The Breville Touch (as well as the Touch Impress, the Pro and the Bambino) uses ThermoJet heating system. Essentially it's a thinner, more efficient thermo-block: the water flows through a hot metal coil. It is not a single boiler system! It has no cup warmer nor heated group head and portafilter because there's nothing hot inside the machine when it's idling. However, you can still brew and steam milk back-to-back because water is heated and ready in just a few seconds.
True, it doesn’t have a ‘boiler’ as you’d find in traditional machines, however you can’t simultaneously steam milk and pour a shot of coffee, which you can do with dual boiler machines. Streaming the milk while your shot is pouring it’s very helpful. Having said that, the 3 second warm up of the thermo jet is really good.
The fact that you did that all with one hand is amazing. 0_0 I saved up for a while to be able to purchase the Sage/Barista Touch so I really want to get my time and money's worth and this video helped me a lot! Much thanks.
There is a way around the blast. You need to start the wand then when it spurts out under 4 secs then stop it put your cup under it again and start. It won’t spurt water out. You need to do it like under z4 secs.
Yes- I just find the touch screen isn’t the best interface for this, it takes a few seconds to get going. Other machines seem to allow a quicker full pressure blast of steam. But it’s a minor gripe, and it still gives a decent microfoam
If you’re after a more hands on semi automatic machine like this, the 2 obvious choices in this price range are the Barista Touch or the DeLonghi La Specialista. The DeLonghi is generally about £100 cheaper, and does have the advantage of a dual boiler and an auto tamper, but on the downside it only has 6 grind settings as opposed to the 30 on the Barista Touch, which is pretty much a deal breaker unless you use the savings on a separate grinder. It also lacks the Touch screen and auto milk steamer. If you want a more automated experience, the Gaggia Cadorna Prestige is a great option in this price range.
Hi, great video. Made my first decent coffee from your video. I don't seem to get as much coffee out as you did though. Question, for drinks like americano cafe crema etc, do you just add hot water instead of milk? Thanks a lot!
Glad it was helpful. I’ll put up another video on tips soon, having spent some time now with it. For Americanos, I put in the water first (into a pre-warmed mug), then a double shot of espresso on top. The coffee going on top gives a bit of a crema on top, which improves the mouth feel of the drink.
Awesome thanks a lot. Bought it for the wife for Christmas and spent the afternoon cursing! All my coffee was bitter but following your video I noticed I wasn't grinding enough coffee in. Cool ill subscribe to your channel then :)
It's good to see someone getting good coffee from their Touch machine. Having recently purchased a Barista Touch I've wasted a couple of hours and 350g of Monmouth coffee, however the shots are either too fast or too slow. More a case of bean to sink than bean to cup! Certainly, I should have started with supermarket branded coffee. I have tried the regular steps: 1. Weighing the coffee bean input and grind output before pulling a shot. 2. Use of a distributer tool, standard tamper and also a palm tamper. 3. Adjusting burr settings. I'll give it another week and if no success this machine is going back! Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks.
Consistency is key. Keep weighing the coffee. Always pull through a shot of water before making your first coffee to warm the machine up. Keep using the distributor tool, but tap the portafilter beforehand to settle the ground coffee. Try to keep your process the same each time. If you have pulled the correct amount of espresso, stop the extraction- even if it was too fast, then set the grind a notch lower for next time.
I looked at these and the sage oracle on the John Lewis site , some good reviews but alarming how many new machines reported as broken and replaced and or rubber seals failing and dumping water on elect components so failing the machine …I’d quite like a Sage Oracle but have been put off spending £2k seeing all the comments about Poor reliability…..no comments from Sage in response to such reviews is worrying so don’t think I’m in a rush to buy till I see some more positive comments on reliability
Probably sensible. I can’t comment on the Oracle, but the Barista Touch has never put a foot wrong with me in 2 1/2 years of fairly heavy use. John Lewis and Sage offer a 2 year warranty as standard, which should offer some peace of mind of you do decide to go for one.
The one big thing safe has to do is for this machine and up they need to put in a better grinder. It’s not bad but to really dial in on flavor you need another grinder like I do I have the baratza sette 270 Wi. Listen the built in grinder isn’t a slouch but clumps a lot.
