Durante dos meses la cafetera funcionó perfectamente. Hace una semana, le hice su primer mantenimiento porque asi lo pidió el aparato, aparte de que noté que ya no espumeaba como antes. A pesar de haber realizado el procedimiento de limpieza y descalcificación, la espuma es imperceptible. Por lo que considero que es se trata de una máquina de precio elevado y aparentemente de buena calidad, pero de muy corta duración en su funcionamiento. Es una decepción.

I absolutely love my Bambino Plus! Probably the best thing I've purchased under $500. It makes delicious lattes, espresso, and cappuccinos. Super easy to use. Froths milk perfectly. I use mine daily and really enjoy it. I recommend investing in a high quality grinder to go with this product.

Small footprint is great for a machine with a pump that makes such great tasting espresso.It’s ready to brew or steam in an instant. The auto froth feature works perfectly and isn’t any louder than frothing will necessarily be.They ought to call it the Maialino and paint it pink from the cute little “oink-oink” noises the pump makes. 🥰The lighter weight of it makes it necessary to brace the machine with one hand while removing the porta filtre with the other.Reservoir is easy to refill, even without removing it from the machine (which is also an option) but be careful as the opening is flush with the top of the machine; if you’ve got demitasse or a tamper up there, they’re prone to falling in. Ask me how I know 🙄.The auto-clean feature for the steam wand is nice in keeping it cleared out and, for idiot proof avoidance of a clogged wand, probably better to have than not, but it can be a little annoying because it clears automatically whenever you retract the wand back into operating position after removing the pitcher from a steam. If you forgot and put it right back down into the next pitcher, you’ll get flush water in your next milk 😜. Also, it tends to fill up the catch pan after a few uses. What I do is put my wipe rag over the grate of the catch pan before lowering the wand to flush so the rag soaks up the flush water and then I have a hot damp rag to wipe off the wand.All in all, it’s a simple, compact, quality espresso machine.7/23/24 edit: had to do the automated clean cycle and had my first encounter with breville’s weird support setup. Their own video was inaccurate on how to initiate the clean cycle (found the solution on Reddit) and there’s no way to provide them feedback on the info error without having a breville account to log in or taking time to call, neither of which I’m messing with. It’s a bit of a convenience fail. Sorry if that makes me a bit of a Princess Karen. Still an awesome machine.

Muy recomendable , facil de usar, rapida y excelente cafe

This Bambino Plus replaced a long serving entry level Delonghi. I expected better results from this higher end machine but was surprised at how much better. Using the same beans, same grind, and same water, this Breville machine produces significantly better coffee. Better than any coffee or doughnut shop with a drive through and close to what you get at high end shops using machines costing $10k.The texture of the foam produced is rich and thick. The cappuccino is flavorful, never overly bitter and never with the burnt flavor I'd gotten used to with my last machine (an entry level DeLonghi).I was a little skeptical about the automated features, especially with steaming milk. Those are the things that generally don't work as advertised and are the first to break. But it's worked exactly as advertised. This is the first 5 star review I've given in a long, long time. Other than wishing I could have gotten it for just a little cheaper, there's nothing I can find to mark this machine down on.Other reviews have complained that it's difficult to keep clean. I don't see it. The self cleaning cycle that purges water from the brewing system and through the frothing wand works well and makes keeping the machine clean a snap. Yes to purges into the tray which needs to be dumped, but that is only necessary every few days, even when making several coffees each day.One tip, put the now empty frothing jug under the wand during its cleaning cycle. This catches the water it uses to purge the tip and keep it clean. No need to even wipe down the tray.

La mejor inversión en cuanto a maquinas de espresso para principiantes.Tamaño compacto, calienta el agua en tres segundos, se puede programar.El plus es que se puede programar la espuma y lo caliente de la leche muy fácilmente (algo que nos ayuda a los que todavía no somos hábiles en esos menesteres).

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aun estoy empezando a usarla, los filtros son lo unico malo algo incomodos, claro es una maquina para uso domestico y no se puede exigir mucho, quizas sea cosa de acostumbrarse, por lo pronto le doy 4 estrellas porque si la maquina es bonita y los materiales se sienten bien, la usare un tiempo y volvere para actualizar mi calificacion.

Estoy escribiendo esta reseña justo después de un año, la máquina ha funcionado a la perfección, la curva de aprendizaje para preparar buenos cafés es como de 2 meses, yo nunca he usado el cremado de la leche automático porque quise aprender manual desde un inicio.Hay que limpiar el grupo bien y darle su mantenimiento cuando lo pide para que dure más.

