It’s the first thing I look forward to in the morning and fuels me throughout the day. I even turn to it for an afternoon pick-me-up. It’s warm, creamy and delicious. What am I?
C – O – F – F – E – E !
It’s no secret – I have a love affair with coffee. So, of course, I was delighted to try Breville’s Bambino™ Plus espresso machine. Who wouldn’t want to make delicious, premium quality coffee beverages at home?
I had experience using a premium espresso machine a few years back where I worked and loaded up on lattes several times a day. And since my husband is Italian, we had a vintage espresso machine passed down to us from family as well. We know what makes the perfect espresso! So we were both curious to see if the Breville Bambino™ Plus would fit the bill.
Breville Bambino™ Plus
This espresso machine arrived at our door right before Christmas, so over the holidays, I was able to set it up and try it out. I love that Breville Bambino™ Plus is a compact size as we don’t have a ton of counter space available. With a sleek stainless steel exterior, the machine is a beautiful addition to our kitchen.
Easy to use.
The Breville Bambino™ Plus is easy to use; it has three settings for temperature and frothing for milk if you’re making lattes or cappuccinos. It also comes with a single or double filter basket, along with a tamper and Razor trimming tool for easy measuring. We tend to use the double filter basket because we prefer our espresso long! The 54mm porta-filter with 19 grams is the key for full flavour and café quality coffee.
Warms up in 3 seconds.
It’s super convenient that you don’t have to wait for the machine to warm up before using; it’s ready to brew in three seconds. The Innovative Thermojet™ heating system achieves the optimum extraction temperature without the wait. The coffee temperature is perfect; the machine’s Digital Temperature Control (PID) delivers water at precisely the right temperature, ensuring optimal espresso extraction.
Froth milk like a Barista.
The automatic steam wand allows you to adjust the milk temperature and texture to suit your taste and makes barista quality foam. It’s also nice that the Bambino plus comes with a stainless steel milk jug!
The verdict.
So what do we think? My husband and I are impressed. The espresso has the perfect temperature, is nice and thick in texture and has the right amount of “schiuma” or crema/foam. Since I can’t have regular milk, I was surprised that the steam wand is able to froth my almond milk enough to resemble a regular latte.
I love that I can make espresso, cappuccinos and lattes within minutes. The only problem now is, trying to control how many I should drink a day! Breville has been successful at creating an espresso machine that honours Italian tradition my making café quality coffee.
If you haven’t had any experience as a barista, you’ll want to take a Breville’s Bambino™ Plus. And if you’re not sure which Breville’s machine is best for you, you can answer this fun quiz.
Enter to Win
I have partnered with the lovely people at Breville to give one lucky amotherworld reader their very own Breville Bambino Plus!
Please fill in the Rafflecopter below to enter. Open to Canada only until February 28, 2019. Good luck!
I received product from Breville Canada to review. As always the opinions expressed herein are my own.
317 Comments
A latte of course!! I really would enjoy this machine!
Omg this looks amazing! To have a coffee at home and not have to go out to get one would be so lovely.
A French Vanilla cappuccino is my favorite.
The right machine for me is the the Bambino™ Plus
What an amazing machine! I love espresso and cappuccino as well!! 🙂
The Breville Bambino Plus is the perfect machine for me, as it not only creates amazing hot beverages but it is space saving as well! 🙂
I like French Vanilla cappuccino.
The Bambino Plus looks good to me.
Hazelnut latte is my favourite.
My favourite is an espresso
I like vanilla lattes
For me it is definitely cappuccino…
Anything with espresso is great, but I’ve got a soft spot for a good latte.
MMM My fav is a latte! Thanks!
I done the lil quiz and mine was the the Barista Touch!!!
I am a coffee drinker but if I won this machine I would definitely experiment with it.
love caramel latte
I really love a good skim milk latte
Lattes are my favourite, although I like almost all coffee beverages aside from espresso (that is just too strong and too little for me – I like the process of drinking coffee for a long period and those little cups just don’t do it for me haha!).
Mocha’s are my fav!
I don’t think you can beat a good cappuccino.
I love lattes! and cappuccinos! and espresso! But lattes are my favourite.
I love flavoured lattes. Regular cappuccinos are just too strong for me so sometimes I just cheat and make them milder.
the Bambino™ Plus was the one recommended to me!
I love a good vanilla latte! Recently started Keto so I’ve had to change it up a little but it’s still my favourite.
Espresso for sure
i also like the The Café Roma
A good mocha.. or latte for me
The Café Roma™ nice and affordable
I like vanilla lattes the most.
My favorite coffee is the latte!
I love a great americano
Bahahaha, of course. I am paired up with the $1700 machine! The Dual Boiler™
French Vanilla cappuccino is my fave.
I love a good cappuccino
Amazing giveaway! :O My favourite coffee beverage is a latte, but I love all coffee <3
I love lattes!!!
I think the Breville Bambino would be best for me! It looks so amazing.
I mostly drink tea but I do enjoy the odd cappuccino.
I like lattes
I love a great latte
A latte is my favourite
I prefer Lattes
I love anything with caffeine lol no joke
I love Lattes
The verdict is mine
My husband would make a ‘flat white’, whatever that means! LOL
I love Vanilla Latte
I love a soy chai latte
I have recently discovered lattes and i love them. My husband being half Italian loves his espresso.
My favorite beverage is a chai latte. It’s my comfort drink. 🙂