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The Complete Breville Precision Review

August 16, 2023 By Blog Admin



The Breville Precision Brewer is a certified drip coffee maker by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) that has all the features of a high-end coffee machine. This machine brews coffee with precise temperature and time control, making it the perfect machine for home brewing.

The Precision Brewer Thermal coffee maker can be used with automatic presets, six brewing modes, and customizable settings.

The Breville Precision Brewer is a great coffee maker for around $300. It is easy to use and makes great coffee.

The Specialty Coffee Association Certification is only given to coffee machine manufacturers who pass the strict requirements for brewed coffee quality, which are determined by the SCA committee.

The said SCA Home Brewer Certification program was developed by a group of coffee science experts and professional coffee tasters and evaluate coffee brewers based on the following criteria:

  • Proper water temperature
  • Brewing time
  • Capability to brew coffee within and beyond the SCA Golden Cup recommendations

The Breville Precision Brewery machine has been certified by the Specialty Coffee Association.

Features and Benefits

Carafes

There are two potential options for the Precision Brewer’s carafe- either a thermal carafe or a glass carafe. The thermal carafe costs about $40 more than the glass carafe.

The thermal carafe is the most efficient option in terms of heat, as the machine doesn’t have to be turned on. The glass carafe will require you to keep the machine running in order to heat the coffee from the bottom.

It’s important to know that a sealed container also makes the coffee fresher and slows down the acidic taste.

After the coffee has been brewing for 15 to 20 minutes, the volatile acids start to leave the coffee, and the oxygen starts to combine with the coffee oils, making the coffee taste more bitter and sour. We think the thermal carafe is the better choice.

Technology

How hot the water is when you make your coffee can impact how good it tastes.

Coffee makers that use the drip method heat water and release it through the grounds, where it drips into a carafe on a lower plate.

The Breville Precision brewer allows you to prepare coffee with your preferred water temperature and brew time. You can adjust the water temperature between 197 and 204 degrees.

This feature caused the Precision brewer to be shortlisted by the SCA.

The Breville Precision coffee machine also has “showerhead technology” which evenly sprays hot water over the coffee grounds in the filter, rather than just letting it drip into the center. This allows you to get the most flavor out of your coffee grounds.

Breville Precision coffee makers brew coffee that tastes better than coffee brewed with cheap drip coffee makers. The machine is designed to allow you to customize the bloom time and other settings to suit your preferences.

The brewing chamber holds the water according to your preset. This allows you to get the full flavor from the coffee beans in your cup.

Six Presets

Precision and thermal carafes have six brewing modes, five of which are presets. The sixth preset is called MyBrew, where you can select settings to customize the coffee brewed to your liking.

To understand how these presets prepare coffee, here’s a short overview of each setting:

Gold Cup

The Gold Cup setting on the coffee machine allows you to make coffee according to the SCA’s standards. This machine automatically adjusts the brewing time and temperature to create the perfect cup of coffee. To make the perfect cup of coffee, use the same ratio of coffee grounds to water as you would for the Gold Cup.

Fast

To prepare a pot of coffee for everyone, simply tap the Fast setting. It will make a pot of coffee in half the time it takes for a standard coffee maker.

The Breville coffee maker takes less than half the time to brew coffee on the Fast setting than the standard-setting.

Strong Brew

It’s easy to add an extra kick to your coffee with Breville Precision’s strong brew preset. Preset coffee makers like this one automatically increase the strength of coffee, so there’s no need to do it manually.

For a stronger coffee, use more coffee grounds than the usual water to grounds ratio.

Iced Coffee

The Over-the-Ice preset requires a sturdier coffee to help prevent the ice from melting. If you choose this preset, you will need to add twice as many grounds as the average ratio.

The beverage must be cooled for at least 2 hours before serving. This coffee maker can brew up to 20 oz of coffee.

Cold Brew

Cold-brew is different from iced coffee in terms of process and taste (check out our blog for the full discussion about cold brew). Cold-brew coffee is prepared by steeping concentrated coffee extract in cold water for a period of time.

This extract can also be used to make desserts, cocktails, and other iced drinks.

It takes 14 hours for the Precision Brewer to be ready to use. If you want a stronger cold brew, you can let the grounds steep for up to 24 hours.

MyBrew

With MyBrew preset, you’re the God of your coffee. You can customize the brew settings on your Precision Brewer to get the perfect cup of coffee, including the brew temperature, bloom time, and flow rate.

You can adjust the taste of your coffee to suit your preferences by using different brewing methods. For example, you can make coffee that tastes earthy by using a French press.

Pour-Over Adapter

The Precision Brewer comes with a pour-over mode, but Breville recommends using its adapter accessory for the best tasting drip coffee. If you want to use a pour-over coffee maker with a Breville Precision coffee maker, you’ll need to buy a separate adaptor kit.

Likewise, the traditional filter basket assembly is also removable. Instead of using a French press, you can try using a coffee dripper. Two brands that are suggested are Hario V60 and Kalita Wave.

