Breville
Breville Bambino Espresso Machine BES450BSS, Brushed Stainless Steel
Best for: café-level espresso and milk drinks without the daily coffee-shop run — the machine pays for itself in skipped lattes.
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Official video
See it in action
From the official Breville channel — the maker's own walkthrough.
Video: The Bambino™ | How to make your first great tasting cup of coffee at home | Breville USA — official Breville channel on YouTube. We embed, they host.
Score breakdown
Where the 0.4 comes from
Each bar is this model's min-max normalized position across the 8 espresso machines we track. Missing specs are excluded and the remaining weights rescaled — never treated as zero.
Official spec sheet
Every number, cited
| Brand | Breville |
|---|---|
| Rated pump pressure | 15 bar |
| Boiler type | ThermoJet |
| Built-in grinder | No |
| PID temperature control | Yes |
| Key feature | ThermoJet 3-second heat-up with low-pressure pre-infusion, ultra-compact footprint |
| Buyer rating | 4.1 /5 |
| Buyer reviews | 2,942 |
| Est. monthly sales | 2,000 units/mo |
| Spec source | View spec source ↗ |
Strengths in the data
- Top-4 estimated monthly sales in the category
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- Worst review volume in the category
- Bottom-4 buyer rating in the category
Both lists are derived mechanically: a metric makes the list when this model finishes in the top or bottom four of the 8 espresso machines we track.
Who shouldn't get it: Skip it if you do not own a burr grinder yet — this machine brews ground coffee only; budget for a grinder alongside it.
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All data above is publicly available spec data from the official brand page linked in the table — we don't lab-test. Prices and availability are shown on Amazon. Compare with all 8 espresso machines ↗