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Best Accessories for Breville Barista Express (Beyond Basics)
Best Accessories for Breville Barista Express (Beyond Basics)
The Breville Barista Express is one of the best beginner espresso machines you can buy. It has a built-in grinder, a steam wand, and enough control to pull genuinely good... Read more...
Two espresso portafilters, one 54mm and one 58mm, shown side by side on a wooden counter
54mm vs 58mm Espresso Basket: Which Size Do You Need?
If you've spent any time shopping for an upgraded espresso basket, you've probably run into a wall of conflicting advice. Some forums swear 58mm is "the real espresso size." Others... Read more...
Espresso shot showing channeling with a thin fast stream next to a properly extracted shot in a portafilter
How to Stop Channeling in Espresso (And Why Your Basket Might Be the Problem)
You dial in your grind. You weigh your dose to the tenth of a gram. You tamp level. And the shot still comes out fast, sour, and thin in the... Read more...
Best Espresso Basket for Breville Barista Express: 54mm Upgrade Guide
Best Espresso Basket for Breville Barista Express: 54mm Upgrade Guide
If you own a Breville Barista Express, Barista Pro, or Bambino Plus, you already have a solid machine. But the stock filter basket it ships with? That's often the weakest... Read more...