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sage (breville) bambino plus

the £400 espresso machine that does the milk for you.

£449–£499released 2019

Sub-£500 entry espresso with autosteaming, fast heatup (3 seconds), and 4-bar pre-infusion. The machine most home espresso journeys start with.

what it does well

  • fast heatup (3 seconds)
  • autosteam is genuinely good
  • small footprint

where it stops short

  • no built-in grinder
  • limited temperature control
  • plastic build

specs

boiler
thermojet
pressure
9 bar
autosteam
true
water tank
1.4L
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