The 270 WI is a good piece of kit, but it all comes down to budget. Personally, if I was going to spend £500+ on a grinder, I’d get a different espresso machine too. The Barista Touch has a decent grinder for the price, but a with everything, it’s a compromise between performance and cost.
th-cam.com/video/60RQmVvDFr4/w-d-xo.html Watch my top top tips video. Don’t measure the volume out as the crema will make this difficult- measure the weight, and go for a 2:1 ratio of weight out to coffee in.
Great review. Thanks. If you’re better off frothing the milk yourself and if you don’t need all the personalized settings on the touch screen, what does this unit have over the less costly Barista Express? Also, a criticism of this unit is that you cannot get the water hot enough for a good shot. I read that a lot. Have you had that issue? Thanks again for the great video!
Extremely valid points about the Barista Express. It will create just as good coffee as the touch, and costs a lot less. One advantage of the Touch, is that it is easier for other people to use, and saves time if you’re in a rush or just can’t be bothered doing it yourself. With regards to the water heating- the other big advantage of the Touch, is that it the PID heats up in only 3 seconds from turning on. I think where most people go wrong, is that they just put the first shot from cold, and whilst the water is hot from the boiler, it then goes through all the cold metalwork etc before getting to the coffee. For this reason, you should pour some water through before pulling your First shot. There is also a temperature setting in the settings menu that some people may not be aware of. Having done this, I haven’t had any issues with the temperature, although it’s possible some people who complain had a faulty machine I suppose.
It’s not possible to completely delete them unfortunately. If you press and hold the button for one of the preset drinks, let’s you ‘edit or reset’ the settings for that drink, so you can adjust the brew time, milk texturing and amount of water. If you do this to a custom drink you get the ‘edit or delete’ options, but not with the preset ones.
@@davewellscoffee Thanks for replying. When I did that, it asked me to save it as a new drink, so I ended up with more drinks on the screen. Any work around it?
@@California007 you can delete the new drink you created, just not the presets. I only have 1 ‘custom’ drink, and just tweak the presets to my liking. Annoyingly, it doesn’t save the grind settings as part of the drink, it always just uses the previous grind setting
Hi Dave, hope your well. I’ve got a quick question that’s picking my brains since owning the barista touch, when I’m pulling a double shot should i be pressing the single brew or double brew option on screen? :/ Thanks!
@@davewellscoffee thanks for the quick reply! so what is the difference between single and double when it comes to brew time? As it still allows me to set a custom time for single or double brew
@@junedahmed3433 you can set a custom time with either, which kind of negates the difference, but I think the default single/double setting uses volume rather than brew time. The problem is you can’t adjust it, so you’re better off setting a time and using that. Set the time to max while you’re setting it up, and manually stop the extraction by pressing the button when you get to 36g of espresso. If this took 25-35s, then set the time it took as the brew time. If it was way shorter/longer, adjust the grind size and try again until you’re in that 25-35s range to get a 2:1 ratio.
Thanks for the great info. I am researching the Touch. Are the preset recipes meaningful? Since Latte, Cappuccino and Flat White depend on the ratio of the espresso and the milk, how does the preset programming help the user to make Latte, Cappuccino and Flat White differently? All videos I researched so far just show brewing 1 or 2 shots espresso, then add the milk. The machine has no control the amount of milk to add.
This is a really good question. With regards to the espresso, the settings are shared across all of the recipes, so if you change grind size, brew time or go from single to double, it changes that setting across all drinks. To be fair, it’s not as stupid as it sounds, as you pretty much need the same espresso in any of the drinks, and if you change beans, you wouldn’t want to have to go in and change settings for each drink. The machine has no control over how much milk you put in the jug, but you can set the temperature and ‘frothiness’ for each recipe individually. So your cappuccino can have a frothier texture than your flat white etc. this is great if you are going to use the automation. Having said that, you can get better milk texture by doing it manually, but it’s clever, especially for any users who can’t be bothered to do it manually. Finally, some drinks add in hot water, such as a long black (basically americano), and you can preset how much water is used based on the size of your cups, which is also useful. So to sum up, the recipes are useful, especially when you are new to the machine, but because it’s only a semi automatic machine, you are almost as quick to do it manually and get better results. Hope that helps
Thanks for a great review. Just got this machine and the hot water dispenser stream is weak and moves around and splashes water. Is this normal? Even just using the hot water to pre warm a cup it sputters a bit and has a weak stream. 40 sec yields 4oz, but it makes a mess.
