BrevilleBarista Pro.

Breville builds the Barista Pro around a single 54mm portafilter, an integrated grinder, and a matched tamper, so most of the dose-to-cup path our espresso guide describes runs through one box. On pressure, Breville’s own spec sheet states a 15 bar Italian pump with a 9 bar over pressure valve, low pressure pre-infusion followed by 9 bar extraction, clearing our guide’s 9 bar requirement outright. The included tamper is a manual removable magnetic design matched to that same 54mm basket, so no separate tamper purchase is needed to hit our guide’s “tamped firm and dead level” step.

The integrated grinder is where the guide’s preferences and Breville’s spec sheet part ways. Breville lists 30 precision grind settings on steel conical burrs, a fixed click adjustment, not the stepless grinder our guide’s gear list prefers. iDrinkCoffee’s retailer listing states the 54mm portafilter is built for a 19 to 22 gram dose, which covers the top edge of our guide’s 18 to 19g range but sits above its 18g floor. The shot buttons themselves are volumetric: Breville’s own settings list names “Preset Single or Double Shot” and “Adjustable volumetric shot control,” so cutting a shot at our guide’s 36 to 38g by-weight target still means watching a scale and stopping the shot by hand rather than trusting the presets.

What the box does not include is a scale. Breville’s own accessories list for the BES878, dosing funnel attachment, filter baskets, Razor precision dose trimming tool, milk jug, cleaning kit, and water filter, has no scale on it, and Home Coffee Solutions’ listing, which separately lists a coffee scoop and integrated tamper in the box, confirms the same: no scale included. So our guide’s separate 0.1g digital scale requirement still applies no matter which machine is under the portafilter.

FAQ

Does the Barista Pro include a grinder?

Yes. Breville’s own spec sheet lists an integrated burr grinder with steel conical burrs and 30 precision grind settings, built into the machine rather than sold separately. It is a fixed click adjustment, though, not the stepless grinder our espresso guide’s gear list prefers.

Can I dose the full 18 to 19g our guide calls for?

Partly. iDrinkCoffee’s retailer listing states the Barista Pro’s 54mm portafilter is built for a 19 to 22 gram dose, so 19g, the top of our guide’s 18 to 19g range, lines up with Breville’s own recommendation. The bottom of the range, 18g, sits below what Breville states the portafilter is built for.

Do the shot buttons stop at 36 to 38g automatically?

No. Breville describes the interface as volumetric shot control, “Preset Single or Double Shot” plus “Adjustable volumetric shot control,” not a weight based cutoff. Hitting our guide’s 36 to 38g out target means watching a scale and cutting the shot yourself rather than relying on the buttons.

Does the Barista Pro come with a scale?

No. Breville’s own accessories list for the BES878, the Dosing Funnel attachment, Razor Precision Dose Trimming Tool, filter baskets, milk jug, cleaning kit, and water filter, does not include one. Home Coffee Solutions’ listing, which separately lists a coffee scoop and integrated tamper in the box, confirms the same. Our espresso guide’s gear list calls for a digital scale with 0.1g resolution regardless of machine, so that stays an outside purchase.

What is the water tank and bean hopper capacity?

Breville’s own spec sheet lists a 67 oz water tank and a 1/2 lb bean hopper, corroborated closely by Home Coffee Solutions’ listing (68 oz water tank).