The Breville Bambino™

The 4-key formula made dialing in my first shot feel surprisingly intuitive, and the steam wand gets milk silky in about 20 seconds. I've had it for two weeks and it genuinely outpaces my old drip setup for a quick morning flat white.

I was genuinely surprised by how fast this machine heats up and pulls a shot, the low-pressure pre-infusion really does make a difference in the crema. My flat whites taste like they're from a proper café now, and it takes up barely any counter space.

Shots pull a proper crema and the heating is quick, but the steam wand takes a bit of fiddling to get a decent microfoam. It does the job for a home machine, though I expected a little more consistency from the third-wave claim.