The Breville Bambino Plus is a compact espresso machine built around Breville's ThermoJet heating system, which reaches shot temperature in about 3 seconds. Its standout feature is Auto MilQ, an automatic steam wand with three milk temperatures and three texture levels, plus a manual mode for hands-on texturing. It suits people who want fast, low-effort espresso and milk drinks in a small kitchen. Against rivals in its class it trades a smaller footprint and quicker heat-up for a single boiler and a smaller water tank, and owners generally rate its espresso and microfoam highly for the size.
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Owners tend to praise the fast heat-up, small footprint and consistent automatic microfoam, and many say it pulls better shots than they expected from a machine this size. Common complaints center on the small water tank, the single boiler forcing you to wait between brewing and steaming, and the learning curve for dialing in the automatic milk settings.
The Breville Bambino Plus is a compact espresso machine, model BES500BSS. It uses a ThermoJet heating system that reaches shot temperature in 3 seconds. The system uses 32% less energy per year than traditional Thermoblock heating.
The automatic steam wand, called Auto MilQ, textures milk hands-free. It has three milk temperature settings and three texture levels. Manual steaming is also available.
Extraction starts with low-pressure automatic preinfusion. Volumetric dosing gives one-touch control for single and double shots. The machine has a cup warmer and a 1.9 L water tank.
