Breville Barista Pro vs Breville Barista Touch BES880BSS

Home baristas who want a fast, all-in-one espresso machine with an integrated grinder and minimal wait time

Scores higher on shot quality & extraction, value for money.

A household where more than one person makes milk drinks and nobody wants to learn to steam

Scores higher on steam power & milk texturing, ease of use & learning curve, workflow & ergonomics.

• +A 3-second warm-up from the ThermoJet system, against roughly 120 seconds on the Mattino
• +A 30-setting hardened steel conical grinder, PID, and an LCD shot clock
• +Low pressure pre-infusion then 9 bar extraction, with single and dual-wall baskets and a bottomless option available
• +A 2 litre tank and a two-year warranty

• −$849.95 against a $699.99 median
• −A manual steam wand, where the Barista Touch at $987.99 automates it
• −Not plumbable, so the tank is filled by hand

• +Hands-free milk texturing with 8 texture levels and a temperature you choose between 104F and 167F.
• +A 30-setting hardened steel conical grinder built in, dosing to Breville's stated 18g.
• +ThermoJet heating that Breville publishes as reaching extraction temperature in 3 seconds.
• +Two-year warranty, double the one year Breville gives the Barista Express and the Infuser.
• +Five preset drinks plus eight you can create, name and save.

• −$999.95, which buys a super-automatic that also pulls the shot for you.
• −A 54mm portafilter, not the 58mm commercial size, so accessories are less interchangeable.
• −The tamp is still manual, so the one step most likely to ruin a shot is left to you.
• −Breville publishes no pre-infusion pressure and no shot volumes, only the 9 bar extraction.