$799 or $749 if you have the amex offer saved to your card, link below
Amex Spend $350 get $50 credit
credit to Fishclip pointing out the HN price on another post
Breville BES920 Dual Boiler $799 Coffee Machine ($749 with AmEx) @ Harvey Norman
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possible been a few $799 deals lately
$699 using two HN AMEX cards
Good Machine - Been using it for a while. I recommend the Cafetto EVO 500g cleaning powder - Cheapest cleaning option. Cost me about $17 and you will get around 200 cleans. The Charcoal filters are better purchased in bulk from eBay (I bought my last ones from US I think at half the local price delivered)
Before purchasing this I would investigate the deals with the 20% off ebay mothers day code. There are a few in this price range, including the delonghi prima donna which is a good machine now selling at around 50% off. Sorry can't link as I'm on a work computer
I would not buy a delonghi coffee machine over a Breville…
This particular model is one of (if not) the best consumer espresso machines you can buy without going to one of the Italian brands… and then you start to lose some features at the same price range.
This is a great buy, even better if you use 2x Amex cards; but only if you're serious about your coffee (and are using fresh / freshly ground beans).
Great machine until they breakdown and nearly all of them breakdown. Given the regular price drops lately I suspect a new model is coming. Tempted to buy a spare but will wait until my current BES920 fails again (already rebuilt once just before warranty expired.
nothings built to last these days, always buy with a credit card that gives an extra year warranty, plus you have consumer warranty
Yep new model has been rumoured since late last year. The replacement for the Oracle (IIRC) is already out in the wild, with a touch screen built in, so I expect whatever replaces this will have something similar.
And yes, these are (very good) appliances, so when they break down they're rarely worth fixing. That said, $799 is the correct price to pay for one.
You'd think this and more particularly the 980/990 models (RRP $2500-3500) would be prime candidates for statutory warranty repairs for a few years past the Breville 2 year warranty.
And it's for this reason I'd recommend a Rancilio Silvia or an equivalent from Lelit in the same price range - they're actually built to last. The amount of them that come up for sale 5+ years beyond their manufacture date is a testament to their longevity.
Agreed that Rancilio Silvia and Lelit machines are built to last, but they are also a much simpler design and require more effort to use. To get the best out of those machines you need to temperature surf the boiler thermostat. Also making multiple cups takes a long time due to raising the boiler temperature for steaming milk. I had a Nemox Fenice (very similar to Silvia) for 10 years before buying a BES920 this time last year. The Breville is much easier to use and has superior temperature stability. The bonus is my wife can now make a great coffee too. The Breville's twin boilers makes producing multiple cups a breeze. I do still have my Nemox just in case!
All part of the fun in my opinion. Can always PID the Silvia if you choose and the steaming only takes about 30 seconds to heat up.
Ive had my BES900 since 2011 - only had an issue once within warranty. Definately showing signs of age, pre infusion pump is a bit iffy, but I can tell you that the equivalent Italain would have had at least one boiler replacement by now….
Mine is still working after 5 years. When it breaks I might upgrade to the Jura.
I'm not sure if an automatic Jura is an upgrade
I bought this machine years ago and the coffee I made was never as good as the retail store. Fed up and distraught I continued to waste money on $5 flat whites until I decided once and for all I need to OzBargain my caffeine addiction and find out why my coffee sucks. I spent hours reading and researching and discovered the reason why store coffee tastes so much better. The reason? They get fresh roasted coffee daily and as soon as they open a packet up, they use it all. Leaving coffee beans even in a container will often make it lose 50% of its oils due to light, oxygen and Co2. So, if you want good coffee, make sure you always consume coffee beans within a week, otherwise they start tasting bitter. There are special coffee bean canisters you can buy (Search for AirScape Steel on Amazon) that suck out all the air to preserve the coffee, but even these will generally last 2 weeks max. In addition, watch this video on how to make the perfect coffee froth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dATG3QXaLkY). My coffee has improved 100% now after I learned that to make good coffee you need to ensure 1) Upon opening up any coffee bag, must be consumed within the week or 2 weeks if using canister. This applies to coffee beans. If you use ground coffee, they go bitter even FASTER! 2) Grinder must be good (Get a Breville grinder). 3) The way you froth the milk needs to be done right (see video). 4) Put your coffee in a Yeti tumbler or Yeti lowball (you can get chinese ripoffs at half the price on ebay). It stores your coffee hot for hours and is easy to clean.
If you are buying beans from a supermarket, consider that they would have most likely been roasted at least 4 weeks prior. They are already aged when you open them, sometimes months old. I have been buying my beans direct from a roaster for 10 years. There is no substitute for freshly roasted beans. In fact the beans that I buy are at their peak taste around 1 week after roasting, then slowly decline over the next 4 weeks. By this time I need another bag anyway. If you are in SE Melbourne get beans from Bennetti Coffee in Clayton. I would suggest not using a vac canister to store beans - it is not possible to remove the air to prevent oxidisation. All that will be achieved is to lower the pressure around the beans so that they lose even more of the volatile oils that are best kept in the bean.
+1 Yes freshly roasted beans would be best, but it can be expensive compared to supermarket. I too thought the vac canister would be better as it sucks air out, but this review seems to indicate they are both basically the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyl_rbc-aXI i got the non-battery version because it seems some vac canisters run out of battery after a month and break down easier (moving parts).
Listen to Huzz, don't buy supermarket beans no matter what they claim or how tempting the price is and don't vacuum seal your beans
Any beans that don't list the roast date should be avoided. Manna Beans and mycuppa both sell a variety of quality fresh beans online. Find someone to split an order with if you don't think you'll go through 2-3kg before they get past their prime. Expensive compared to supermarket beans but cheap compared to buying a $5 coffee.
There are plenty of storage options out there but one of the simplest and cheapest is to keep them in the original bag (squeeze the air out) to reduce contact with the air and store the bag in a light proof airtight container to reduce temperature and humidity changes. Not a lot can be done if you're in a hot humid climate but maybe a big arse Thermos flask to keep the temp stable? Vacuum sealing just sucks the oils out.
Good beans don't have to be expensive. As mentioned, I buy my beans from Bennetti Coffee in Clayton, SE Melbourne. They are only $20/kg, freshly roasted and wholesale price to the public. They will even make you a coffee to test the beans you are buying. I can't recommend them highly enough. No I don't work there!
hey can you show me the yeti knockoffs ive been wanting one for ages
does it have a screw top?
Seems to be $999 now, what a shame. Noticed the Oracle is $1999 with $200 EFTPOS card included, also a good deal! Especially if you have 4 Amex cards registered, you'd get $200 back from Amex. That takes the Oracle (the new one with touch screen) down to an effective outlay of $1599.
Clearance? Another model coming?