The hot water isn’t particularly fast, but mine doesn’t sputter and make a mess. I rarely use it, (just for the odd americano) but when we had an issue with the kettle, I used this machine to make tea. It took 1 minute per cup, which is pretty slow, although this was almost as quick as waiting for the kettle to boil I suppose. To pre warm the cup, I usually use the main coffee brew function, as this heats up the shower screen etc, which helps with the subsequent shot of coffee. This can splash slightly too depending on your cup. This isn’t very helpful, but I suspect there *probably* isn’t anything wrong with your machine.
Hi, we have Breville Barrista touch 880 model. It works perfectly except for the the top quarter of the LCD touch screen, which is unresponsive. We tried to do a factory reset but the button is on the top right corner and now we are stuck .Does anyone please have any solution we can try? So far we unplugged and left for a long time, we disconnected and reconnected the lcd screen but no luck. If you have advice on this we will appreciate it. We love our Breville and use it daily! We look forward to use it and it’s our way to bless people!
Hi Dave. Great review and good to see a proper cup of coffee! I didn’t know the trick with the grinder. I have a question I hope you can solve! I bought my touch in 2018 and it has worked without problems. I maintain it on a monthly basis. Yesterday everything worked normal; I did a cleaning and descaling procedure and changed the water filter. As I have done so many times before! After that the machine did not work!! It won’t take in water and gets very hot on the right top. I have no idea what happened and have tried everything including to reset to factory. It’s a very expensive machine and I am a bit chocked it can only last 3 years plus I miss my latte!!! 😰
Gutted! First off, the warranty period varies depending where you are in the world, so it’s worth checking with Sage/Breville whether it is still covered. While you’re doing that, switch the machine off, unplug it and empty the water tank. Have a good check around to make sure the filter is fitted correctly, no obvious leaks and all seals are in good condition etc. same goes for the rest of the machine. After it’s had a few hours to cool down, try it with a fresh tank of water- if there’s a problem, it’s unlikely to have gone away, but sometimes overheating will cause a temporary shut down, which might have cleared. If you’re still having problems, if you were still covered under warranty, I’d definitely be going down that route. If you’re out of warranty, I’d still email them- they may be able to help or offer a reasonable repair service. If that doesn’t help, either take the machine to a local repair shop, or if you’re confident, open her up and see if there’s anything obvious going on inside. Again, you’re looking for seals or o-rings that need replacing, or any components with visible faults. Good luck- hope your machine is working again soon…
Hi Dave. Thanks for reply 👍 I don’t have warranty on the machine, since it’s 3 years old. It doesn’t seem to have any water leaks anywhere and i did turn off the machine and left it for 12 hours - but everything is the same. When I push the bottom under the tank water do come out, so it must be the water filling inside the machine that is the problem. Hoping you had heard about this issue, but thanks for troubleshooting 👍
@@shjcph sorry, I’ve not come across this issue before. I’d be tempted to take it apart and have a look inside of your out of warranty. Best case- it’s an easy fix. Worst case, take it to a repair shop.
Hi Dave, i am seeing rerence to top burr in relation to going size.. what have i missed.. i am about to invest after my Delonghi out lived its use by date.. rubbish reliability… Dave I’ve just watched the top burr video …..
Hi Ken, adjusting the top burr is just a way of making large scale adjustments to grind size. The wheel on the side of the machine makes very small adjustments to the size of the grind. Basically, if the grind is way off, you can make a large adjustment by changing the top burr setting to get it in the right area, then fine tune using the dial on the side. You shouldn’t have to keep changing the top burr- that’s just one thing that can be necessary during set up.
Hi! Just wondering what is the upper burr set to? What about the brew temperature, is this set to ideal? Struggling to get a good shot from my barista touch... Thanks!
