Breville has just released its new flagship espresso machine, the Oracle Dual Boiler. It’s the latest in a long line of the brand’s innovations, and this one is the most advanced yet. It’s a machine built for two types of coffee drinkers: those who want to push a button and get a great latte, and those who want to obsess over every detail of their brew.
On the surface, it’s all about convenience. The centerpiece is a large, high-def touchscreen that lets you pick from 15 preset recipes, from a basic espresso to an iced latte. It even has an automatic grind system that monitors your extraction and fine-tunes the grind size for you. For milk, the Auto MilQ steam wand dials in the perfect texture for different types of milk. Plus, with Wi-Fi connectivity, you can fire it up from your phone before you even get out of bed.
But for the purists, the machine offers full manual control. You can tweak everything from pre-infusion to brew temperature in single-degree increments. The dual boiler system means you can pull a shot and steam milk at the same time, just like a pro. With a 58mm commercial-grade portafilter, the Oracle Dual Boiler ($3,000) gives you the best of both worlds—it’s a super-automatic for convenience and a semi-automatic for control.
