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Check price on Amazon →The Breville Barista Touch (BES880) is an all-in-one espresso machine listed at $999.95. Breville's own listing states a ThermoJet heating system that reaches extraction temperature in 3 seconds, digital PID temperature regulation, low-pressure pre-infusion that raises pressure gradually at the start of the shot, an integrated precision conical burr grinder with single-touch dosing, and an automatic steam wand with adjustable milk temperature and texture. It carries no score on this site because we have not completed an evaluation of it.
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Breville Barista Touch (BES880)
- Model
- BES880 (BES880BSS brushed stainless)
- Listed price
- $999.95
- Heating
- ThermoJet, extraction temperature in 3 seconds
- Temperature control
- Digital PID regulation
- Extraction
- Low-pressure pre-infusion
- Milk
- Automatic steam wand, adjustable temperature and texture
- Score
- Not published — scores are published for award winners
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Check price on Amazon →Specifications verified 2026-09-10 against the maker's own materials, listed in full at the foot of this page. This machine holds no 2026 CoffeeLab Award, so no score is published for it — why that is deliberate.
Why this page documents rather than scores
CoffeeLabAdvisor publishes a score only for CoffeeLab Award winners. That is an editorial choice, not a gap: the awards exist to name what is excellent, and a published number attached to everything else would turn a celebration into a league table. Machines we have not given an award are documented here instead — specifications from the maker's own materials, what those materials do not state, and honest context against machines that did win.
So this page carries no score, and none is pending. What it carries is checkable: every figure below is attributed, and where the maker publishes nothing we say so rather than filling the gap. Our editorial standards set out where the evidence stops.
What Breville's own materials state
Every figure below is Breville's own, from its copy on the verified listing.
| Specification | Breville's stated figure |
|---|---|
| Heating system | ThermoJet, stated to achieve precise extraction temperature in 3 seconds |
| Temperature control | Digital temperature regulation (PID) |
| Pre-infusion | Low pressure pre-infusion, gradually increasing pressure at the start of extraction |
| Grinder | Integrated precision conical burr grinder, single-touch dosing |
| Milk system | Automatic steam wand with adjustable milk temperature and texture |
| Listed price | $999.95 |
Breville's copy for this machine states no grind-setting count, no portafilter diameter and no tank capacity, so this page states none. It is also worth being precise about the name: the listing copy we verified describes the machine's functions without describing a touchscreen, and while the model name and Breville's wider marketing point at one, we do not list a feature the verified source did not state.
The three specifications that are stated all concern the same thing, which is water: how fast it gets to temperature, how tightly that temperature is held, and how gently pressure is applied at the start of the shot. That is an unusually coherent set, and it is the part of espresso most home machines compromise on.
Against its siblings, honestly
Two of the machines below carry a completed evaluation from us. The Barista Touch does not.
| Machine | Price | Heating | Milk | 2026 award standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barista Touch (BES880) | $999.95 | ThermoJet, 3 s (stated) | Automatic wand | None |
| Barista Pro | $850 | ThermoJet | Manual wand | Honorable Mention |
| Bambino Plus | $499 | ThermoJet | Automatic wand | WINNER, Best Overall Espresso Machine |
| Barista Touch Impress | $1,479 | ThermoJet | Auto MilQ | None |
The comparison worth making before you spend $999.95 is with the Bambino Plus, which which is our 2026 Best Overall Espresso Machine winner at $499. It has the same ThermoJet heating and the same automatic milk approach, and it has no grinder. So the honest question is whether roughly $500 is well spent on putting the grinder inside the machine, or whether a Bambino Plus plus a separate grinder gets you further. Our records lean toward the separate grinder, because it can be upgraded and a built-in one cannot, and our grinder pairing tool prices any combination.
Who this machine appears to be designed for
Someone who wants milk drinks handled for them, wants the machine ready almost immediately, and wants one appliance rather than two. The stated automatic steam wand with adjustable temperature and texture is the feature that separates it from the Barista Pro at $850, which uses a manual wand, and the fast heater plus PID is what separates the pair of them from cheaper all-in-ones.
It is not the machine for someone who wants to learn milk texturing by hand, and it is not the machine for someone chasing the highest ceiling on the shot, because the built-in grinder sets that ceiling and cannot be replaced. Our machines-with-grinders guide covers that trade-off across the category.
Verified products for this page
Machines we have actually evaluated, for placement. The Barista Touch is not among them and carries no score.
🏆 2026 Best Overall Espresso Machine winner
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Breville Barista Touch worth $999?
We have not evaluated it, so we will not answer that with a verdict. What we can say is that the Bambino Plus, which holds our 2026 Best Overall Espresso Machine award, shares the same ThermoJet heating and automatic milk approach at $499 without a grinder. The real question is whether roughly $500 is best spent putting the grinder inside the machine.
How fast does the Breville Barista Touch heat up?
Breville's listing states that its ThermoJet heating system achieves precise extraction temperature in 3 seconds. That figure is Breville's, not a measurement of ours.
What is the difference between the Barista Touch and the Barista Pro?
On the stated specifications, milk. The Barista Touch has an automatic steam wand with adjustable temperature and texture; our Barista Pro review record lists a manual wand. Both use ThermoJet heating. The Touch lists at $999.95 and the Pro at $850. The Pro holds a 2026 Honorable Mention; the Touch holds no award.
Does the Barista Touch have PID temperature control?
Yes, per Breville's listing, which states digital temperature regulation (PID) delivering water at precisely the right temperature. It also states low-pressure pre-infusion, which raises pressure gradually at the start of the shot.
What is the difference between the Barista Touch and the Barista Touch Impress?
The Impress adds Breville's Impress Puck System for dosing and tamping and its Auto MilQ milk system, and lists at $1,479 against $999.95. Neither machine carries a score from us; both have profile pages here documenting what Breville states.
Does the Barista Touch have a built-in grinder?
Yes. Breville's listing states an integrated precision conical burr grinder that delivers the dose on demand with a single touch. It does not state how many grind settings that grinder offers, so we do not quote a number.
Sources for this page: All Barista Touch specifications (ThermoJet 3-second heat-up, digital PID regulation, low-pressure pre-infusion, integrated precision conical burr grinder with single-touch dosing, automatic steam wand with adjustable temperature and texture, $999.95): Breville's own copy on the verified Amazon listing B078WMLXXG (BES880BSS) via the Creators API, read 2026-09-08 · Comparison figures for the Barista Pro, Bambino Plus and Barista Touch Impress: our published review records and machine profile for those machines · Absences are stated as absences: Breville's copy for this model gives no grind-setting count, portafilter diameter or tank capacity, and none is inferred here We have not lab-tested brewers; where a figure is a manufacturer's, the page names the manufacturer, and machine capabilities come from our own published review records.