I had to adjust the top burr down to 4, which now means I use a grind size between 8 and 13 depending on the coffee. It does seem that there are sometimes variations between machines though; so what works for me may not work for you. Basically, if you’re always using a grind size of 1-2, adjust the top burr down. If you’re always right at the course end of the scale, adjust the top burr up, this should keep you in the middle of the game to allow adjustments. I have my temperature set to ‘high 1’. The most important thing with the temperature though is to pull a dummy shot before your first espresso to warm everything up.
Hi Dave, I’ve noticed my espresso is not really got enough. Have you checked the temp of yours in the cup. I warm up the brew head and even changed to the hottest setting. I’m not sure where they are getting 200 degrees F because I consistently get around 147-153. I can drive to *$ and back 10 minutes later and it is still hotter.
What sort of drink are you making? The espresso in a large drink makes up a relatively small proportion of the drink, so if the drink is too cold, it’s more likely the milk/water. With a pre-heated cup and portafilter I’ve never found the espresso cold (the brew temp is on high 1).
@@davewellscoffee I meant, what temp is the shot supposed to be before adding milk. Or even just the water out of the brew head. I also noticed if I reset back to default factory settings it will do a purge and says caution water can be hot but mine is cold even in the water spout.
@@Dawn2820 it’s really hard to measure accurately, as it cools very quickly, but using a meat thermometer, I measure 75°C (167°F in old money) collected at the group head- I’m not sure what temperature it would be as it hits the group- obviously higher than that, and it certainly shouldn’t be cold. Although 200 F might be a stretch
How’s the coffee you’re getting out? Usually, sloppy pucks are due to the grind being too fine, but the dose and freshness of the coffee also affect it. Perhaps try increasing the grind size by a small amount and see what difference that makes.
The only variants I am aware of are the UK ‘Sage’ branded version of the machine, and the ‘Breville’ machine, which is marketed in the rest of the world. It’s essentially the same machine, but witha different intro screen. I guess they figured us brits would buy more machines if Heston Blumenthal put his name to the brand with his line of Sage products. The other one that looks very similar is the Barista Pro, which does exactly the same, but has a blue LCD screen and lacks some of the pre-set ‘recipes’ and smart milk frothing wand. Also the Oracle touch looks similar but is a bit bigger and twice the price. It has automatic tamping and a dual boiler.
Hello. I also have the barista touch. I noticed that you have a coffee book next to your machine. Where did you get it from? I would love one. Thank you. And I love your accent 😊
I used up to the min line on the jug, which is about 150ml cold milk. With a 36g double espresso shot, that is about perfect for a 260ml cup once the milk has been frothed.
I had to adjust the top burr down to 4, which now means I use a grind size between 8 and 13 depending on the coffee. It does seem that there are sometimes variations between machines though; so what works for me may not work for you. Basically, if you’re always using a grind size of 1-2, adjust the top burr down. If you’re always right at the course end of the scale, adjust the top burr up, this should keep you in the middle of the game to allow adjustments.
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@@davewellscoffee my top burr is 4 but grind setting is 6 what do you think? Am i wrong? Or is it possible like that? Its looking good for me.
@ if it’s making good coffee honestly I’d leave it. True, it’s not quite in the middle of the range, but you still have a fair bit of adjustment finer if needed. You may need to adjust down the line as the machine wears, but I’d leave it for now
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Bought the machine and for it yesterday and felt swamped. This video really helped with a lot of things I encountered
The Breville Touch (as well as the Touch Impress, the Pro and the Bambino) uses ThermoJet heating system. Essentially it's a thinner, more efficient thermo-block: the water flows through a hot metal coil.
It is not a single boiler system! It has no cup warmer nor heated group head and portafilter because there's nothing hot inside the machine when it's idling. However, you can still brew and steam milk back-to-back because water is heated and ready in just a few seconds.
True, it doesn’t have a ‘boiler’ as you’d find in traditional machines, however you can’t simultaneously steam milk and pour a shot of coffee, which you can do with dual boiler machines.
Streaming the milk while your shot is pouring it’s very helpful. Having said that, the 3 second warm up of the thermo jet is really good.
The fact that you did that all with one hand is amazing. 0_0 I saved up for a while to be able to purchase the Sage/Barista Touch so I really want to get my time and money's worth and this video helped me a lot! Much thanks.