If you want to automate your pour-over coffee experience with Breville Precision, there are some fun options you can do.

Breville Precision Brewer Review

Our list of the top coffee brewers wouldn’t be complete without the Breville Precision Brewer. It’s a great choice for many reasons. This coffee maker is a hybrid of manual and automatic brewing machines, combining the complex technique of manual brewing with the convenience of automatic drip machines.

The machine allows you to make a pour-over style coffee at home, and you can change different brewing parameters to make it perfect.

Design – 4.5/5

This electric drip coffee maker is designed with precision in mind and will look great in your kitchen. The Precision brewer has a sleek, stylish, and sturdy brushed stainless steel finish, unlike the retro-looking Smeg coffee maker.

The water reservoir on this machine is see-through and made from strong plastic. The coffee-to-water ratio is not removable, but there are markings that make it easy to measure.

The Thermocoil Heating System in this machine delivers hot water that is purer than in other more popular aluminum-based brewing systems.

We must warn you, though. It’s quite big and heavy (3.15 lbs). The dimensions of the body (12.4 x 6.7 x 15.7 inches) might not fit on every countertop, so make sure to check the dimensions of your cupboards before purchasing.

Features – 5/5

TheBreville Precision Brewer has precision in its name for a reason; it is highly customizable and has no rivals when it comes to this feature.

This coffee maker from Breville has a temperature control system called PID (proportional, integral, derivative), which is usually found on high-end espresso machines. This makes the temperature extremely accurate. The machine has a pump that automatically adjusts the flow rate to optimize the brew time.

You can choose from 
6 different brewing modes:
 Fast, Strong, Over Ice, Cold Brew (which is designed to run overnight), Gold, and My Brew. The Fast and Strong brewing modes are exactly what they sound like, and the Gold setting makes coffee according to the 
Specialty Coffee Association’s Golden Cup
 standards.

The “Over Ice” setting on the coffee maker is for making hot coffee over ice, and it makes a stronger brew. The “Cold Brew” setting is for making cold brew coffee overnight, and it produces a smooth, delicious coffee.

My Brew lets you brew filter coffee like you would with a manual pour-over, but now you can replicate it exactly every time.

You can control the amount of time the coffee grounds are exposed to water (brewing time) as well as the amount of time they are allowed to degas (bloom time) to get the best flavor. You can also change the brew temperature and select a flow rate (Fast, Medium, or Slow). This allows you to customize your cup of coffee to your liking.

And then, there’s a Pour-Over mode on/off setting.

You can get the best results by buying a separate adapter and using it with your favorite pour-over brewer, like the V60, Kalita Wave, etc. This gives you the best of both worlds: the great taste of a pour-over brewer combined with the convenience of an automatic dripper.

The drip machine can brew 12 cups of coffee, but it also has baskets that let you brew smaller quantities.

The Breville Precision Brewer Thermal Carafe coffee maker comes with a flat-bottom filter basket holder which can be used with standard paper filters or the included gold-tone filter. If you want to make less coffee, you can use a cone filter adapter with #4 paper filters.

We appreciate the stainless-steel carafe with its brew-through lid because it keeps coffee hot for an extended period.

The company Breville also makes a model of coffee maker with a glass carafe, for those who prefer elegance over quality.

Ease Of Use – 4.5/5

The Breville Precision is a great choice for coffee lovers who want to have the best of both worlds – the ability to control the coffee extraction process, as well as the convenience of an automatic drip coffee machine.

If you prefer to have more control over the bloom and temperature, the Breville Precision would be a good option for you.

This brewer is easy to clean and maintain. You just need to rinse the filter baskets and stainless steel thermal carafes under running water. The showerhead is removable for periodic cleaning.

Although the machine doesn’t have a feature that reminds you when it’s time to descale, it does have a descaling mode that will only take 15 minutes to run.

Value For Money – 3/5

This coffee maker from Breville is very customizable and precise, but it is very expensive for a drip coffee maker.

The Specialty Coffee Association only certifies the best coffee machines to ensure that customers will always have a great cup of coffee. But there are other coffee machines with similar credentials.

The Precision Brewer has a lot of different settings and can be programmed to do different things. This coffee maker gives you complete control over your brew so you can get the best possible cup of drip coffee.

We thought the price tag was worth it, only if you use all the features.

Conclusion

This coffee maker has excellent temperature control, a great heating system, and a water pump that allows you to adjust the flow rate, making it the best coffee maker on the market.

This coffee maker is much better than most others when it comes to being able to make small changes to get the perfect cup of coffee. However, we feel uneasy at the thought of the dent it will make in your wallet.

We don’t recommend the Precision Brewer for someone who is only interested in pressing a button and is satisfied with whatever kind of coffee the machine produces.

This drip coffee machine is perfect for those who want to unleash their inner barista and 
craft specialty coffee
 without giving up the perks of an automatic dripper experience.
We’re sure you’ll get why so many coffee enthusiasts are swooning over 
this machine
 as soon as you taste your first cup of coffee.


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