Sage the Barista Pro Espresso Machine, Bean to Cup Coffee Machine with Milk Frother, SES878BSS - Brushed Stainless Steel

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Not only that, but you can completely customise each coffee by tweaking the strength, amount of foam and milk temperature, and you can save these settings, you can also create and name your own personalised coffees. We believe that coffee is only as good as the goodness that goes into it: as good for those who drink it, as good for those who make it, and as good for the planet that provides it. Coming from a Nespresso, I’d no clue just how much water would go in there so I’m really glad to have the bigger one over the Bambino Plus.

As you can see, that's one big list of features, and it's quite a bit bigger than its older sibling the Barista Express, which I'll come to shortly. Digital temperature control (PID) delivers water at the exact temperature +/- 2°C for optimal extraction. The steam wand heats your milk to the desired temperature of 130C to give the perfectly hot coffee, just what you need, especially on a cold winter’s day or first thing in the morning to wake you up.

With almost double the grind settings of the Barista Express, it does a better job, but it's still not perfect – you'll still find that with some coffees the sweet spot with the grind settings to nail the extraction would be somewhere in between two settings.

Their integrated European Precision hardened steel burrs offer 30 precision grind settings and, with a single touch, allow you to control and deliver the right amount of ground coffee on demend. With the Barista Pro, you just use the dial and scroll to the temperature settings and adjust, couldn't be any easier.Faster Heat-Up Time: Innovative ThermoJet heating system achieves the optimum extraction temperature in 3 seconds with instantaneous transition from espresso to steam. It is the highest of the SCA barista qualifications (Foundation, Intermediate and Professional), suitable for baristas with extensive experience and only after taking the Intermediate qualification. If I’m not going to mod the gaggia as I don’t want to lose warranty, does that mean barista Pro better option?