r/breville

Hey yall! Have had my barista pro for almost four years and it’s been wonderful. I had it dialed in perfectly with the internal burr set at 4 and the external dial on 2, using lavazza super crema and consistently got 38-42g in 27-30 seconds. The last few weeks it’s been pulling shorter and shorter with increased volume to over 50g in 23 or less seconds. I’ve put the internal grinder to the finest setting as well as the external down to 1. Have used 16-19g and still no success. Any advice for what to do? Or do I need to get a new grinder? Thanks so much.

Entirely satisfied by the grinder in the Oracle Jet but looking for a separate grinder to have both caffeinated and decaf beans available for milk based espresso drinks only. We don’t like sour/fruity espresso so tend to go for medium-dark roast for a drink that’s rounded, smooth, biscuity and chocolatey in flavour.

Looking for a grinder that’s comparable and if we should put the better (likely caffeinated) beans in the new grinder or keep the new grinder for decaf if it’s debatable whether better than the built in grinder.

For least friction while using, I’m eyeing up the Eureka Mignon Libra (grind by weight) grinder so it’s accessible for everyone in the household.

I've had this rig for a couple of months and it's been great up until this week. I'm getting 50 to 80 grams (ml equivalent I believe) from my 17 gram double shot. I've changed my grind but that's really no help. I can circumvent this by doing a manual pull but I shouldn't have to. I've done the volume reset several times to no effect.

After some struggle (see rant below if you like) I got registered and created a support case. I know it's a holiday weekend here so I don't expect to hear anything until into the work week.

Ranting:

>!I registered with Breville for support, and that website is awful. It look's pretty, but data validation and UI hinting are BAAAAAAAAD.!<

>!First, they want a 12 digit serial number even though my product has 17.!<

>!Second, the serial number is case sensitive. WTF? If "A" and "a" have different meanings in a database "number" field, your DBA needs to be shot.!<

>!Third, my product (Bambino Plus) doesn't have a "batch number." The field is enterable and you have to look really closely to notice that its outline and label are maybe 90% of the hue used everywhere else. So, it's optional. Nothing on the site says it's optional other than it being rather faint.!<

>!Bunch of idiots there on the web side of things. I hope their support personnel are better.!<

Just bought a brand new Bambino. Using the pressurized dual wall, every time I try to knock out my coffee puck the whole thing comes out (puck is stuck the the metal cup) of my portafilter. Is my dual wall or portafilter faulty? I end up have to dig at the metal cup to get the coffee puck out. It is quite annoying.

Is this a good stater for someone who has no experience making any quality coffee?