I’ve thought long and hard about how to articulate this review as clearly and truthfully as I can.Ok, so I’m not predisposed to negative reviews but this overly expensive coffee machine is awful.The most important part of this machine is the troubleshooting manual. Keep it to hand - you will need it!The positives:1. It will make a nice cup of coffee*2. The cleaning capabilities for the wand are a good ideaThe negatives:1. True, it will make a nice cup of coffee…..IFIF you use the EXACT amount of coffee in the filter basketIF you don’t mind pressing the double cup 3 times to get a single espresso shot - even when you use the right amount and grind of coffee!IF the coffee machine doesn’t randomly go into cleaning mode (which it does even before forcing a clean every 200 button presses)IF you use ONLY the supplied milk jug. Using anything else causes the temperature sensor to fail, the steam will never stop and you milk will be boiled and overflowIF the aforementioned milk jug is placed EXACTLY in the perfect position to get the best contact with the milk temperature sensor2. As a practitioner of human centered design (making products intuitive and easy to use), I can tell you that this coffee machine is absolutely not easy to use. Too many failure modes, too many unintuitive error states and messages and good functionality ideas are executed poorly - example being the temperature sensor. It works but only IF you do 3 things perfectly first.2. The need for a cleaning cycle is too frequent. We are having to perform a cleaning cycle every 2 weeks! (And we aren’t coffee monsters!)3. Water wastage. The wand cleaning wastes SO MUCH water to perform. It could be done using much less4. The wand cleaning cycle is really messy. IF you position the drip tray in the PERFECT position, you might not have to clean your machine and own clothes from the spray back coming from the wand5. The wand cleaner is difficult to find, and beware! The sharp pin cover comes off really easily when you are unscrewing the wand tip. Have a bandaid to hand!In summary, can this machine make coffee? Yes BUT it isn’t easy to use, is highly temperamental and definitely NOT worth the money.…really wish I could get my money back…

Tengo una cafetera Phillips Saeco Poemia que me resuto muy buena, pero quise un paso más adelante. Preparar cafés con filtros desnudos y estuve leyendo "reviews" sobre las mejores cafeteras de esta categoría y estaba entre la Delongi Dedica y la Breville Bambino plus. Por lo que leí me convenció esta última. Conseguí el portafiltro desnudo y después de muchos intentos y errores por fin logré el café perfecto. Con el filtro desnudo uno debe modificar todas las variables principalmente el tiempo de tostado del café, el grado de molido y la presión con el tampón. Como comentario adicional, con la Saeco nunca pude espumar la leche. Con la Bambino Plus (que incluye la jarrita), no hay que saber nada. Todo es automático.Recomiendo esta cafetera. El único inconveniente es el precio.

Desde hacía meses estaba buscando una cafetera nueva para sustituir una Krups Gusto. Vi de todos tipos, desde las Oster de gama baja hasta las DeLongi superautomáticas. Ninguna me convencía porque no quería gastarme un dineral pero también quería una cafetera que diera una buena experiencia del café.La Bambino Plus cumple por mucho con su propósito. Entrega una taza bastante correcta, mejor que muchas cafeterías que no son de especialidad. La extracción es buena y la crema es consistente y duradera. La espuma de la leche es bastante buena y sedosa; ahora mismo estoy tratando de aprender arte latte.La cafetera es sencilla de usar. Seleccionas carga sencilla o doble de expreso y la máquina hace el resto. El espumador se puede usar de forma manual pero la función automática trabaja bastante bien y puedes escoger la temperatura y textura de la leche.Hay que jugar con la Bambino Plus los primeros días. Tienes que probar distintos tipos de molido hasta obtener el que buscas. Si es muy grueso, la extracción será pobre, aguada y sin crema. Si es demasiado fino entonces el agua no pasará porque la canastilla estará tapada. Con la leche es lo mismo: es importante probar con distintos tipos hasta encontrar la textura que buscas -la recomendación es que sea lo más entera posible y de preferencia esté fría-. Eso sí, la barita espumadora es bastante sensible. Si no la limpias al momento, la leche se seca muy rápido y tapa los orificios, que son realmente pequeños. Cuando notas que ya no espuma bien es momento de limpiarla a profundidad.La caja incluye varios accesorios de muy buena calidad, desde un portafiltros robusto con cuatro canastillas distintas hasta el tamper y una herramienta para asegurarse que la dosis de café es la correcta. También viene con pastillas de limpieza y descalcificador.Hasta ahora, el único punto negativo que encuentro es el precio. Aunque yo la encontré con descuento, se trata de cualquier forma de un gasto mayor. Ciertamente hay cafeteras que cuestan cuatro o cinco veces más y esta se encuentra en un rango intermedio de precios. Dependerá de la durabilidad del producto para saber si valió la pena.

