Hey guys,
This is my first post, so hi!
I have been reading lots on this site over the last 2 days (instead of actually working today haha).
Im currently looking to upgrade from my Nespresso machine (please dont shoot me!).
It feels like its on its way out and starting to have issues. The coffee isnt overly good but I really like the convenience.
I dont have a hell of a lot of bench space and I am usually doing 5 things at once so being able to make a fast coffee is what I am looking for. I jumped on here to create this thread to try and get some advice on what would suit my scenario, so here goes.
I would like a machine that doesnt take long to heat up so I can bang out a long black / ristretto fairly quickly. I do drink milk drinks (Soy) but literally 95% of the time at home it will be black. Space in the kitchen is pretty limited so I cant have a massive machine especially when you couple it with a grinder.
I have been looking at the Breville Barista Express because of its all in one style system. It is a thermoblock which isnt as good as the boilers as far as I am aware, but it wont take any time to heat up, is that right? Checked out the grinder against the Breville Smart Grinder and they seem to have the same burr in them, but the barista express cant do the coarse stuff for like a french press. This made sense consdering theres no point going that coarse for the machine its built into.
The second option at the moment is a fully auto machine. I havent done much research on these, but considering im doing long blacks I thought I may be able to get away with it? In the perfect world I would love a fully auto that didnt cost the earth and made a good cup and had a decent grinder, but I dunno if there is such a thing! One i have checked out is the Delonghi Magnifica, not sure how it actually goes though. I wish I could get a cup out of a few of these autos to see what its like!
So that's where I am at now. I have sent a "quote form" off TWICE today and had no response from the sponsors which I thought was a bit weird. Anyway, sorry for waffling on, so that's my story! Love to hear what you guys think / recommend.
cheers
Jacob
This is my first post, so hi!

I have been reading lots on this site over the last 2 days (instead of actually working today haha).
Im currently looking to upgrade from my Nespresso machine (please dont shoot me!).
It feels like its on its way out and starting to have issues. The coffee isnt overly good but I really like the convenience.
I dont have a hell of a lot of bench space and I am usually doing 5 things at once so being able to make a fast coffee is what I am looking for. I jumped on here to create this thread to try and get some advice on what would suit my scenario, so here goes.
I would like a machine that doesnt take long to heat up so I can bang out a long black / ristretto fairly quickly. I do drink milk drinks (Soy) but literally 95% of the time at home it will be black. Space in the kitchen is pretty limited so I cant have a massive machine especially when you couple it with a grinder.
I have been looking at the Breville Barista Express because of its all in one style system. It is a thermoblock which isnt as good as the boilers as far as I am aware, but it wont take any time to heat up, is that right? Checked out the grinder against the Breville Smart Grinder and they seem to have the same burr in them, but the barista express cant do the coarse stuff for like a french press. This made sense consdering theres no point going that coarse for the machine its built into.
The second option at the moment is a fully auto machine. I havent done much research on these, but considering im doing long blacks I thought I may be able to get away with it? In the perfect world I would love a fully auto that didnt cost the earth and made a good cup and had a decent grinder, but I dunno if there is such a thing! One i have checked out is the Delonghi Magnifica, not sure how it actually goes though. I wish I could get a cup out of a few of these autos to see what its like!
So that's where I am at now. I have sent a "quote form" off TWICE today and had no response from the sponsors which I thought was a bit weird. Anyway, sorry for waffling on, so that's my story! Love to hear what you guys think / recommend.
cheers
Jacob

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