Barista Pro vs La Specialista Prestigio

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Home espresso machines with integrated grinders are a great and convenient way to enjoy espresso at home. And Breville and Delonghi have been market leaders in this segment for a long time. Today, we'll be looking at the Breville Barista Pro vs Delonghi La Specialista Prestigio to see which one will suit you best. Will you go with the Barista Pro, or the Prestigio? Stay tuned to find out!

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0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Design / Specs
1:44 - Build Quality
2:52 - User Experience
5:53 - Espresso Quality
8:31 - Steaming Performance
9:13 - Conclusion

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[rotator]

You can redistribute the dose manually and prevent further grinding by lifting the tamper handle slightly off the microswitch - I do that every time.

[krispykruzer]

I got a delonghi and after you’ve done the setup, it’s a one button affair.

I rarely change settings and when I do I enjoy it coz I’m connecting with the goods and finding the right setup. It’s manual and I like manual

[mia--ml]

Has been having the Barista pro for a few months. Enjoying every second of it. A great espresso machine that has all the basic features and at a reasonable price.

[caramelslice]

Exceptional video as per usual. The original la specialista was my first espresso machine which I very quickly outgrew. Moving to a barista express, then a dual boiler. Although the prestigio has brought in some good changes, I genuinely would recommend against the purchase of this machine if you are even the slightest espresso hobbyist. Despite, my strongly worded comments I should note that the machine did look beautiful and had a very durable build quality.

[b]

My delonghi LaSP must be a slightly new revision of that machine. The steamer is much wider and incorporates a choice of Flat White or Froth ring on the arm. Also there is a different button choice where yours has a coffee temp selection button. I agree with you on the hopper it sucks that all the beans go everywhere. Another annoying feature on the new revision is that the steamer auto times out, and the milk temp is low. You have to turn the knob back and then do it again. I personally have had no problems with the grinder setting choices and the tamper is great. The coffee is perfect for me, but it did take quite some time to get all the settings right. Also here in Australia the Delonghi is a few hundred dollars cheaper. I personally like the look of the Delonghi better as well. A very good video and I agree on many aspects you have mentioned

[TheOiftmtgnr]

Some reason...i love de'longhi. I bought my first "real" expresso machine in 2007... the de'longhi rialto. I still have it and still use it and still love it. To be honest...i now have 2 of them. The first one i bought for$1, 800 brand new from Starbucks. The 2nd one i bought from an appliance store that services my first one for $300 as a thank you for being a dedicated customer. I use the 2nd one in my shop/ barn (so i don't have to walk 200 feet to my house, lol). Anywho, I've been looking for an updated unit that might be a bit less noisy (grinding) with maybe more features. The only difference this de'longhi has are bigger quantities.... which are nice. But after your honest great review...i guess i need to wait a little longer to see what there next unit brings out.

[AlejandroPDX]

Wow. You were so nice to the DeLonghi! Haha great video. Breville wins in my book

[Denis-de]

Regarding the La Specialista Prestigio there actually is a way to grind, pull out to redistribute and tamp afterwards without turning off the machine. You just have to rotate the very left wheel (used for dose quantity) to the bottom left symbol. That avoids the auto grinding when putting in the portafilter.

[adrianvinersan]

i litterally was on the fence with both of them for months and eventully just went with the one that i got the best offer on
tbh i was ok to downgrade a bit the coffe for the simplicity of the delonghi
its really clean and fast to make with it and i drink a couple of coffes/day and i would really mind the mess and time for the breville

this really is a matter of preference as with the design (dont like the breville look )

[puretube]

Wow great video
This summed up my experience with my delonghi in a way I couldn't quite do myself. It was impressive in some areas but not the ones that actually mattered most

[pilfered]

You're putting some good work into your videos! I'm a fan of Breville and have been shopping an espresso machine for a while. Thanks!

[leamdown]

Regarding your comment of not being able to remove the coffee after grinding to redistribute:

- If you grind the beans, then after this has finished move the dose dial to the pre-ground setting, you can remove the portafilter to redistribute the grounds before replacing the portafiler to tamp (without it grinding again).

Only a small point, but important to note.

Thanks for the review!

[TomJones-txpb]

You do not have to turn off the DeLonghi to re-tamp. You could just move and leave leave the tamping lever to a vertical position, not returning it to the horizontal. That disables the grinder until the tamping lever is returned to its horizontal position. Personally I prefer to use a leveller/redistributer after which you may not even need to tamp if you have enough dose. The bean in the hopper thing is a bit annoying, but then when I used to use Breville grinders, removing the hopper was a pita to put back on anyway. For home use I see no advantage to having a lot of beans in the hopper in the first place. With the DeLonghi you can have just a few beans in the hopper and it will warn you if it think there are not enough beans to deliver a full dose. There is a huge benefit to consistent dosing. I had tons of settings on my Breville grinders but the setting had a lot of slop and tended to drift, so did not help much. I hated the slow Breville steamer because it introduced too much water into the milk. I find it interesting that this review managed to make it look like these feature differences favored the Breville.

[dombaker]

I am in the market for a coffee machine and although I drink long coffee more often than espresso, I am going to go with the Sage. I'm primarily interested in quality coffee and the Sage has more flexibility to deliver that. Also, plastic chrome and unintuitive controls are two of my pet hates on any appliance, particularly at this price point.

[itsmthb]

Good video.
I disagree on one point though: From a human interface point of view, it's not a draw at all.
The Delonghi only wins on having a one button push for making an Americano. The Breville wins on everything else.

[elchappo]

Now would it be better 2 get 1 of these 2 machines, or the gaggia classic pro with a grinder? All would be about same price

[albert-ozxu]

Nice review, bought one myself couple a months ago. No need to switch off the machine for tamping. Turn the knob to "dosing powder" then grinding is off :)

[Kallasticot]

In France you would pay up to 850€ ($923) for the Prestigio. In this price range, it is UNACCEPTABLE to have an imprecise grinder. Also I though it was all metal before I watched this video: covering plastic with fake chrome paint is so cheap, I can't help but despising them for such a low blow, how can you trust a brand after this? BTW in this price range you can buy a second hand Mignon grinder and a brand new La Pavoni or full-metal Lelit pl41+. No brainer. (thanks for this excellent video)

[didoprince]

Do you think the Breville Barista Pro is better than the original Delonghi La Specialista? Considering the Breville Pro is 265$ more expensive+ I've heard some pretty negative things about the Breville Pro machine