Compare the Pair: Sunbeam & Breville Coffee Machines

Are you in need of a new coffee machine to wake up with? Maybe it’s time you relied less on the coffee shop down the road and more on making your own cup before your commute. Whatever your needs and personal coffee drinking habits, we know that there’s a coffee machine out there for everybody.

Your source of coffee and how the coffee machine operates should be one of the most important considerations in mind. Are you a pod coffee person or are freshly ground beans more your thing? We’ve got the best of both types! To help you find your perfect coffee machine, in this article, we’ll outline and compare two models: Breville’s Nespresso Creatista® Pro (Pod) Coffee Machine and the Sunbeam Barista Plus Pump Espresso Coffee Machine.

Breville’s Nespresso Creatista® Pro

This Breville Nespresso Creatista® Pro coffee machine offers pod convenience with advanced personalisation via the touch display to let you craft your perfect cup. The coffee volume, milk temperature and milk forth levels can be adjusted to suit. The side steam wand delivers an easier way to create delicate and frothy milk for milky coffee varieties. In a compact benchtop design, this coffee machine is compatible with Nespresso coffee capsules for a one-touch coffee making experience. There’s so much to love about this automatic coffee machine:

  • Ultra-fast 3 second heat up
  • 8 pre-programmed coffees such as Espresso, Cappuccino and Lungo
  • Colour touch display
  • Customisable settings: 7x coffee volumes, 7x hot water volumes, 8x milk forth levels and 11x milk temperatures
  • Dedicated hot water spout
  • Fully-automatic steam wand to texturise milk
  • 2L water tanks
  • Large capsule container with 12 pod capacity

Sunbeam’s Barista Plus Pump Espresso Coffee Machine

For those who appreciate the coffee making process and the detailed control that comes with it, the Barista Plus Pump Espresso Coffee Machine is the ideal solution for home baristas. Its semi-manual operation with the assistance of a digital timer and guided functions enable precision coffee bean grinding, and all milk varieties can be met with the side steam milk wand. Achieve café-like coffee with the coffee machine’s functions and features:

  • Integrated Stainless Steel grinder lets you grind fresh beans
  • Unique digital timer helps you perfectly grind and pour your coffee with the appropriate timings
  • 58mm commercial size group head
  • Temp°IQ Shot Control™ technology (optimal temperature control)
  • 8L water tank with empty tank alert
  • Cup warming tray
  • Side steam wand with milk thermometer ensures silky, smooth milk

Let’s Compare the Pair

Model

Breville Nespresso Creatista® Pro (BNE900BSS)

Sunbeam Barista Plus Pump Espresso Coffee Machine (EMM5400SS)

Suitable For

Time-poor coffee drinkers who don’t want to fuss over the coffee making experience

Semi-experienced and home baristas who want a digitally guided coffee making experience

Power

2300W

1300W

Coffee Source

Nespresso Coffee Pods (Capsules)

Fresh Whole Coffee Beans

Capacity
  • 2L water tank
  • 12 capsules collection container
  • 2.8L water tank
Number of Settings
  • 7 x Coffee Volumes
  • 7 x Hot Water Volumes
  • Manual shot
  • 1 cup and 2 cup settings
Save Favourites

Yes

N/A

Control Types

Colour touch screen

Digital grind and shot timer, push buttons and dial knob

Milk Control

Fully automatic steam wand with

  • 11 x Milk Temperatures
  • 8 x Milk Froth Levels

Powerful steam wand with milk thermometer

Other Features

Dedicated hot water spout

  • 58mm commercial size group head
  • Cup Warming Tray
Included Accessories
  • Tasting box of Nespresso Capsules
  • Milk Jug
  • 1x Water Hardness Test Strip
  • Removable bean hopper
  • 460mL stainless milk jug
  • 58mm commercial size group handle
  • 1 cup & 2 cup 58mm single wall filter baskets
  • 58mm tamper
  • Cleaning pin, cleaning disc & cleaning brush

 

Cleaning & Maintenance
  • Descale program
  • Rinse Steam Wand program
  • Clean Steam Wand program
  • Rinse cycle
  • Empty cycle

 

Cleaning and descale programs for espresso and steam thermoblocks

Colour

Brushed Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Warranty

2 year

1 year

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