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Breville BES870SLQ The Barista Express Coffee Machine - Salted Liquorice $599 + Delivery (Free C&C) @ The Good Guys

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Breville BES870SLQ The Barista Express Coffee Machine - Salted Liquorice $599 + Delivery (Free C&C) @ The Good Guys
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iheartbargains on 18/11/2021 - 21:17 thegoodguys.com.au (1791 clicks)

Not the cheapest but still a good deal for this popular coffee machine.

It's part of their Black Friday Sale.

Also available via The Good Guys eBay

Breville Barista Express in Salted Liquorice BES870SLQ
This Breville coffee machine features an espresso maker, so you can make speciality coffees easily. It features a 2 litre capacity. Also, the Breville BES870SLQ's steam wand allows you to create foaming milk for macchiatos and lattes. It has a grinder and a frother. Serve up many mugfuls of refreshing, hearty coffee with the Breville coffee machine's 2 cup brewing capacity. It's good for taking it easy on your budget by making your own coffee.

This is part of Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals for 2021
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  • Bargainolic on 18/11/2021 - 21:22

    How is this better than the sunbeam barista max?

    • Aureus on 18/11/2021 - 21:29
      +2

      I would save the money and go Sunbeam.

      Main issues with the Sunbeam is it seems to be less reliable and the grinder makes a mess when you use it. But it is cheaper and IMO makes better coffee.

      • Aureus on 18/11/2021 - 23:06
        +1

        Wonder if the people negging me have actually used both machines.

        • admira on 26/11/2021 - 10:02
          +1

          I have a sunbeam, have used the Breville… he pressure gauge is useful but once you get into your routine then not really required. Reliability would be the big thing. I have a friend who has used his breville for 4+ years no problems, I've been through 2 sunbeam barista max in 2 years and this one is starting to leak from places it shouldn't (same as the last one). I've been descaling, cleaning it, taking care of it … so that would be the big differentiator. For a machine that offers customisable preinfusion, temperature control of the shot, variable dosing… its a good price point. Just it might stop working after about 1.5 years.

          Others talk about the grinder being messy, I don't find that being a huge difference.

    • timliu1996 on 18/11/2021 - 21:29
      +2

      They’re not even close

      • Bargainolic on 18/11/2021 - 21:39
        +2

        Care to elaborate?

        • mjwills on 18/11/2021 - 21:51
          +1

          The Sunbeam is far inferior is the general view.

          • AsahiConnect on 18/11/2021 - 22:07
            +6

            @mjwills: had both - sunbeam internals broke after 1 and a half years causing a short circuit and our switched to trip. half the house would not have power each time we pressed the shot button….. contacted them and they refused to solve the issue. Bad quality control and aftermarket support. have this exact model of brevile 4 years down the track and perfect.

            • DaddysBelt on 20/11/2021 - 15:43
              +1

              @AsahiConnect: Funnily enough we had a different Sunbeam coffee machine which also short circuited. Never again

    • youfnc on 18/11/2021 - 22:36
      +3

      I have this at home and the Sunbeam at work. Honestly, they have both been flawless. I have hammered both for about 2 years.

      My only real criticism of the Barista Max is that the grinder is slower than the Breville and can be a little messy when grinding

      I'd go with the Breville mostly because I find the pressure gauge useful, I think its a better looking machine to have on display and i like the tap and go feature so I don't have to stand there holding down the portafiler.

      • Bargainolic on 19/11/2021 - 12:13
        +1

        Any difference in the output coffee?

        • youfnc on 19/11/2021 - 15:05
          +1

          Nah I wouldn't be able to tell the difference if you blind folded me.

    • Scantu on 27/11/2021 - 22:49

      sunbeams r ugly

  • dkausa on 18/11/2021 - 21:23
    +1

    How does the colour salted liquorice differ from non-salted liquorice? Is this just marketing adding value?

    • drogba on 18/11/2021 - 21:36
      +1

      It might have specks in it as opposed to plain black

  • JoKing on 18/11/2021 - 21:23

    How would this compare to the Breville Bambino Plus? Ignoring the grinder.

    • mjwills on 18/11/2021 - 21:52

      This lacks the automated milk frothing of the Bambino Plus. Bambino Plus lacks the pressure dial.

      • pizzaguy on 18/11/2021 - 22:04

        Automated milk frothing > pressure gauge.

        • JamesWan on 19/11/2021 - 08:22

          Hey! Care to elaborate on what you mean by automated milk frothing? I thought both of them have manual stream wands

          • pizzaguy on 19/11/2021 - 09:30
            +1

            @JamesWan: You put Bambino Plus' wand in the milk and leave to froth it. No need to hold the jug and keep the wand at the right angle.

          • TheyCallMeMike on 25/11/2021 - 22:48
            +1

            @JamesWan: The Bambino Plus can froth milk either manually or automatically. When frothing automatically, the jug is placed on the drip tray, where a thermal sensor detects when it's hot enough and automatically stops frothing. The machine has buttons to control the milk temperature and frothiness (3 levels each). In my experience, the automatically frothed milk is pretty good - but I still froth mine manually because it's easy. In hindsight I would have been happier with the cheaper regular Bambino (which is almost identically except it lacks the automatic milk frothing).

            Other than the Bambino Plus having automatic milk frothing and the Express having a grinder built-in, they produce basically the same cup of coffee. Between the two, I prefer the Bambino Plus because it's smaller and lighter. The grinder in the Express is OK, but I prefer to have a (better) separate grinder. The Express really shines as an all-in-one if you have the tabletop space for it.

