The Breville Bambino Plus is a compact espresso machine built around an automatic steam wand. It heats in about three seconds with ThermoJet, pulls shots through a 54 mm portafilter with an 18 gram dose, and uses low-pressure pre-infusion to even out extraction. The automatic wand offers three texture levels and three temperature settings, and a manual mode lets you steam by hand if you want to learn. It suits people who want café-style lattes at home without mastering microfoam, and it is smaller and simpler than Breville's dual-boiler machines while keeping the same portafilter format.
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Owners rate the Bambino Plus highly for fast heat-up and consistent automatic microfoam, and many say it replaced a manual machine for daily lattes. The most common complaints are the small water tank and drip tray and the pause between brewing and steaming.
The Breville Bambino Plus is a compact semi-automatic espresso machine with an automatic steam wand. It heats in about three seconds with ThermoJet heating. It pulls shots through a 54 mm portafilter with an 18 gram dose.
The steam wand has three texture levels and three temperature settings. You put milk in the jug, choose a texture and temperature, and the wand steams the milk and stops on its own. A manual mode on the same wand lets you texture milk yourself.
You fill the basket and pull the shot yourself. Low-pressure pre-infusion wets the grounds gently before full extraction. The machine has no grinder, so you need a separate grinder and fresh beans. Both single wall and dual wall baskets are included. Dual wall baskets build pressure for you and work with a less precise grind. Single wall baskets give more control and suit a fresh, well-ground coffee.
