Barista Express Impress vs Touch Impress

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The Breville Barista Express Impress and the Breville Barista Touch Impress are two of the best beginner espresso machines to hit the market in recent years. But with a relatively significant price difference between then, many first time buyers may be wondering, which of these two home espresso machines will be best for them. So today, we'll be comparing the Barista Express Impress and the Barista Touch Impress to help you decide exactly that!

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0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Disclaimer
0:46 - Build Quality & Design
1:26 - Espresso Brewing
2:30 - Americanos
3:18 - Milk Steaming
5:07 - Conclusion

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[_Brewn]

you forgot to mention, that the impress touch uses the Burrs from the new Baratza encore ESP wich is a really nice upgrade over the impress express! :)

[PotatoEbiFry]

Just bought the express impress because of your video!! Thanks again. In Australia, the touch is about double. Not worth the difference imo.

[JuanMartinez-jpdo]

Thanks for all the videos. Quite good quality and super clear

[martyg.]

Besides cost, I picked the Express Impress bc it has a heated brew group, which, according to some, yields a slightly tastier shot than the touch, which does NOT have a heated brew group. Did you notice any difference in taste between the 2 machines?

[adrianl]

Great video. I just bought the Express Impress and it makes amazing espresso

[yxinz]

I’m a sucker for aesthetics. And the express impress looks awesome although I’m crying for the touch impress

[Floppyrom]

it would be nice to know the weight of the coffee in the puck after the machine is happy with the coffee load. Nobody measured this and its consistency

[patrickdesouza]

How do you find the hot water from the spout? I've been reading its not hot enough.

[Albertojedi]

If I'm not mistaken, the Touch Impress also lets you steam the milk manually.

[MichaelReall]

Could you make a video of best coffee beans at the Supermarket please

[geekanoids]

Great video. What cups / glasses are you using? A dedicated video would be awesome on this.

[nhuk]

The TOUCH model would create energy ££ savings each year!!?? Apparently far more energy efficient. Energy costs in the UK have gone through the bleeding roof in the last 18 months.

[gladiator]

Am I right in saying you can also manually steam milk on the touch too?

[takenoshortcuts]

from my experience and looking at "1 star" reviews after having problems, I'd say Breville Expresso models are practically designed to fail around end of warranty. If before warranty ends, Breville can be hard to deal with. If after, buy a new machine. Not good.
People exclaim "I'm already saving money" compared to going to coffee shop. Well, that won't be true if you have to buy another expresso machine every year or two!
I like some Breville product but will not buy any more expresso machines from them. I'm going to german or italian makers. Less automated but last!

[MCPAN]

Is the grinder good enough or should I spend a little money and get a grinder as well?

[lubenzz]

Is everything in the express impress the same as in the regular express on the inside?

[AffinityPhoto]

I have the older 860XL and the grinder is so poor.

[mcdus]

Damn, that display has a lot of lag... thats a big turn off for me.