9.4/ 10
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Around $1,400
- Steam wand
- Automatic
- Heat-up
- 3 seconds
- Stands out
- Assisted tamping, cold brew
- Width
- 13.3 in
Why we love it
The Touch Impress is the Barista machine with the fewest steps left to you. The touchscreen walks you through each drink, the grinder doses on its own and reads how full the basket came out, then corrects the next dose, and the Impress lever tamps at a steady 22lb with a 7° twist, so the puck starts level every time. The automatic wand froths dairy, oat, almond or soy milk to the temperature and texture you set, ThermoJet heating reaches extraction temperature in three seconds, and a cold brew setting makes iced coffee without a pitcher in the fridge overnight. The Baratza burrs have 30 settings. What you are buying at around $1,400 is a café latte where the only skill left is choosing the drink.
Pros
- Doses itself, corrects the next dose, and a lever tamps the puck level
- Automatic steam wand with settings for dairy, oat, almond and soy milk
- ThermoJet: extraction temperature in 3 seconds
- Cold brew setting as well as espresso
- Touchscreen with 13 preset drinks and 6 of your own
Cons
- $380 more than the Barista Touch, for the dosing, tamping and cold brew
- Built-in grinder can’t be upgraded or serviced separately
- 54mm portafilter, not the 58mm commercial size
- A touchscreen is one more part to fail than buttons and a dial
