12 models · Updated · Australia · Founded 1932
Breville is an Australian appliance maker whose espresso range dominates the US $300–$2,000 bracket. Its machines are built around two in-house heating systems: ThermoJet, which reaches extraction temperature in about three seconds, and a PID-controlled Thermocoil on the Barista Express line. Above $1,500 Breville switches to a stainless dual-boiler layout and a 58 mm commercial portafilter. Everything below that uses Breville's own 54 mm portafilter, which is well supported by first-party accessories but has a smaller third-party ecosystem than 58 mm. Breville publishes extraction pressure alongside pump pressure on its own product pages — one of the few manufacturers that does.
Breville publishes a limited product warranty on each US product page; terms vary by model and are stated at the point of sale.
Breville operates a US service network and sells first-party replacement parts and cleaning consumables directly.
Baskets, seals, water filters and cleaning tablets are stocked as first-party parts. The 54 mm portafilter used below the Dual Boiler is a Breville size, so third-party basket and tamper choice is narrower than for 58 mm machines.
Discontinued, and the most automated dual-boiler 58 mm machine Breville has made — grinder, tamping and milk all handled.
58 mm portafilter, 45 grind settings and Auto MilQ automatic texturing with alternative-milk profiles in one touchscreen machine.
Grinder, ThermoJet and Auto MilQ automatic texturing behind a touchscreen — the least manual machine that still uses a portafilter.
The default first espresso machine in the US: PID-controlled thermocoil, integrated conical burr grinder, 16 grind settings, one footprint.
Discontinued grinder-less 54 mm machine with digital PID adjustable in 4°F increments and a 1650 W steam element.
A Barista Express that doses and tamps for you with an assisted lever, and gives you 25 grind settings instead of 16.
Stainless dual boilers, PID and a 58 mm commercial portafilter — the point where Breville stops using its own 54 mm standard.
Assisted tamping plus Auto MilQ with dedicated dairy, soy, almond and oat settings across eight texture levels.
The Barista Express with ThermoJet instead of a thermocoil — three seconds to extraction temperature and 30 grind settings.
A Bambino with the milk problem solved: the wand textures automatically across three temperatures and three foam levels.
Discontinued mid-range semi-automatic; Breville no longer publishes its brewing specifications.
The smallest serious 54 mm machine Breville sells — three-second heat-up, no grinder, no compromise on the shot.
Specifications are transcribed from Breville's official site. How we score.