Sage the Duo-Temp Pro Espresso Machine, Coffee Machine with Milk Frother, BES810BSS - Brushed Stainless Steel

Product Information

All Sage espresso machines come with both types of baskets, dual walled pressurised baskets which they recommend for use with mainstream big-brand supermarket coffee beans, and standard baskets, for using with freshly roasted beans. Who are they for? I would be sarcastic & say “people who want to drink filter coffee” ;-), but there's more to it than that. Sage only make one filter coffee machine, and it's really quite a special filter coffee machine. These are for people who are really particular about their filter coffee.

I would still use the scales, but only to weigh the coffee in and out, espresso machines with shot timers do away with the need to press the timer button on the scales or to put the scales into timer mode if your scales have that. Even though the device is for beginners, that lets you feel like you’re a pro barista without having to face a huge learning curve. So in a nutshell, the Barista Express is a great value for money option if you're not aiming for home barista use and freshly roasted beans, but if you are heading in that direction I'd recommend having a look at the Barista Pro instead.Breville Worldwide is the manufacturer, and they sell their coffee machines all over the world, but the Breville brand name was sold in Europe in the 80s, so they can't use that name here, which is why they sell under the “Sage Appliances” brand in the UK and most of Europe.

Thinking of buying the Sage Duo Temp Pro? In this review, we’ll discuss the Duos’ features, design and espresso quality to help you decide whether it’s the right machine for your requirements. If you're not quite sure which kind of machine may be right for you, you can work it out by what kind of coffee machine you're replacing, and why you're replacing it. Bean to Cup Coffee Machine UsersSo unless you get one of the fully assisted Sage machines, you may in some cases actually end up with worse-tasting coffee from using a non-assisted manual espresso machine as if it were a bean to cup machine. The Sage Vs Breville Confusion

To put it simply, it’s a great water heater. With it, you get coffee that’s brewed at just the right temperature. The Oracle is another choice if one or more of the above applies to you, but the Express Impress is a lot cheaper, and similarly to the Oracle Touch vs the Barista Touch Impress, it's the same grinder only with less grind adjustments than the oracle. The Duo Temp Pro is at the lower end of Sage’s espresso machine range. It’s still not what we could call “cheap,” but is less expensive than premium models, such as the Barista Express or Oracle. It’s also designed to be simple to use, yet still able to produce cafe-standard espresso. Appearance and Design

Sage Coffee Machines – Conclusion

I'm intending for this post to be both a review and also a comparison post, looking at whether or not the Barista Pro is worth pumping the extra cash into vs the Barista Express. Who are they for? Anyone who wants to make coffee shop favourites but with the convenience of a Nespresso machine These machines work differently, and the espresso they produce is different. It's actually closer to cafe crema, a very popular drink in Germany, Austria & Switzerland, which may be why bean to cup coffee machines are hugely popular in these countries in particular. The Oracle touch does have more grind settings, 45 vs 30, which gives you a bit more ability to finely tune the grind size, in reality though I've found the touch impress does a really good job of dialing in, and the fact that it tells you what to change the grind size too is a big plus for the Touch Impress.