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Breville Café Roma Espresso Machine- ESP8XL | 
 enlarge | Brand: Breville
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $244.99
You Save: $5.00 (2%)
Rating:  5 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 25
Dimensions (in): 15.7 x 13 x 12.5
MPN: BREVESP8XL
UPC: 021614034274
EAN: 0021614034274
ASIN: B000FDXEE6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Stainless steel housing | | • | 15 bar Italian Thermoblock pump | | • | Advanced Crema System | | • | Cup warming plate | | • | Froth enhancer |
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Product Description
The Breville Cafe Roma ESP8XL Espresso/Cappuccino machine is for the style conscious coffee lover..with a dual wall crema system for a perfect espresso everytime. Another feature packed performer from Breville at a very competitive price. The beautiful style and construction of the body is backed by excellent components for a great espresso. The thermoblock heating system and powerful pump produce plenty of hot water for brewing espresso coffee and steam for frothing milk for cappuccinos or steaming for lattes. The froth enhancer can be removed for traditional frothing, giving the user more control. A beautiful addition to any kitchen or home espresso bar and a strong contender in its price range. Features - Espresso/Cappuccino machine with stainless steel housing - 15 bar Italian Thermoblock pump - Advanced crema system - Cup warming plate - Froth enhancer (removable) or standard steam wand - Removable 1.2 liter water tank - External water window - Ideal for making a variety of coffe drinks from espresso and cappuccino to lattes and machiattos - Bonus stainless steel espresso cup set and frothing jug BONUS OFFER: With Purchase of This Item FREE Sample of our freshly roasted gourmet coffee FREE Bonus stainless steel espresso cup set and frothing jug Home luxury and premium espresso and cappuccino machines are perfect Christmas, birthday and anniversary gifts.
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| Customer Reviews:
 not so great April 9, 2008
Ronald D. Largent (Fort Worth, Texas)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This item is not that bad. I just had a time with the warming tray. It took for ever to get warm enough to do any good. I returned the item. Had some other issues also.
 great crema February 6, 2007
liz (CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had a number of Krups machines, and they are okay to good. However, this machine is great. The crema is wonderful, and the coffee tastes great. I think the guy who wrote the review must have gotten a bad machine, because mine makes great espresso.
 Bitter and Weak? July 26, 2005
Robert Sera (Alberta, Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Rob's Bottom Line: beautiful machine, bad espresso
I'm a novice barista, but I have been to many different cafes so I hope I know what a good espresso should taste like. :)
I made several espressos with the Breville, with different grinds, packing methods. Overall, the Breville produced a very inferior espresso. Basically, it was very bitter/sour AND weak. I couldn't enjoy the espresso at all. I believe the bitter taste is from the machine not producing enough pressure or not getting hot enough. I don't know the exact technical reason.
I really wanted to like this machine. It is beautiful, nice sturdy components, very stylish. I tried finer grinds, firmer packing and so on. It was just a bad espresso.
Just recently I bought a Krups machine. I used the same beans, grind, water, etc. as I did on the Breville. The new machine was about $100 more but the taste was FAR superior. I also tried a much cheaper Delonghi machine which was nice, (priced under $100). The espresso was decent, for the price, but the machine did not produce lattes, so I decided not to keep it.
F A B U L O U S********** July 8, 2005
MARA (FL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
WHEN I WAS IN THE MARKET FOR AN ESPRESSO MACHINE PRICE REALLY
DIDN'T MATTER. I BOUGHT A 600.00 MACHINE THAT MADE TERRIBLE ESPRESSO SO I RETURNED IT. I BOUGHT THIS ONE & THE FOAM IS PERFECT EVERY TIME & THE COFFEE IS EXCELLENT & NOT BITTER. I BOUGHT A FILTER CUP SO I AM ABLE TO MAKE BOTH ESPRESSO & CUBAN COFFEE. IT'S A GREAT MACHINE & WORTH EVERY PENNY IT COSTS.
Wave Goodby to Starbucks... May 9, 2005
Lori Smart (Eugene, OR)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
All I can say is WOW! My teenage daughters and I love espresso & designer lattes, This machine made it a BREEZE for us to give up all the overpriced designer cafes in our area. My brother is a coffee snob and spent literally thousands on a fully automated Capresso machine. You could buy a couple dozen of these Breville machines for the price of his.. and you know what? It's a few seconds more work but the coffee is JUST AS GOOD!
One of my daughters is visually impaired and she can work the machine and clean it with no problems.
Assembly was easy, cleanup is easy, and making three different beverages in seconds is a breeze, too. We have three completely different tastes so we've managed quite a few different drinks. I make sugar free soy lattes using Soy Slender and sugar free DaVinci flavors. We've frothed skim, 2%, whole and soy milks of every type. Even heavy whipping cream and half & half froth perfectly.
The only issue we had was that one time we tamped the espresso a little too firmly and nothing would come out. If you tamp lightly, you'll have no problem at all and the crema is absolutely superb!
I DEFINATELY recommend this machine!!
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