Barista Express Impress vs Touch Impress
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
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The Breville Barista Express Impress and the Breville Barista Touch Impress are two of the best beginner espresso machines to hit the market in recent years. But with a relatively significant price difference between then, many first time buyers may be wondering, which of these two home espresso machines will be best for them. So today, we'll be comparing the Barista Express Impress and the Barista Touch Impress to help you decide exactly that!
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0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Disclaimer
0:46 - Build Quality & Design
1:26 - Espresso Brewing
2:30 - Americanos
3:18 - Milk Steaming
5:07 - Conclusion
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Thanks for all the videos. Quite good quality and super clear
you forgot to mention, that the impress touch uses the Burrs from the new Baratza encore ESP wich is a really nice upgrade over the impress express! :)
This was one of the reasons I went with the touch impress for my purchase a few weeks ago.
@@Randomcharacters_ 👍🏻 everything done right 😬
@@Randomcharacters_ how do you like the machine?
@@gosman949 I’m really enjoying it, I upgraded from a Delongi ECP-3420 to this. The machine during initial setup literally holds your hand and makes it super easy. Once you dial it in with the appropriate grind size any one is able to walk up and use it. My wife who never liked using the Delongi is able to walk over to it every morning and make herself a Flat-white with no issues.
Super consistent machine, a little pricey but well worth it IMO so far.
Thanks for the great video !
Great video. I just bought the Express Impress and it makes amazing espresso
Just bought the express impress because of your video!! Thanks again. In Australia, the touch is about double. Not worth the difference imo.
Enjoy!
I need it
I’m a sucker for aesthetics. And the express impress looks awesome although I’m crying for the touch impress
Besides cost, I picked the Express Impress bc it has a heated brew group, which, according to some, yields a slightly tastier shot than the touch, which does NOT have a heated brew group. Did you notice any difference in taste between the 2 machines?
However, the fact that the touch impress nails it every time solidified my choice coming from the basic barista Express. After almost seven years of manual inconsistent pulls the touch impress' capabilities and features make it so easy and yet rewarding.
How do you find the hot water from the spout? I've been reading its not hot enough.
it would be nice to know the weight of the coffee in the puck after the machine is happy with the coffee load. Nobody measured this and its consistency
That is because it will greatly vary based on the density of the coffee used. A dark roast could be as little as 15g, and light roast up to 20g.
I tested consistency and it was within +/-0.5g
Great video. What cups / glasses are you using? A dedicated video would be awesome on this.
7 GREAT Cups for Coffee Lovers
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Am I right in saying you can also manually steam milk on the touch too?
That is correct, by pulling the steam are forward it goes into manual mode
Could you make a video of best coffee beans at the Supermarket please
Best coffee beans AREN’T at the supermarket. Find something local and freshly roasted!!
The ones found at the supermarket are stale although their expiry is in the future. What that means is loss in flavor properties and more CO2 release which result in bitter/sour tasting shots.
If I'm not mistaken, the Touch Impress also lets you steam the milk manually.
Correct!
As mentioned, we were just focusing on the differences in this video :)
@@LifestyleLab_ Indeed, Sir!💪💪
Is the grinder good enough or should I spend a little money and get a grinder as well?
The grinder is good enough.
If you’re considering buying and external grinder, I’d recommend going with the Bambino or Bambino Plus in that case :)
Thank you!
Is everything in the express impress the same as in the regular express on the inside?
no, there is a completly new heating system and a better grinder inside :) its a really nice machine, makes fun to use!
@@_Brewn really? Better grinder?
Heating system is the same as the Express. Still Thermoblock, not the new thermojet that is in the Touch, Pro, and Touch Impress
@@LifestyleLab_They state thermojet on their website 😉 So better heater and a better grinder.
@BlackbeardedPirate the Express Impress does not have thermojet.
Has only the express volumetric ?
No, they all do
@@LifestyleLab_ because the thirst generation without impress, barista touch, has only shot by timer.
@TechbuDe no, the barista touch is also volumetric.
The TOUCH model would create energy ££ savings each year!!?? Apparently far more energy efficient. Energy costs in the UK have gone through the bleeding roof in the last 18 months.
It is a more efficient heating system, yes.
I have the older 860XL and the grinder is so poor.
Good thing these are new 🙄
@@LifestyleLab_ it was poor new. How does the new grinder compare to a dedicated one? Still conical?
@AffinityPhoto the grinders have been improved since the generation of 870XL you’re referring to. Breville since acquired Baratza
Damn, that display has a lot of lag... thats a big turn off for me.
yes i've tested the impress touch from 2 differnet friends and the delay ist soooo bad in both the same :(
It’s not as smooth as say a display on a smartphone but it’s not bad in daily use as you aren’t swiping all the time.
@@Randomcharacters_ Put in some extra bucks and do it correctly. What does it cost, 5-600 bucks and it operates like it´s 2003.
They just copied from Delonghi Prestigio smart tamper.
from my experience and looking at "1 star" reviews after having problems, I'd say Breville Expresso models are practically designed to fail around end of warranty. If before warranty ends, Breville can be hard to deal with. If after, buy a new machine. Not good.
People exclaim "I'm already saving money" compared to going to coffee shop. Well, that won't be true if you have to buy another expresso machine every year or two!
I like some Breville product but will not buy any more expresso machines from them. I'm going to german or italian makers. Less automated but last!
When you sell as much volume as Breville does, there are bound to machines that fail early. Out of all the people who I know who own Brevilles, many of them are over eight years old and running perfectly fine.
@@LifestyleLab_ Ok. But based on my experience: 1) I'd rather spend $3k on a brand that will mostly likely last 10-30 years without fail than spend ~$1k and have a large risk of needing to replace it 5 or 15 times over the same period (and that's not counting the times that new Breville's fail within warranty and have to go back and forth to see if the consume gets one that works). 2) Breville has almost zero failures that can be repaired DIY. So when it fails, especially outside the short warranty, it's garbage. 3) I don't know a single person with a Breville expresso machine that claims it lasted "over eight years". Nor can I find a credible claim of surviving that long amongst 100's of reviews. 4) It's easy to find dozens of credible reviews about Breville expresso machines that failed between 6 months and 2 years of use. And almost none of those were happy with the Breville response.
And there absolutely nothing wrong with that! Just sharing my experience, that's what TH-cam is about :)
Now go address your other rude comment on my other video.
@@takenoshortcuts My Barista Express (it makes fantastic espresso for what it’s worth) failed within 6 months. Sent it out to be repaired under warranty. Customer service was very good. My only complaint was that I was without a unit for a month or 2 and they sent back the same unit. It did work but failed again after a year. This time I took it apart, don’t know what I fixed, but it started working again once I put it all back together. Only to fail again within a few months. This time i bought the Barista Touch and purchased the extended warranty from Best Buy. This way, if I have an issue, they just swap it out for a new one. I would’ve bought a different brand (like Delonghi) but almost everyone recommends Breville. So I’m hoping I just got a dud. For $800, I don’t expect 30 years, but 5 should be minimum, and 10 would make me very happy.