Barista Express Impress vs Touch Impress

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The Breville Barista Express Impress and the Breville Barista Touch Impress are two of the best beginner espresso machines to hit the market in recent years. But with a relatively significant price difference between then, many first time buyers may be wondering, which of these two home espresso machines will be best for them. So today, we'll be comparing the Barista Express Impress and the Barista Touch Impress to help you decide exactly that!
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0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Disclaimer
0:46 - Build Quality & Design
1:26 - Espresso Brewing
2:30 - Americanos
3:18 - Milk Steaming
5:07 - Conclusion

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@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

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@JuanMartinez-jp3do 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the videos. Quite good quality and super clear

@adrianl7147 5 ай бұрын

Great video. I just bought the Express Impress and it makes amazing espresso

@_Brewn 8 ай бұрын

you forgot to mention, that the impress touch uses the Burrs from the new Baratza encore ESP wich is a really nice upgrade over the impress express! :)

@Randomcharacters_ 8 ай бұрын

This was one of the reasons I went with the touch impress for my purchase a few weeks ago.

@_Brewn 8 ай бұрын

@@Randomcharacters_ 👍🏻 everything done right 😬

@gosman949 8 ай бұрын

@@Randomcharacters_ how do you like the machine?

@Randomcharacters_ 8 ай бұрын

@@gosman949 I’m really enjoying it, I upgraded from a Delongi ECP-3420 to this. The machine during initial setup literally holds your hand and makes it super easy. Once you dial it in with the appropriate grind size any one is able to walk up and use it. My wife who never liked using the Delongi is able to walk over to it every morning and make herself a Flat-white with no issues. Super consistent machine, a little pricey but well worth it IMO so far.

@PotatoEbiFry 8 ай бұрын

Just bought the express impress because of your video!! Thanks again. In Australia, the touch is about double. Not worth the difference imo.

@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

@geekanoids 6 ай бұрын

Great video. What cups / glasses are you using? A dedicated video would be awesome on this.

@LifestyleLab_ 6 ай бұрын

7 GREAT Cups for Coffee Lovers kzfaq.info/get/bejne/otZmdNOQs9bRnoE.html

@yxinz 3 ай бұрын

I’m a sucker for aesthetics. And the express impress looks awesome although I’m crying for the touch impress

@hthomas007 8 ай бұрын

I need it

@martyg.5591 7 ай бұрын

Besides cost, I picked the Express Impress bc it has a heated brew group, which, according to some, yields a slightly tastier shot than the touch, which does NOT have a heated brew group. Did you notice any difference in taste between the 2 machines?

@CRP3252 7 ай бұрын

However, the fact that the touch impress nails it every time solidified my choice coming from the basic barista Express. After almost seven years of manual inconsistent pulls the touch impress' capabilities and features make it so easy and yet rewarding.

@Floppyrom 8 ай бұрын

it would be nice to know the weight of the coffee in the puck after the machine is happy with the coffee load. Nobody measured this and its consistency

@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

That is because it will greatly vary based on the density of the coffee used. A dark roast could be as little as 15g, and light roast up to 20g. I tested consistency and it was within +/-0.5g

@Michael4Reall00 8 ай бұрын

Could you make a video of best coffee beans at the Supermarket please

@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

Best coffee beans AREN’T at the supermarket. Find something local and freshly roasted!!

@CRP3252 7 ай бұрын

The ones found at the supermarket are stale although their expiry is in the future. What that means is loss in flavor properties and more CO2 release which result in bitter/sour tasting shots.

@Albertojedi 7 ай бұрын

If I'm not mistaken, the Touch Impress also lets you steam the milk manually.

@LifestyleLab_ 7 ай бұрын

Correct! As mentioned, we were just focusing on the differences in this video :)

@Albertojedi 7 ай бұрын

@@LifestyleLab_ Indeed, Sir!💪💪

@gladiator3543 8 ай бұрын

Am I right in saying you can also manually steam milk on the touch too?

@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

That is correct, by pulling the steam are forward it goes into manual mode

@MCPAN211 8 ай бұрын

Is the grinder good enough or should I spend a little money and get a grinder as well?

@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

The grinder is good enough. If you’re considering buying and external grinder, I’d recommend going with the Bambino or Bambino Plus in that case :)

@MCPAN211 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@lubenzz 8 ай бұрын

Is everything in the express impress the same as in the regular express on the inside?

@_Brewn 8 ай бұрын

no, there is a completly new heating system and a better grinder inside :) its a really nice machine, makes fun to use!

@lubenzz 8 ай бұрын

@@_Brewn really? Better grinder?

@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

Heating system is the same as the Express. Still Thermoblock, not the new thermojet that is in the Touch, Pro, and Touch Impress

@BlackbeardedPirate 8 ай бұрын

@@LifestyleLab_They state thermojet on their website 😉 So better heater and a better grinder.

@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

@BlackbeardedPirate the Express Impress does not have thermojet.

@nh64uk78 7 ай бұрын

The TOUCH model would create energy ££ savings each year!!?? Apparently far more energy efficient. Energy costs in the UK have gone through the bleeding roof in the last 18 months.

@LifestyleLab_ 7 ай бұрын

It is a more efficient heating system, yes.

@TechbuDe 7 ай бұрын

Has only the express volumetric ?

@LifestyleLab_ 7 ай бұрын

No, they all do

@TechbuDe 7 ай бұрын

@@LifestyleLab_ because the thirst generation without impress, barista touch, has only shot by timer.

@LifestyleLab_ 7 ай бұрын

@TechbuDe no, the barista touch is also volumetric.

@AffinityPhoto 8 ай бұрын

I have the older 860XL and the grinder is so poor.

@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

Good thing these are new 🙄

@AffinityPhoto 8 ай бұрын

@@LifestyleLab_ it was poor new. How does the new grinder compare to a dedicated one? Still conical?

@LifestyleLab_ 8 ай бұрын

@AffinityPhoto the grinders have been improved since the generation of 870XL you’re referring to. Breville since acquired Baratza

@takenoshortcuts 2 ай бұрын

from my experience and looking at "1 star" reviews after having problems, I'd say Breville Expresso models are practically designed to fail around end of warranty. If before warranty ends, Breville can be hard to deal with. If after, buy a new machine. Not good. People exclaim "I'm already saving money" compared to going to coffee shop. Well, that won't be true if you have to buy another expresso machine every year or two! I like some Breville product but will not buy any more expresso machines from them. I'm going to german or italian makers. Less automated but last!

@LifestyleLab_ 2 ай бұрын

When you sell as much volume as Breville does, there are bound to machines that fail early. Out of all the people who I know who own Brevilles, many of them are over eight years old and running perfectly fine.

@takenoshortcuts 2 ай бұрын

@@LifestyleLab_ Ok. But based on my experience: 1) I'd rather spend $3k on a brand that will mostly likely last 10-30 years without fail than spend ~$1k and have a large risk of needing to replace it 5 or 15 times over the same period (and that's not counting the times that new Breville's fail within warranty and have to go back and forth to see if the consume gets one that works). 2) Breville has almost zero failures that can be repaired DIY. So when it fails, especially outside the short warranty, it's garbage. 3) I don't know a single person with a Breville expresso machine that claims it lasted "over eight years". Nor can I find a credible claim of surviving that long amongst 100's of reviews. 4) It's easy to find dozens of credible reviews about Breville expresso machines that failed between 6 months and 2 years of use. And almost none of those were happy with the Breville response.

@LifestyleLab_ 2 ай бұрын

And there absolutely nothing wrong with that! Just sharing my experience, that's what KZfaq is about :) Now go address your other rude comment on my other video.