Breville Barista Express

$899.95 | breville.com.au

A simple coffee machine in a sea of smart products? No, we haven’t lost our minds, instead we’ve gained a new skill, and saved hundreds of dollars in the process. This fully manual machine won’t connect via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, nor make something at the press of a button. You’ll need to experiment a bit to get things just so, which might sound like a bit of work (granted, it is), but this machine is bulletproof. We should know — we’ve used it at least twice a day, every day, for the last two years, and it hasn’t missed a beat. Shop around and it’s yours for less than $650. Coffees and hot chocolates coming right up!