Around $2,000
- Steam wand
- Automatic
- Heat-up
- 3 seconds
- Temperature
- Adjustable in 1° steps
- Stands out
- Grinds, doses and tamps itself
Why we love it
Every other Breville leaves you at least one job. The Oracle Jet does them all except locking the portafilter in: it grinds 22g into a 58mm portafilter, tamps it automatically, and its Barista Guidance reads each shot and tells you whether to grind finer or coarser. The automatic wand froths dairy, soy, almond or oat milk anywhere from 104°F to 167°F at eight textures, and Auto Queue starts the milk while the shot runs. ThermoJet heats the group head, adjustable in single degrees, and the Baratza burrs have 45 settings. It pairs the commercial 58mm portafilter with a grinder in the same body. What you are buying at around $2,000 is café espresso and milk with no technique left to learn and room to tune every variable if you want to.
Pros
- Grinds, doses and tamps itself: no lever, no tamper
- 58mm portafilter with a 22g dose, the commercial size
- Automatic milk from 104°F to 167°F at 8 textures, with oat, almond and soy settings
- Barista Guidance reads each shot and tells you which way to adjust the grind
- Group temperature adjustable in 1° steps; cold brew and cold espresso
Cons
- Newer than the other Oracles, with less owner history behind it
- Big: it needs a deep counter and room above for the hopper
- Built-in grinder can’t be upgraded or serviced separately
