy to keep clean
- Rapid Auto-Purge – delivers whole beans to a full-flavored espresso in under a minute
- 15-bar pump made in Italy – assures full flavor extraction
- Dual-wall filters – Ideal for beginners, delivering thick luscious créma
- Built-in conical burr grinder – the preferred bean grinder because it grinds more thoroughly
- Adjustable grind size dial – choose the grind size that suits your personal taste
- Preset or adjustable grind amount – choose the dosage amount that suits your personal taste
- Auto-Doser – the measured dose is delivered straight into the filter for the proper extraction
- Thermoblock heating system – quickly heats water to brew temperature
- Triple Prime pump preps coffee with three bursts of hot water for optimal flavor extraction
Technical Info & Specs – the Breville Barista Express
- Country of manufacture: China
- Housing material: Stainless Steel
- Color: Stainless Steel
- Self-priming pump: Yes
- Maximum pump pressure: 15 bars
- Removable water tank: Yes
- Water tank capacity: 67oz
- Refillable Bean Hopper: Yes
- Bean hopper capacity: 8.0oz
- Built-in grinder: Yes
- Grinder type: Conical Burr with 15 adjustable grind settings
- Adjustable Doser: Yes
- By-Pass Doser: No
- Brew Temperature Control: No
- Cup Volume Control: No
- Steam wand: Yes
- Frothing Adapter: Yes
- Brew and Froth at Same Time: No
- Espresso pod adapter: No
- Heater Location: External Thermoblock
- 3-Way Solenoid Valve: No
- Removable Brew Group: No
- Filter Baskets Included: Single wall & double wall
- Switches: Push Buttons
- Programmable Settings: Yes
- Timer: No
- Out of Beans Alert: No
- Out of Water Alert: No
- Auto-Extraction: Yes
- Pre-Infusion: Yes
- Indicator lights: No
- Height: 14 1/2 inches
- Width: 13 1/2 inches
- Depth: 11 1/2 inches
- Weight: 28 lbs
Warranty
1 Year Limited Warranty
Consumer Reviews
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I hope that this review has been helpful to you and that you have enjoyed reading it. Before you pay $5 for another espresso drink just order your own espresso machine, right now! Don’t you think you deserve to spoil yourself every now and then? Well, if you do, I hope you will enjoy your Breville Barista Express BES860XL and take great pleasure in it!

