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Breville Nescafe Dolce Gusto Piccolini review

Breville Nescafe Dolce Gusto Piccolini

CHOICE Expert Rating

52%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very easy to wipe plastic exterior with very little entrapment for dirt to build up.
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Borderline result overall.
  • Borderline result for taste test.
  • Poor result for frothing milk using milk capsules.
  • Poor result for coffee temperature consistency.
  • Need to manually remove spent capsule from machine after each use.
  • Constant dripping from the machine after use, requires extra cleaning.
  • Coffee delivery is fast, need to stay with the machine to manually stop coffee delivery.
  • Drip tray has a small capacity.

Type

Machine type
Capsule

Recommended products

Recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
52%
Taste test score
50%
Ease of use score
72%
Milk frothing score
40%
Coffee temperature consistency score
40%
Measured heat-up time
28 sec
Time taken to froth 200mL milk
48 sec

Sustainability

Brand reliability score
87%
Brand satisfaction score
78%
Warranty (years)
2
Country of origin
Indonesia
Shop Ethical rating

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$79.00

Specifications

Capsule type
Nescafe Dolce Gusto
Type of heating system
Thermoblock
Water reservoir capacity (L)
0.6
Stated pump pressure (bar)
15
Dimensions (cm, HxWxD)
29 x 16 x 23
Weight (kg)
2.1
Contents of packaging
Espresso machine, literature and Nespresso capsule tasting gift box.
Website
breville.com.au

Features

Standby mode
Automatic power turn-off
Removable water reservoir
Water tank empty reminder
Hot water nozzle
N/A
Removable drip tray
Cup warming plate
Recycle scheme
1
Cord storage
Programmable coffee quantity
Digital display
Espresso pressure or milk temperature gauge
Adjustable water temperature for coffee making
Adjustable steam pump rate
Jug for milk frothing
N/A
Milk frothing
Requires milk-based capsules

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