Sage the Dual Boiler Espresso Machine, Coffee Machine with Milk Frother, BES920UK - Brushed Stainless Steel, Silver

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A PID is a game-changer if you prepare specialty coffee, which is sensitive to slight differences in brew temperature. This plastic part is actually quite sturdy, I wouldn't imagine it would need changing within a few years. This is the right kind of espresso machine for me, in fact, I'm keeping the machine I've used for reviewing as my main home espresso machine.

How easy they've made everything via the LCD, such as changing brew temperature, setting the preinfusion time and power, re-setting the shot button times or volumes if you choose to switch it to volumetric. As the industry is so fast-moving, we aim to keep our content fresh, updating our articles at least twice a year. Usually I rinse/boil the machines (coffee, kettle) after similar products 3-4 times before using them again.As you'll know if you've read my other reviews, I review stuff very honestly, and I can always find the warts to make my reviews “warts ‘n all” – so far, I've never reviewed an espresso machine without being able to find some not so good stuff to talk about. One of the opportunities this presents is to allow you to pull what is generally referred to as “Slayer like” shots, even without doing any modding. Several service engineers have told me that the Dual Boiler is a good machine but there is only one appointed Sage service agent who also deal with all warranty work but I cannot even find out who they are. I'll talk a bit more about this later, but by using the auto-on function and being a little bit more organized, this auto-off function could be a very good thing for the environment, although that's not what I muttered under my breath the first time it turned itself off ;-).

So this is a machine that you could start with, and grow with – rather than starting with a more entry-level machine and then upgrading. If you’re not familiar with prosumer espresso machines, let me tell you this is a HUGE selling point for this machine. By the way, just to add at this point, in case you weren't aware and/or if you didn't read this earlier in this post, what we know as Sage Appliances in the UK is known as Breville in most other countries, they sold the brand name in Europe in the 80s which is why we know of a different Breville here.I've read a few complaints online about bigger issues, usually outside of warranty, and in many cases, I suspect that these have been caused due to very insignificant issues such as a worn internal O-ring leading to some internal leaking which then causes a much bigger problem.