Purchased this machine in December 2017. Worked nicely - made great espresso drinks and I used it daily. I descaled it monthly and cleaned it as per the manufacturers instructions.

I had the machine for 2 weeks already and so far is doing it's Job very well, I love this machine. For sure is for people that know how to use a semi professional espresso maker, I have my coffee shop at home and i can do all my favorite drinks saving tons of money and seal with bad coffee around...

Very happy with this purchase, great quality for the price.

Excellent machine for the price. It brews excellent espresso, very easy to steam milk, big water tank. The included tamper is a nice inclusion, but is too small for my hands and weights next to nothing. I bought myself a nice one that does the job very well.

Now I can make coffee as good as a cafe; Machine is also quieter than last Breville

I will be returning it because the pressure gauge does not work. The steamer takes longer to work than I expected. The fit & finish is good and machine looks nice on counter.

I bought this to replace an older unit that went bad. The 1 thing the old unit had that I miss is a double boiler. That allows you to froth milk and make espresso at the same time, which is great to make drinks for lots of people. The Breville double boiler costs more than 2x.

Design; Durable; Easy to Clean; Easy to Use; Quality; Size; Versatile

Speed

Have used the BES840XL for more than 2 years. Have NEVER cleaned it. The secret to run an extra cycle through the steam wand, and an extra cycle through the espresso with the coffee holder off the machine EVERY time I'm finished using it. I don't use the program feature.

This is the 5th machine I've owned over 15 years and by far the best one. I will probably stick with this brand moving forward.

The Infuser espresso maker from Breville takes its time with your espresso. Rather than extracting flavor from your ground coffee in a burst of high pressure, the Infuser starts out slowly, with a steady low pressure infusion the expands coffee grinds for greater flavor extraction before raising the...