            If you do buy a Bambino Plus, be prepared to buy unpressurised (single wall) baskets separately. The Bambino Plus only comes with pressurised (dual wall) baskets. You can buy unpressurised baskets direct from Breville for about an extra $10 each. The Express includes both pressurised and unpressurised baskets.

    • FindMeADeal on 18/11/2021 - 22:20
      +1

      I liked the Bambino plus and grinder pro combo as a setup concept until I went into a store and tried using bambino plus…. Because of it's compact size and not much place to hold it, it's not easy to work it.. the machine will move very easily. That's the only reason am looking for a more bulky machine now.

      • JoKing on 18/11/2021 - 22:29

        Yeah okay, I kind of saw that when I was in store too. But I dont have much bench space so I may just have to work with or maybe put some rubber feet on the bottom to help the stickyness.

        • TheyCallMeMike on 25/11/2021 - 22:49

          I have a Bambino Plus at home. Other than having to lightly hold it while inserting or removing the portafilter, I haven't had any issues with its weight. I live in a small apartment, so the compact size is an advantage for me.

  • FormulaWon on 18/11/2021 - 21:30
    +1

    Can be had for $545 on TGG Commercial.

    • FindMeADeal on 18/11/2021 - 21:35

      How does the warranty works on GG commercial?

      • Thypeople on 18/11/2021 - 22:09
        +1

        Same as normal good guys. You get a full tax invoice as normal. So you can take it back to a store or call them.

  • FindMeADeal on 18/11/2021 - 21:38
    +3

    Am holding on for a deal on Barista Pro

    • sonivEX on 18/11/2021 - 21:42
      +4

      You won't regret it. The Pro is way better.

    • tirami on 19/11/2021 - 15:53

      Same here!

    • omguleh on 21/11/2021 - 11:35

      Same here.

    • staz on 22/11/2021 - 14:20

      Likewise!

    • frforreal on 24/11/2021 - 11:53

      know anyone that works at JB? Had a friend that was able to sort me $650 2-3 months ago

      • FindMeADeal on 24/11/2021 - 12:07

        wow… Nice… Nopes unfortunately not.

  • jonathonsunshine on 18/11/2021 - 21:40

    never heard coffee described as refreshing before…

  • monkeyer on 18/11/2021 - 21:48
    +7

    Cheaper on Good Guys eBay with ebay plus - $569.05

    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Breville-BES870SLQ-Barista-E…

  • laudalashun on 18/11/2021 - 22:29
    +1

    Been waiting for a good deal on pro. Hopefully there are some during boxing day sales.

  • Anders on 18/11/2021 - 22:47
    +2

    Wait for a deal on the Pro people (or better yet, dual boiler)! The difference is huge. This machine is overpressurised out of the factory and means you're extracting coffee at well over 9 bars (we're talking like 11-15 bars). In fact, if you have this machine, you should try extracting your entire coffee using the pre-infusion pressure, set to run as long as you can. It'll be better.

    Why so much pressure? My guess… it's to make shit supermarket coffee "look" better because it can compress the crap out of the puck and flow somewhat like good coffee, but it'll taste like licking coal. It's also to regulate the temperature through the thermal coil so it doesn't overheat.

    The pro uses as pump closer to 9 bar, and also a better water heating system. It's far superior at making respectable espresso.

    • madturbo123 on 18/11/2021 - 22:52

      I've got a dual boiler and I haven't seen my machine pull close to 9 in a long time. Even with my grinder as fine as possible. I regularly rescale and clean my machine. Only drama I've ever had was the cracked filter under the shower screen as mentioned in below comment.

      • Anders on 18/11/2021 - 22:59

        Sounds like your OPV is set too low, or there's a leak, if you didn't change anything else. The former you can fix easily with Google. The latter you can investigate and hope it's not a split boiler. Listen close for any hissing or odd smells when the machine is heating up.

        Or you're just grinding coarser, be it your grinder losing alignment/sharpness over time, or your coffee changing origin/freshness.

  • madturbo123 on 18/11/2021 - 22:47

    My bes920 which I love is starting to producing sour/bitter expressos. I've tried to adjust the temp, grinds, different Beans to no avail. It all started when the plastic filter under the shower screen (where portafilter locks into) cracked and I replaced with a new one. I think it's time for a new machine.

    • Anders on 18/11/2021 - 22:50

      I assume you've performed clean and descale cycles?

      What grinder?

      • madturbo123 on 18/11/2021 - 23:02

        Yes very regularly. I have the sunbeam em0480 I believe.

  • Archi on 18/11/2021 - 23:50
    +1

    There is the exact same machine that comes with the extra stainless milk jug that has a temperature gauge on the outside which I find useful. Different people have different tolerance to heat. The thermometer allows for same temp everytime o matter who is making the coffee.

    Got ours for the same price at Costco about a year ago

  • Dollar bill on 19/11/2021 - 14:35
    +3

    Just picked one up and asked about the gold service extras. Got theee years of gold service for $75 and for whatever reason this brought the machine to $499. $574 total!

  • BlackSheep on 20/11/2021 - 11:15

    Same price at JBHIFI

  • Archi on 22/11/2021 - 13:17
    +2

    same as costco, except with the temperature gauge milk jug
    https://www.costco.com.au/warehouse-savings_P4W1-2

  • krushgroove on 26/11/2021 - 11:14

    If you buy the BES870BSS and BES870BKS you can currently redeem a promotion on the Breville website for a gift pack which includes coffee beans and a 'Roaster Online MasterDemo'. NOTE that the promo does not apply to the machine in this post which is the BES870SLQ.

    • Scantu on 27/11/2021 - 22:51

      I'm not going to say any more than… just upload your receipt.

      Just upload your old receipt from 3 years ago. With the CRN/Red model. Get free beans. Allegedly. I didn't tell you.

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