There is a way around the blast. You need to start the wand then when it spurts out under 4 secs then stop it put your cup under it again and start. It won’t spurt water out. You need to do it like under z4 secs.
Yes- I just find the touch screen isn’t the best interface for this, it takes a few seconds to get going. Other machines seem to allow a quicker full pressure blast of steam. But it’s a minor gripe, and it still gives a decent microfoam
Thanks, am looking into buying a new espresso machine and this was a really useful video.
Clearly explained, detailed and informative thank you! Wonder what alternatives are at this price point so will start reading
If you’re after a more hands on semi automatic machine like this, the 2 obvious choices in this price range are the Barista Touch or the DeLonghi La Specialista. The DeLonghi is generally about £100 cheaper, and does have the advantage of a dual boiler and an auto tamper, but on the downside it only has 6 grind settings as opposed to the 30 on the Barista Touch, which is pretty much a deal breaker unless you use the savings on a separate grinder. It also lacks the Touch screen and auto milk steamer.
If you want a more automated experience, the Gaggia Cadorna Prestige is a great option in this price range.
Great video, thank you!
Hi, great video. Made my first decent coffee from your video. I don't seem to get as much coffee out as you did though. Question, for drinks like americano cafe crema etc, do you just add hot water instead of milk? Thanks a lot!
Glad it was helpful. I’ll put up another video on tips soon, having spent some time now with it. For Americanos, I put in the water first (into a pre-warmed mug), then a double shot of espresso on top. The coffee going on top gives a bit of a crema on top, which improves the mouth feel of the drink.
Awesome thanks a lot. Bought it for the wife for Christmas and spent the afternoon cursing! All my coffee was bitter but following your video I noticed I wasn't grinding enough coffee in. Cool ill subscribe to your channel then :)
@@jamestaylor1794 butter could be your extraction time too long
If your using pressurized baskets grind dosnt matter that much, you need to tube a bit. If it’s un pressurized then your grind and tamp matters a lot.
It's good to see someone getting good coffee from their Touch machine.
Having recently purchased a Barista Touch I've wasted a couple of hours and 350g of Monmouth coffee, however the shots are either too fast or too slow. More a case of bean to sink than bean to cup! Certainly, I should have started with supermarket branded coffee.
I have tried the regular steps:
1. Weighing the coffee bean input and grind output before pulling a shot.
2. Use of a distributer tool, standard tamper and also a palm tamper.
3. Adjusting burr settings.
I'll give it another week and if no success this machine is going back!
Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks.
Consistency is key. Keep weighing the coffee. Always pull through a shot of water before making your first coffee to warm the machine up. Keep using the distributor tool, but tap the portafilter beforehand to settle the ground coffee.
Try to keep your process the same each time. If you have pulled the correct amount of espresso, stop the extraction- even if it was too fast, then set the grind a notch lower for next time.
Dave, thank you. Today I finally pulled a 36g shot using the factory set 30secs! Perfect 👍🏻👍🏻
I looked at these and the sage oracle on the John Lewis site , some good reviews but alarming how many new machines reported as broken and replaced and or rubber seals failing and dumping water on elect components so failing the machine …I’d quite like a Sage Oracle but have been put off spending £2k seeing all the comments about
Poor reliability…..no comments from Sage in response to such reviews is worrying so don’t think I’m in a rush to buy till I see some more positive comments on reliability
Probably sensible. I can’t comment on the Oracle, but the Barista Touch has never put a foot wrong with me in 2 1/2 years of fairly heavy use.
John Lewis and Sage offer a 2 year warranty as standard, which should offer some peace of mind of you do decide to go for one.
The one big thing safe has to do is for this machine and up they need to put in a better grinder. It’s not bad but to really dial in on flavor you need another grinder like I do I have the baratza sette 270 Wi. Listen the built in grinder isn’t a slouch but clumps a lot.
The 270 WI is a good piece of kit, but it all comes down to budget. Personally, if I was going to spend £500+ on a grinder, I’d get a different espresso machine too. The Barista Touch has a decent grinder for the price, but a with everything, it’s a compromise between performance and cost.
Hi, great video :). How many ml of coffee do you get? I seem to get alot more coffee than you - what do I do wrong?