The Bambino indeed has a super-fast startup time for both making espresso and steaming milk. A machine that starts up quickly is much less harmful for the environment than one that you need to leave powered up over night, which most of the higher-end machines do.While the Bambino does start up in 3 seconds, the instructions specify that run a single-cup cycle without the filter before actually starting to make your first shot. This is not going to slow you down if you start up your machine and hit the single shot button before grinding your beans, and the Bambino will be ready before you've finished tamping.I love the materials and the ease with which the base slides off for cleaning and back on again. It's got a deep tray for water so I haven't had any spills carrying it over to my sink.However, you should know before you buy that:(1) There's a good deal of necessary friction to overcome as the filter needs to lock in tight to be sealed under pressure, and the machine is so light that it will slide around your counter before accepting the filter. There's no handle to grab, so the only way I've been able to make this work is by wrapping my arms around the whole (fortunately small) machine. Don't welcome a Bambino into your home unless you're prepared to give it two bear hugs for every espresso you drink. (It gets easier--see update below. A commenter suggested using olive oil as a lubricant, which seems sensible since water boils at 100C and olive oil doesn't burn until ~190C.)(2) When the steamer self-cleans the tip of the wand, the initial spray often hits the edges of the hole it's supposed to land in. That initial spray contains milk that is being cleared, and the milk splatters. You'll need to keep the towel you used to clean the wand handy to play defense, and prepare to clean up splatter that you miss. Hopefully in v2 the hole will be slightly bigger and the alignment more precise. (Aside from this, the self cleaning function is great.)(3) The minimum amount of milk required to steam (the min line in the included steel milk jug) is a bit more than will fit in an 8oz mug, especially on the frothiest mode. Fortunately, I've not had any problems after filling a bit below the min line.I'd definitely buy this again as all the flaws are manageable and I love the quality of the espresso it creates, the ease with which it does it, the ease of cleaning, and the petite size. Having originally eyed the Barista Express, I have no regrets about getting a smaller machine that's easier to clean and starts up more quickly. If my grinder breaks, I can replace it without replacing my espresso maker, and vice versa. I also have no regrets about not getting a double boiler, as having two fast sequential steps (espresso and steam) is just as good as two slower parallel ones. If really I wanted to make multiple espressos faster, I'd get another filter unit so that I can grind one cup while another is brewing.- - - - -Update April 21 2020After a few months the group head started locking in with less friction (but still makes a good seal), and so the bear hugs are now optional.I recently had the chance to compare the Bambino with the Barista Express, which I bought as a gift for friends I stayed with for a week. The Barista Express is a more impressive looking machine, also worked beautifully, and when offered for less than the Bambino as it was in January, it might be a better value. The one feature I missed was the automated milk steaming on the Bambino. With the Bambino, I can start milk frothing and move to another task, but steaming is a strictly manual operation on the Express. While the Bambino has a manual option, if I wanted to steam manually, I confess that if I were steaming manually each morning, I'd much prefer the more spacious Express which provides a more ergonomic experience if steaming manually is important to you. The Bambino's automatic steaming does a great job, so manual vs. automatic may simply be a matter of preference.Only after a year into ownership did I re-read the part of the manual that mentioned tool for cleaning the four holes in the steam wand, hidden under the water tank. It's beautiful industrial design to embed useful but rarely-needed tools where nobody has to see them, but Breville was a little too successful in hiding from. Don't miss it. I had been using a needle from a sewing kit.When using the two-shot mode to make two small lattes, I found it helpful to have a 600ml (20oz) steaming pitcher so that I can steam enough milk for both. For shot glasses, I've come to greatly appreciate ones with spouts that help me cleanly pour the espresso shots into cup. I use these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GL55KSN.I've now descaled a few times. Step 8 in the manual instructs that "once the descale solution has been used up, the descale mode will pause." It will actually pause BEFORE all the descale solution has been used up. I believe you can just toss the remaining liquid left in your tank.After my second descale, the machine started barely producing any espresso during a cycle. I tried another descale, with no luck. Then I tried the instructions under "reset factory espresso volume settings" at the bottom right of page 17 of the manual and everything suddenly worked like new.