Digital Temperature Control (PID) delivers water at the right temperature +/- 2°c, ensuring optimal espresso extraction. If you're putting your espresso machine on the kitchen worktop under wall cupboards, and if you don't have lighting under there – or if like us, you do but the bulbs went ages ago and you can't be bothered changing them – seeing what grind size you're at may involve pulling the machine out a bit further or turning on the torch on your phone.

This is partly due to the 4 hole steam tip that comes with the Pro, while the Express has a one hole steam tip, but it's not only that, I tested this too and although the Express is a bit faster with the 4 hole tip attached, it isn't as fast as the pro – so it's partly down to the new thermojet water heater.Please note, when a package is shipped internationally, it may be subject to import taxes, customs duties and/or fees imposed by the destination country. It doesn't have the LCD display that the pro has, so it doesn't have the shot timer, easy access to cleaning cycles, and so on, and you can't change the brew temp. All Barista Pro Espresso Machines from Rombouts come with 1 x 500g of Rombouts Coffee Beans Free of Charge. 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.

Built on foundations of openness, inclusivity, and the power of shared knowledge, they act as a unifying force within the specialty coffee industry – invested in creating a worldwide circle of like-minded professionals. You grind, tamp, use the razor tool to get the dose right, insert the portafilter and press the shot button. This isn't about noise volume as such, they're both about the same in terms of decibels, but the Pro makes less noise than the Express. Dialing in meaning to get the best grind setting with the bean you're using as part of the process to getting the best extraction and therefore the best possible tasting shot.The propriety ThermoJet heating system with PID temperature control delivers water at exactly 93°C for perfectly balanced flavours.

It comes with an integrated tamper and we recommend adding a set of scales to allow you to weigh the dose and extraction. This assumption, though, is incorrect – as I discovered when I first used the Express and the Pro side by side.

Thanks so much for the time and effort to explain about the differences between the two Sage machines. I wrote my Sage Barista Express review a while back, and I've since been sent the Barista Pro by Sage so I could produce the video series I've been doing on the pro, below, but I've been dragging my heels on writing the review post, so here goes :-). Changing the brew temperature with the Barista Express is a series of button presses, it's not rocket science but it's not as easy as it is on the Pro. You're bound to like them because it was setup initially as a little project with the involvement of my fellow coffee botherers (coffeeblog readers, of which you're now one since you're here reading this) to develop a small range of coffee beans that we'd all love.