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Watch my top top tips video. Don’t measure the volume out as the crema will make this difficult- measure the weight, and go for a 2:1 ratio of weight out to coffee in.
Nice review! Thank you
Great review. Thanks. If you’re better off frothing the milk yourself and if you don’t need all the personalized settings on the touch screen, what does this unit have over the less costly Barista Express? Also, a criticism of this unit is that you cannot get the water hot enough for a good shot. I read that a lot. Have you had that issue? Thanks again for the great video!
Extremely valid points about the Barista Express. It will create just as good coffee as the touch, and costs a lot less. One advantage of the Touch, is that it is easier for other people to use, and saves time if you’re in a rush or just can’t be bothered doing it yourself.
With regards to the water heating- the other big advantage of the Touch, is that it the PID heats up in only 3 seconds from turning on. I think where most people go wrong, is that they just put the first shot from cold, and whilst the water is hot from the boiler, it then goes through all the cold metalwork etc before getting to the coffee. For this reason, you should pour some water through before pulling your First shot. There is also a temperature setting in the settings menu that some people may not be aware of. Having done this, I haven’t had any issues with the temperature, although it’s possible some people who complain had a faulty machine I suppose.
@@davewellscoffee most helpful. Thank you!
Great review. How do you delete the factory preset drinks you don't use off the screen?
It’s not possible to completely delete them unfortunately. If you press and hold the button for one of the preset drinks, let’s you ‘edit or reset’ the settings for that drink, so you can adjust the brew time, milk texturing and amount of water. If you do this to a custom drink you get the ‘edit or delete’ options, but not with the preset ones.
@@davewellscoffee Thanks for replying. When I did that, it asked me to save it as a new drink, so I ended up with more drinks on the screen. Any work around it?
@@California007 you can delete the new drink you created, just not the presets. I only have 1 ‘custom’ drink, and just tweak the presets to my liking. Annoyingly, it doesn’t save the grind settings as part of the drink, it always just uses the previous grind setting
Nice review. Love your accent btw
Hi Dave, hope your well.
I’ve got a quick question that’s picking my brains since owning the barista touch,
when I’m pulling a double shot should i be pressing the single brew or double brew option on screen? :/
Thanks!
Double - although even better if you set a custom brew time; then you can adjust it if you need to.
@@davewellscoffee thanks for the quick reply!
so what is the difference between single and double when it comes to brew time? As it still allows me to set a custom time for single or double brew
@@junedahmed3433 you can set a custom time with either, which kind of negates the difference, but I think the default single/double setting uses volume rather than brew time. The problem is you can’t adjust it, so you’re better off setting a time and using that.
Set the time to max while you’re setting it up, and manually stop the extraction by pressing the button when you get to 36g of espresso. If this took 25-35s, then set the time it took as the brew time. If it was way shorter/longer, adjust the grind size and try again until you’re in that 25-35s range to get a 2:1 ratio.
Thanks for the great info. I am researching the Touch. Are the preset recipes meaningful? Since Latte, Cappuccino and Flat White depend on the ratio of the espresso and the milk, how does the preset programming help the user to make Latte, Cappuccino and Flat White differently? All videos I researched so far just show brewing 1 or 2 shots espresso, then add the milk. The machine has no control the amount of milk to add.
This is a really good question. With regards to the espresso, the settings are shared across all of the recipes, so if you change grind size, brew time or go from single to double, it changes that setting across all drinks. To be fair, it’s not as stupid as it sounds, as you pretty much need the same espresso in any of the drinks, and if you change beans, you wouldn’t want to have to go in and change settings for each drink.
The machine has no control over how much milk you put in the jug, but you can set the temperature and ‘frothiness’ for each recipe individually. So your cappuccino can have a frothier texture than your flat white etc. this is great if you are going to use the automation. Having said that, you can get better milk texture by doing it manually, but it’s clever, especially for any users who can’t be bothered to do it manually.
Finally, some drinks add in hot water, such as a long black (basically americano), and you can preset how much water is used based on the size of your cups, which is also useful.
