Breville
Breville Dual Boiler
Excellent
Our score: 80 / 100
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What we like
- True simultaneous brew-and-steam thanks to genuinely separate boilers, not a shared thermocoil pretending
- PID temperature control with user-adjustable setpoint, not just a fixed factory number
- Commercial 58mm portafilter with adjustable pre-infusion pressure, rare at any price below true commercial gear
What we don't
- Price and footprint both put it well outside "casual buyer" territory
- Still no built-in grinder, so the real cost includes a serious grinder to match its ceiling
Specifications
| Type | Semi-automatic |
|---|---|
| Boiler type | Dual stainless steel boilers — separate dedicated brew and steam boilers |
| PID control | Yes |
| Pressure | 9-bar commercial pump |
| Pre-infusion | Yes |
| Built-in grinder | No |
| Portafilter | 58 mm commercial |
| Water tank | 84 oz (2.5 L) |
| Dimensions | approx. 15.3 in W x 14.8 in D x 15.7 in H |
| Warranty | 2-year limited |
How it compares
Breville Dual Boiler vs. similar espresso machines.
| Specification |  | Breville Barista Express | Breville Bambino Plus | Gaggia Classic Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our score | 80 | 81Best | 77 | 77 |
| Type | Semi-automatic | Semi-automatic espresso machine | Semi-automatic | Semi-automatic espresso machine |
| Boiler type | Dual stainless steel boilers — separate dedicated brew and steam boilers | — | ThermoJet thermocoil | — |
| PID control | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| Pressure | 9-bar commercial pump | 15 bar | 9 bar with automatic pre-infusion | 15 bar |
| Pre-infusion | Yes | — | Automatic | — |
| Built-in grinder | No | Yes — conical burr | No | No |
| Portafilter | 58 mm commercial | — | 54 mm stainless steel | 58mm commercial |
| Water tank | 84 oz (2.5 L)Best | 67 oz | 64 oz | 71 oz |
| Dimensions | approx. 15.3 in W x 14.8 in D x 15.7 in H | — | 7.7 x 12.4 x 12.3 in | — |
| Warranty | 2-year limited yrBest | — | 2 yrBest | — |