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Breville Oracle Coffee Machine $1649 from JB Hi-Fi

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Breville Oracle Coffee Machine $1649 from JB Hi-Fi
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LWonton on 20/11/2021 - 08:39 jbhifi.co.nz (715 clicks)

Looks to be cheapest price for one of these I've seen. Bit strange as there is two Oracle listing's on JB Hi-Fi website with different prices. Also interestingly this one has a Sage logo and the other one has Breville. (same thing Btw)

Breville the Oracle Manual Espresso Machine (Black Sesame)

"Dual boiler with automatic grinding, tamping and milk texturing
Provides the taste benefits of a manual with the simplicity of an automatic
Dedicated espresso boiler with PID technology for extreme temperature accuracy"

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  • turtleattacks on 20/11/2021 - 09:15
    +1

    Great price, we got ours for $1,799 and thought it was a good price. This is even better.

    They are about $3000 rrp.

    • Alex on 20/11/2021 - 16:39
      +1

      Me too! Worth paying extra for all the use over lockdown.

    • cheapsk8rboi on 20/11/2021 - 21:40

      Yup I did as well. Have got so much use out of it this year and has been a massive upgrade on my previous coffee machine. The perfect balance for me between high quality coffee and convenience

  • Monk on 20/11/2021 - 10:18

    Before Covid I paid $960 for my Barista Touch. Prices are crazy now.

    • ppbnb1 on 20/11/2021 - 11:07

      brand new?

      • Monk on 20/11/2021 - 11:44

        Yes., Harvey Norman black Friday sale before covid.

    • Alex on 20/11/2021 - 16:38
      +3

      This is totally different.
      The Barista Touch is a fancy version of the Barista Express, and is a thermoblock unit. The PID is accurate to +/- 4 degrees.
      The Oracle is a dual stainless steel boiler, with individual PIDs to +/- 1 degree. It also tamps, and the milk frothing is automatic. There’s a touch screen version of this, called the Oracle Touch.

  • akrotohur on 20/11/2021 - 13:06

    If everything is "automatic", why not buy a capsule machine instead? Haha

    • Monk on 20/11/2021 - 13:07
      +3

      Very different. These are almost like buying a coffee from a good barista if you tune them right.

    • scott on 20/11/2021 - 23:07
      +3

      The most obvious reason is that capsule machines limit you to capsule coffee, which is somewhat limited in range, and often very expensive. Often they run the inject printer business model - sell the unit dirt cheap and make their money in overpriced consumables.

      Also kind wasteful with individual capsules - yeah I know some brands accept used ones for recycling, but environmentally better not use individual packing at all, rather than recycling it.

      Spouse has had two capsule machines - was OK with each for a while but then got sick of the flavor and them we sold them. Now has a Delongi Magnifica S - a inferior machine to the one listed here, but much more automatic (tamping etc done internally - milk still manual). She gets beans from a variety of local roasters (and the last bag from starbuck's for nostalgia). - Should have gone this route at least a decade ago.

      • quasar on 21/11/2021 - 09:54

        Would you recommend the Magnifica machine? It looks like it's on special at the moment. I've had a capsule machine for about 8 years and don't feel right about the disposing of the capsules all the time but love the convenience.

        • scott on 21/11/2021 - 23:35
          +1

          I don't drink coffee, So my knowledge is kinda limited. (but we did have a full size barista machine at an old office that we got lessons on working so I do know how to run a manual machine - poorly). With this machine I pretty much just clean it.

          We brought it used in March 2020, as we were watching overseas lock-downs - at the time my partner was dependent on 2 cafe coffees a day… breaking that dependency critical. We got it for $277 which was a steal, given some retailers ask $1000+ for it new. Seller has just upgrades to something much better, and was clearing it out.

          Other than me loosing a small O-ring out of the steam wand when cleaning it pretty much hasn't missed a beat doing roughly 2 coffees a day for 18 months. Beans in the top, water in the side, set (and forget) the couple of dials per the manual, and coffee is dispensed at the press of a button.

          Pretty clever how the internals work with automated tamping etc. (don't think the tamp pressure can be adjusted on this one).

          Water in my area is pretty soft, so I don't run the hardness reducer in the tank. Have descaled 3 times in my ownership, which is pretty easy. Drip tray and grounds bin need emptied every and cleaned every week or two. - grounds sometimes go moldy which is a bit yuk. steam want needs taken apart to clean too.

          All up my wife still likes it 18 months later, unlike here two capsule machines, each which were back for sale after 6 months or so and she reverted to barista takeaways instead. She says the coffee from her machine is good, but she is not as good as getting the milk right as the barristers. What beans go in it make a big difference. Generally want good, fresh local roasted stuff, not supermarket beans.

          As I said we should have got it a decade ago.

          Note that you are paying a premium for the automatic bit of it. Partner wasted capsule style convenience so this is perfect, but if you are willing to run a manual machine, you will get better value for your money.

          • quasar on 22/11/2021 - 17:23

            @scott: Thanks heaps. We wanted something mostly automatic so I grabbed one today with a price match at Noel Leeming.

    • Alex on 21/11/2021 - 08:45
      +2

      This is “automatic”, in that it has a bunch of presets, and does a lot of the fiddly work for you. You have complete control over grind size, temperature of coffee & milk, tamp pressure, and extraction time.

      The 58cm portafilter holds 22g of coffee, whereas a standard Nespresso capsule holds 5.5g. With a capsule, you always get a consistent result, but it’s comparatively mediocre. With this machine, the coffee is noticeably better, once you get the hang of the controls.

  • MartinPrince on 20/11/2021 - 13:15
    -2

    Love the way Cheapies users screw their nose and get outraged at things like short-dated oat cream (still going on mine…) but get all excited by a $1700 machine that makes brown water. It amuses me just how varied people are.

    Good price, btw.

  • KoolBananas on 20/11/2021 - 17:57
    +2

    Decent price.However, if you love barista made coffee then settle for this
    https://www.harveynorman.co.nz/home-appliances/coffee-and-be…

    while it has fewer fancy features, and manual (not that hard to learn through youtube & practice), you will make great coffee…and save hundreds of $$$.

  • Alex Blinov on 20/11/2021 - 18:27

    Purchased one today at Chch JB Hi-Fi, the very last one. Very happy, thank you. Please note, it is cheap because of the not popular colour. Other colours have original price - 3200$, Noel Leeming refused to match the price as hey don't have this colour in stock.

  • Antidamage on 20/11/2021 - 19:15
    +6

    Don't be fooled, this is an Oracle product designed to get you into java.

    • metalmickey on 21/11/2021 - 08:57
      +1

      Hahahhahahahhahhahahhahahahahhahahhahhahahahha

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