So to sum up, the recipes are useful, especially when you are new to the machine, but because it’s only a semi automatic machine, you are almost as quick to do it manually and get better results. Hope that helps
Thanks for a great review. Just got this machine and the hot water dispenser stream is weak and moves around and splashes water. Is this normal? Even just using the hot water to pre warm a cup it sputters a bit and has a weak stream. 40 sec yields 4oz, but it makes a mess.
The hot water isn’t particularly fast, but mine doesn’t sputter and make a mess. I rarely use it, (just for the odd americano) but when we had an issue with the kettle, I used this machine to make tea. It took 1 minute per cup, which is pretty slow, although this was almost as quick as waiting for the kettle to boil I suppose.
To pre warm the cup, I usually use the main coffee brew function, as this heats up the shower screen etc, which helps with the subsequent shot of coffee. This can splash slightly too depending on your cup.
This isn’t very helpful, but I suspect there *probably* isn’t anything wrong with your machine.
Hi, we have Breville Barrista touch 880 model. It works perfectly except for the the top quarter of the LCD touch screen, which is unresponsive. We tried to do a factory reset but the button is on the top right corner and now we are stuck .Does anyone please have any solution we can try?
So far we unplugged and left for a long time, we disconnected and reconnected the lcd screen but no luck. If you have advice on this we will appreciate it. We love our Breville and use it daily! We look forward to use it and it’s our way to bless people!
Hi Dave. Great review and good to see a proper cup of coffee! I didn’t know the trick with the grinder. I have a question I hope you can solve! I bought my touch in 2018 and it has worked without problems. I maintain it on a monthly basis. Yesterday everything worked normal; I did a cleaning and descaling procedure and changed the water filter. As I have done so many times before! After that the machine did not work!! It won’t take in water and gets very hot on the right top. I have no idea what happened and have tried everything including to reset to factory. It’s a very expensive machine and I am a bit chocked it can only last 3 years plus I miss my latte!!! 😰
Gutted! First off, the warranty period varies depending where you are in the world, so it’s worth checking with Sage/Breville whether it is still covered.
While you’re doing that, switch the machine off, unplug it and empty the water tank. Have a good check around to make sure the filter is fitted correctly, no obvious leaks and all seals are in good condition etc. same goes for the rest of the machine.
After it’s had a few hours to cool down, try it with a fresh tank of water- if there’s a problem, it’s unlikely to have gone away, but sometimes overheating will cause a temporary shut down, which might have cleared.
If you’re still having problems, if you were still covered under warranty, I’d definitely be going down that route. If you’re out of warranty, I’d still email them- they may be able to help or offer a reasonable repair service. If that doesn’t help, either take the machine to a local repair shop, or if you’re confident, open her up and see if there’s anything obvious going on inside. Again, you’re looking for seals or o-rings that need replacing, or any components with visible faults.
Good luck- hope your machine is working again soon…
Hi Dave. Thanks for reply 👍 I don’t have warranty on the machine, since it’s 3 years old. It doesn’t seem to have any water leaks anywhere and i did turn off the machine and left it for 12 hours - but everything is the same. When I push the bottom under the tank water do come out, so it must be the water filling inside the machine that is the problem. Hoping you had heard about this issue, but thanks for troubleshooting 👍
@@shjcph sorry, I’ve not come across this issue before. I’d be tempted to take it apart and have a look inside of your out of warranty. Best case- it’s an easy fix. Worst case, take it to a repair shop.
Hi Dave, i am seeing rerence to top burr in relation to going size.. what have i missed.. i am about to invest after my Delonghi out lived its use by date.. rubbish reliability… Dave I’ve just watched the top burr video …..
Hi Ken, adjusting the top burr is just a way of making large scale adjustments to grind size. The wheel on the side of the machine makes very small adjustments to the size of the grind. Basically, if the grind is way off, you can make a large adjustment by changing the top burr setting to get it in the right area, then fine tune using the dial on the side. You shouldn’t have to keep changing the top burr- that’s just one thing that can be necessary during set up.
Hi! Just wondering what is the upper burr set to? What about the brew temperature, is this set to ideal? Struggling to get a good shot from my barista touch... Thanks!
