We also like the fact that unit comes with a PID on the front panel that allows for precise boiler temp control. Now granted, there were some problems with the implementation of the grinder, but even taking those into account, this is an amazing feature. You can make incremental adjustments and whatever fine-tuning you like until the grind is perfectly aligned with your flavor preferences.
With a stepless grinder though, there are no predefined settings. You’re also limited to whatever number of settings the manufacturer decides to give you. They are what they are, and you can’t change them. What that means is, almost every grinder built into an espresso machine comes with some predefined number of grind settings. Sure, there’s some hands-on work to be done to make your favorite specialty coffee drinks, but this isn’t one of those models where you have to stick your tongue out, squint your left eye, and do the “Voodoo Chicken Dance” at just the right time or your shot will be utterly ruined (and there are some semi-autos on the market where that’s not far from being an accurate description!) Some semi-autos are notoriously twitchy and difficult to use, but that’s not at all the case here. The results are sometimes less than perfect, but no matter how you slice it, this is a great machine, and only narrowly missed winning the top spot on our “best home espresso machine under 600” list.įor our purposes, the best way to approach this machine is to treat it as a semi-automatic, but detail the “extras” that other semi-autos just don’t offer, and with that in mind, the first thing we have to say about the BES870XL is that it’s a really forgiving machine if you’re a new user. Essentially, the designers have taken the best features from both worlds and merged them together.
It’s not a super automatic, but it can’t be rightly classed as a semi-auto either.
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