At the heart of this machine is its dual stainless steel boiler heating system. The espresso boiler, for the espresso shot, is PID temperature controlled. A separate steam boiler offers instant and powerful steam on demand.

I can extract the shot at the right temperature and deliver optimal flavor. Simultaneously,  my milk is steamed to cafe quality. What’s more, the Breville entire coffee system helps to maintain a consistent temperature.

The Dual Boiler also features an Over Pressure Valve (OPV) which limits the maximum pressure throughout the extraction, preventing bitter flavors in the shot. It also offers a true low pressure pre-infusion, which gradually increases the pressure to gently expand the grinds for an even extraction. 

But there’s much more to this machine for the coffee geek. Brew temperature and pre-infusion pressure and duration are all programmable.

With carefully chosen freshly ground beans and enough practice, I am proud that my guests can't really tell the difference between the coffee quality of their fave cafe and mine.

And that's after a "never gonna give up" 1,000 hours of practice. Call me "Mr. Determined" !