For those who are waiting on the Breville BES 920 to come on sale, maybe Aldi's offer could tempt you. Features include:
Made by Stirling
Stainless steel espresso machine with integrated burr grinder and 15 grind levels
Removable 250g bean hopper and powerful 360° swivel action steam wand
2.3L removable water tank
Includes tamper, portafilter with single and double filter baskets and milk jug
3 year warranty
Anyone have experience with this machine? Is it single or dual thermoblock?
You have 3 years to return it
They said it's a "Premium" product
So might come with 'pre'-leak
Colour me tempted. Would love to hear if anyone has any experience with the machine?
The grinder stopped grinding after about 2 months so I returned it and went with a Breville instead. The only positive was the Aldi return policy as the machine is very poor quality.
Seems like previously it had issues with the grinder stopping working. Apart from that reports were that it did an ok job.
Looks to be this machine by Sencor. Hard to find reviews for it, mostly sells in eastern Europe.
That said, it's an extremely generic design, could just be something straight from Alibaba
I hope Aldi ordered over 10 million units otherwise that's not much of a profit margin!
There's so much that can go wrong with coffee machines. They are also notoriously hard to make capable of producing good coffee at lower price ranges. Tbh there are known good-ish cheap brand name machines at $400+. This one seems like quite the punt given the lack of reviews available.
If it's the same machine as the previous deal then I'd avoid it and invest in something nicer.
Don't cheap out on these. Do it once do it right
Agree, got my Breville Barista Touch five years ago for $1200 and it still making great coffee today with no issues.
I got my breville dual boiler on sale for $999 and its been amazing. Such a great machine for the price.
i gave up on waiting for the sale, and bought a refurb 920 with all new bits posted for $600.
much better value than this machine
If your don't mind me asking…
Where from, please?
Did you look inside for any leaks or rust damage?
TA
I bought one from the Breville ebay store - https://www.ebay.com.au/str/brevilleaustralia
Wait for a 15%/17% off refurb sale and dive in. They don't seem to have a 920 at the moment but the stock changes quite a lot (I checked a few days ago and there was nothing but Bambinos). Comes with a 12 month warranty from Breville too.
Thanks you 😊
I got the Sunbeam Barista Max (EM5300) for around the same price when it was on sale (they come on sale semi-regularly).
Grand Total:
$399.90
That was in January 2022 and the machine hasn't had a single issue since.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Sunbeam-EM5300-Barista-Espresso-Ma…
Just get a reliable brand name one that you can contact or get replacement parts if any issues.
Whats your setup? My puck wet all the time:(
Watch some videos on YT if you're having problems with dialing in etc. It's very helpfull.
Try grinding it finer or putting more coffee in the basket (or using a smaller basket)
Got the same one (probably at the same time too) and can't fault it!
Damn maybe this IS a case of ‘looks good from far but far from good’
I’m still tempted especially with ease of warranty claim
This is a BES870 equivalent which can be had for $500 on sale. Save your pennies and wait for a deal on the BES870 if you’re contemplating this.
Keen to read comments from people that have bought one.
Often read comments on these deals from people that don't have one, commenting what more expensive coffee machine they have that they are happy with.
Copy pasta comment from previous deal:
"For what it's worth I've got the one without the grinder that the review in OPs post talks about. Have it for a few years and it's been going flawlessly paired with an old Breville dose control grinder. Got a bottomless portafilter/handle from aliexpress which has made cleaning easier. Also got a reusable filter screen, which we believe improves the pour, and keeps machine cleaner. Just my 2c that no one asked for."
Just fyi next time
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Manual says Espresso shots pull through at set temps of 65, 70 and 75 degrees on this machine. I believe the ideal espresso shot is 90+. Probably spend $399 on Breville bambino and use pre ground coffee until you can afford a grinder.
it’s cheaper, no i don’t want to pay a grand plus, yes aldi has like 3 yr return incase anything goes wrong
Bes870 reguarly comes on special for +/-$500. Is a much better machine than this.
Breville or Oracle or don’t bother. 😏
I strongly suggest that if you are happy to spend this on a machine to stretch your budget ever so slightly and get a decent brand one.
I reckon it will leak.