Breville - the Oracle Jet Espresso Machine - Olive Tapenade

I like a good cup of coffee, but never thought I was one to be lured into spending lots on coffee away from home. Until I did the math on my McDonald’s coffee habit- the gateway cup to Dunkin and Starbucks. They’re fast. It’s on my way to work. It’s a money pit for something I could bring from home, if I had the time. It gives me back my time. Including the beans and the milk (dairy, oat, almond, or soy), this fantastic machine STILL pays for itself in under three months. AND it gives me back my time. No more lines. I’ve never been an espresso person, and have never had anything but a great automatic drip coffee maker. But the occasional nice vacation or romantic date with my beloved, and those memorable latte art topped coffees have added to that “someday” dream of maybe making the leap. It’s fast, makes excellent cups in less time than it took me to brew a pot, no pods for landfills, and it’s easy to use. Oh, it’s a little fancy, so there’s that. Yet somehow, it’s really sturdy. Just fun. After daily use since it was first plugged in, here’s what I’ve learned: The new Breville Oracle Jet Espresso Machine is a top-tier appliance designed to bring professional-level coffee brewing into your home. It’s packed with features that allow you to have quality coffee house pours at your fingertips. Here are the highlights: Touchscreen Interface The intuitive touchscreen makes navigating through the machine’s extensive features easy, guiding you step-by-step through the process of creating your favorite drinks. With just a few taps, you can choose between different coffee types, adjust settings, and even save customized profiles for future use. Cold Brew Capabilities A standout feature of the Oracle Jet is its ability to brew cold coffee, which is not common in most espresso machines. Whether you’re in the mood for an iced latte or cold brew coffee, this machine is designed to handle it all with precision. Programmable Milk Steaming/Frothing The machine offers customizable milk steaming and frothing, allowing you to dial in the perfect texture for your lattes, cappuccinos, or any milk-based drinks. You can adjust the temperature, texture, and froth level to suit your preferences, making it easy to replicate café-quality milk every time. Customization Capabilities One of the most significant advantages of the Oracle Jet is how much you can customize every element of your drink. From grind size, brewing time, and shot strength to milk temperature and texture, you have full control over how your coffee is brewed. This allows you to repeat favorites, or experiment with new flavors and strengths until you find the perfect cup. Ease of Use Despite its range of features, the Oracle Jet is designed to be incredibly user-friendly. The automated functions simplify the brewing process, so whether you’re a coffee novice or an enthusiast, you’ll find it straightforward to operate. The touchscreen interface helps guide you, and the machine’s quick brew time means no waiting around for your coffee. I’ve loved feeling like I have some input and control over what I make with this machine. Just enough automation to give me what I want, but a willingness to let me tweak it without breaking it. Ease of Care Maintaining the Oracle Jet is simple thanks to its smart alerts for descaling, cleaning, and refilling. The machine has a built-in grinder and tamping system, which reduces mess, and many of its components are removable and dishwasher-safe, making cleanup a breeze. Final Thoughts The Breville Oracle Jet Espresso Machine combines cutting-edge features with ease of use, offering full customization and even cold brew options, making it ideal for anyone serious about their coffee. It’s fast, efficient, and capable of producing drinks that rival your favorite café—without ever leaving home. Is espresso a hobby for me? No. Is a great cup of coffee something important to me? Absolutely yes! And the Oracle Jet delivers.

At $2K one would certainly expect an espresso machine that does it all and I believe that would be a fairly accurate description of the Breville Oracle Jet. This is the perfect machine for all levels of home baristas! Upon setup and power-on, it walks the user through dialing in the grind settings to obtain the perfectly timed shot for the very best espresso experience. Too course a grind, and it brews too quickly resulting in a flat tasting, under extracted sour espresso. Too fine of a grind will result in a slow brew and a harsh , bitter, overly extracted espresso. With the Oracle's brewing guidance, it keeps track of the pre-infusion time and overall brew time, then it suggests either a finer or courser grind to dial in the optimal shot of espresso! This is a single boiler system, so extraction of espresso and frothing of milk/cream must be done separately and can be fully automated with one step following the next once the chosen recipe is executed. I prefer my milk froth to settle a bit, so I override the order and execute that step first, followed by the espresso brewing. Speaking of recipes this thing is loaded and with a quick firmware update (once connected to Wi-Fi) it brings even more. Espresso, Americano, latte, cappuccino, flat white, the list goes on and on. It even allows for cold brewing of many, lengthening out water to coffee exposure to compensate for the lower temperature water! This is easy enough for my daughter & wife to use, however both are still intimidated by it (I'm working on getting them in on the fun). It grinds, tamps, brews and froths as automatically as one would want. The only thing for the home barista to do is to select the recipe, ensure that the hopper has beans, the water tank is full, and that they move the 58mm portafilter from the grinder/tamper to the brew head! We have used this almost daily since unboxing it two weeks ago. It's expensive, but if one is to build their dream (non professional level) espresso bar, it's the perfect place to start!

Not sure why we waited so long to make the switch from a Keurig to the Breville Oracle Jet but what a difference. This espresso machine does it all and makes great tasting expresso coffee. Highly recommend to anyone who loves coffee

Before I review Breville Oracle Jet, I want to add that I ordered it to a different address, but instead it was delivered to my home address, not happy about that, but I did not want tk take away stars from this amazing product for carelessness of Best Buy. Now on to Breville Oracle Jet, I purchased many years ago Breville Express, and was impressed by build quality and amazing coffee, despite it being still fully functional with no issues at all it was time to upgrade to next level up of an espresso machine. I’ve looked into many of super automatic machines, but most are fully plastic, and have too many smal parts that scream for issues ro come, plus many negative reviews and not thag cheap. Breville is not cheap, but it screams premium build, looks amazing, and has long history of amazing products, so when Breville released Oracle Jet, which can be updated with software, plus it is in my option about 95% super automatic, and that 5% that i have to do takes seconds. It offers lots of options of coffee drinks, which are already pre-set, but i can further make it my own and save it under new settings. It also guides you to making perfect coffee with grinding beans, and it sure does. Crema that comes out with coffee is yummy, and delicious on its own without needing to add milk product, but when making latte or a cappuccino, absolutely best tasting outcome. I remember days when I paid $8 for a cup of latte just because I couldn’t make one tasting that good with my Breville Express, but now what i can make at home tastes better than that $8 cup of latte. One would think that it takes a lot of time to make a drink, absolutely not, so quick, so delicious, I am just so extremely happy that I have this amazing machine at home. Every drink comes out perfect every single time. I made drinks for others, and makes me feel like I am a professional barista, because any drink they requested I perfected it with my Breville Oracle Jet. Price was hard to swallow, but if I calculated how much I spent previously on outside coffee drinks, this will profit on its own in no time at all. I have absolutely no regrets in buying this product.

I purchased this for my Christmas Gift to myself - I've enjoyed the Barista Express for several years and HAD to have the Oracle Jet! (My daughter now owns the Barista and she's thrilled -it's still going strong!) Oracle is a gorgeous machine and it's really as easy as pushing buttons to use. The downside is that I want to make coffee drinks ALL the time - but I would never sleep! My husband has discovered he loves the espresso. I am taking advantage of the coffee plan that is offered with purchase and I enjoy what they are choosing and sending. Merry Christmas to ME!