Breville Barista Touch Impress Espresso Machine

The Breville Barista Touch Impress Espresso Machine delivers a comprehensive, premium coffee experience designed to bridge the gap between amateur home brewing and professional barista artistry. At the heart of this machine is an intuitive color touchscreen interface that provides real-time, step-by-step guidance through the entire preparation process. Users can effortlessly swipe through 13 pre-programmed café favorite recipes or create and save up to 8 fully customized beverage profiles, ensuring precise repeatability for every unique preference.

A standout attribute of this model is the integrated Impress Puck System, engineered to eliminate the mess and guesswork traditionally associated with grinding and tamping. The system uses intelligent dosing technology that calculates the exact amount of fresh grounds required, automatically adjusting and correcting the subsequent dose based on previous extraction data. The assisted tamping lever delivers a highly consistent 22 pounds of downward pressure, concluding with a professional 7-degree barista twist to create a completely polished, even puck for optimal extraction. Additionally, the integrated Baratza European precision conical burr grinder offers 30 distinct grind settings to maximize oil release and flavor profiles across diverse bean varieties.

For milk texturing, the innovative Auto MilQ system features specialized, hands-free microfoam technology with custom profiles calibrated for dairy, almond, oat, and soy milk varieties. It precisely regulates air injection time and temperatures ranging from 104°F to 167°F alongside 8 separate texture levels, producing the high-density microfoam essential for elaborate latte art. Powered by a high-efficiency ThermoJet heating system, the machine achieves its optimum extraction temperature in a rapid 3 seconds, significantly minimizing wait times and utilizing up to 32% less energy annually than traditional thermoblock designs.

Technical Specifications

• Model Number: BES881BSS

• Dimensions (WxDxH): 14.2 inches x 13.4 inches x 16.3 inches

• Product Weight: 23 lbs

• Housing Material: Brushed Stainless Steel

• Water Reservoir Capacity: 67.6 fl oz (2.0 Liters) / Removable

• Bean Hopper Capacity: 12 oz (340 grams) with UV-tinted protection

• Heating System: ThermoJet technology (3-second heat-up time)

• Pump Pressure: 15-bar Italian pump (optimized to 9-bar extraction)

• Grinder Type: Integrated Baratza hardened steel conical burr grinder

• Grind Adjustment: 30 precise settings

• Tamping System: Assisted Impress Puck System (22 lbs of force with 7° twist)

• Interface: High-resolution interactive color touchscreen

• Drink Presets: 13 café-quality pre-programmed recipes (including Espresso, Latte, Flat White, Cappuccino, Long Black, and Cold Brew options)

• Custom Profiles: Ability to name and save up to 8 personalized drinks

• Milk System: Auto MilQ hands-free texturing with 8 texture levels and temperature settings (104°F to 167°F)

• Alternative Milk Calibration: Specialized settings for Dairy, Almond, Oat, and Soy

• Portafilter Size: 54mm heavy-duty stainless steel portafilter

• Cup Clearance: 4.0 inches

• Temperature Control: Electronic PID temperature stability

• Wattage: 1750 Watts

• Voltage: 120 Volts / 15 Amps

• Included Accessories: 54mm Stainless Steel Portafilter, 480ml Stainless Steel Milk Jug, 1-Cup & 2-Cup Single Wall Filter Baskets, 1-Cup & 2-Cup Dual Wall Filter Baskets, Water Filter Holder with Filter, Razor Precision Trimming Tool, Cleaning Tablets, Steam Wand Cleaning Tool, Cleaning Disc, Cleaning Brush, Descale Powder, and Water Hardness Test Strip