I had to adjust the top burr down to 4, which now means I use a grind size between 8 and 13 depending on the coffee. It does seem that there are sometimes variations between machines though; so what works for me may not work for you. Basically, if you’re always using a grind size of 1-2, adjust the top burr down. If you’re always right at the course end of the scale, adjust the top burr up, this should keep you in the middle of the game to allow adjustments.
I have my temperature set to ‘high 1’. The most important thing with the temperature though is to pull a dummy shot before your first espresso to warm everything up.
Hi Dave, I’ve noticed my espresso is not really got enough. Have you checked the temp of yours in the cup. I warm up the brew head and even changed to the hottest setting. I’m not sure where they are getting 200 degrees F because I consistently get around 147-153. I can drive to *$ and back 10 minutes later and it is still hotter.
What sort of drink are you making? The espresso in a large drink makes up a relatively small proportion of the drink, so if the drink is too cold, it’s more likely the milk/water.
With a pre-heated cup and portafilter I’ve never found the espresso cold (the brew temp is on high 1).
@@davewellscoffee I meant, what temp is the shot supposed to be before adding milk. Or even just the water out of the brew head. I also noticed if I reset back to default factory settings it will do a purge and says caution water can be hot but mine is cold even in the water spout.
@@Dawn2820 it’s really hard to measure accurately, as it cools very quickly, but using a meat thermometer, I measure 75°C (167°F in old money) collected at the group head- I’m not sure what temperature it would be as it hits the group- obviously higher than that, and it certainly shouldn’t be cold. Although 200 F might be a stretch
Once I brew there's a puddle of coffee in the puck not sure what I'm doing wrong?
How’s the coffee you’re getting out? Usually, sloppy pucks are due to the grind being too fine, but the dose and freshness of the coffee also affect it. Perhaps try increasing the grind size by a small amount and see what difference that makes.
Same…
I’v noticed the screen is different to other reviews I’v seen ? Is there another model ??
The only variants I am aware of are the UK ‘Sage’ branded version of the machine, and the ‘Breville’ machine, which is marketed in the rest of the world. It’s essentially the same machine, but witha different intro screen. I guess they figured us brits would buy more machines if Heston Blumenthal put his name to the brand with his line of Sage products.
The other one that looks very similar is the Barista Pro, which does exactly the same, but has a blue LCD screen and lacks some of the pre-set ‘recipes’ and smart milk frothing wand. Also the Oracle touch looks similar but is a bit bigger and twice the price. It has automatic tamping and a dual boiler.
I'm still learning how to use my machine. When you weigh your coffee after grinding, what's the weight I should looking for?
Found the answer on one of your other videos! They're so helpful, nice one!
Glad you found it helpful. Enjoy your coffee!
Hello. I also have the barista touch. I noticed that you have a coffee book next to your machine. Where did you get it from? I would love one. Thank you. And I love your accent 😊
Hey, the book is called Coffee Art, by Dhan Tamang. It’s available on Amazon 😊
@@davewellscoffee Thank you
Same, I was eyeing that coffee art book up too…my attempts at art so far have amounted to very lob-sided smiley faces🥴
how many ML milk you put
Depends what drink you’re making, but around 150ml for a flat white for me. That’s about to the min line in the jug.
Typo……hot enough
A maximum temp of 70°C with the brew temp set to maximum.Dude, you don't know what awful coffee you make
How much milk ml ?
I used up to the min line on the jug, which is about 150ml cold milk. With a 36g double espresso shot, that is about perfect for a 260ml cup once the milk has been frothed.
Whats your burr setting?
I had to adjust the top burr down to 4, which now means I use a grind size between 8 and 13 depending on the coffee. It does seem that there are sometimes variations between machines though; so what works for me may not work for you. Basically, if you’re always using a grind size of 1-2, adjust the top burr down. If you’re always right at the course end of the scale, adjust the top burr up, this should keep you in the middle of the game to allow adjustments.
@@davewellscoffee my top burr is 4 but grind setting is 6 what do you think? Am i wrong? Or is it possible like that? Its looking good for me.
@ if it’s making good coffee honestly I’d leave it. True, it’s not quite in the middle of the range, but you still have a fair bit of adjustment finer if needed. You may need to adjust down the line as the machine wears, but I’d leave it for now
Is there a burr size besides grind size?