These Breville Barista Touch recipes give you 12 easy drinks to make on the original BES880, from a straight espresso and Americano to latte, cappuccino, mocha, iced coffee and affogato. The Barista Touch already provides Espresso, Americano, Latte, Flat White and Cappuccino from its touchscreen, but you are not limited to those five drinks. By … Read more
A good starting point for Breville Barista Touch latte settings on the BES880 is a double espresso, 150°F milk temperature and froth level 4. From there, adjust the milk temperature or texture one step at a time to suit your cup size and milk. Those numbers are a practical starting point rather than a universal … Read more
The best starting Breville Barista Touch grind size for the BES880 is level 14, which is also Breville’s official starting recommendation. From there, use a lower number for a finer grind or a higher number for a coarser grind. Level 14 is only a starting point. Different beans, roast levels, age and dose can require … Read more
The Breville Barista Touch dimensions are slightly confusing because Breville has published more than one set of measurements for the BES880. The current U.S. product page lists 15.7 × 12.6 × 12.4 inches (W × D × H), while other recent official Breville listings show 12.4 × 12.8 × 13.4 inches. Rather than pretending that … Read more
If you need the Breville Barista Touch manual but do not want to search through the full instruction book every time you need a control or setting, this guide covers the everyday functions of the BES880 in one place. This page is specifically for the Breville Barista Touch BES880. It does not cover the newer … Read more
The Ninja Luxe Café Pro ES701 and Breville Barista Touch BES880 solve a similar problem in very different ways: both make home espresso easier without becoming fully automatic bean-to-cup machines. The Ninja focuses on guidance and versatility. It weighs the dose, recommends grind changes, tamps with an integrated lever, froths milk hands-free, and also makes … Read more
The Ninja Luxe Café Pro ES701 costs about $750 in the U.S., which puts it well beyond impulse-buy territory. For that money, Ninja combines a 25-setting burr grinder, built-in scale, integrated lever tamper, guided espresso adjustments, hands-free milk frothing, drip coffee, rapid cold brew, and a separate hot-water system in one machine. On paper, that … Read more
The Ninja Luxe Café Premier ES601 is one of the more unusual espresso machines in the $600 range. It combines a 25-setting grinder, built-in scale, guided grind recommendations, assisted tamping, hands-free milk frothing, espresso, drip coffee, and rapid cold brew in one machine. That combination makes the Premier especially attractive to people who want better … Read more
The Ninja Luxe Café Premier ES601 and Breville Barista Express BES870XL both combine a grinder and espresso machine in one appliance, but they are built for very different owners. The Ninja guides more of the process for you and also makes drip coffee and cold brew. The Breville gives you a more traditional hands-on espresso … Read more
The Ninja Luxe Café Pro ES701 and Premier ES601 share the same basic idea: an integrated grinder, weight-based dosing, Barista Assist guidance, espresso, drip coffee, cold brew, and hands-free milk frothing. The Pro does not replace that core system with a completely different coffee machine. Instead, it adds convenience and more drink options. The biggest … Read more