Breville Luxe Drip Coffee Machine
Verdict
Breville's Luxe Brewer builds on the proven Precision Brewer by adding a removable tank, smarter presets and flexible carafe or single-cup brewing, making it an appealing premium drip machine for serious home coffee drinkers. Its Gold Standard certification and long heat-retention carafes look excellent on paper, but the high price and limited early testing mean it is best suited to people who will really use its advanced features.
Pros
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Cup, tray & carafe handling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0Its insulated carafe keeps hot coffee warm for hours or cold brew chilled with added ice, and the integrated design removes the need for messy pouring and filtering compared with jar-and-sieve methods.
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Espresso & beverage quality ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 5.0Reviews describe it as one of the best drip coffee makers tested, producing excellent hot coffee and flavorful cold brew with a smooth, sweet profile that suits everyday drinking.
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Accessories ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 reviews 4.6The Luxe Brewer ships well equipped, with cone and flat-bottom baskets, a reusable mesh filter, starter filter papers, a Claroswiss water filter and hardness test strip, plus basics like a scoop and quick-start guide, giving users flexible brew options, and reviews note that the cone and flat baskets can emphasize fruitier or more chocolatey, floral notes depending on beans.
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Brewing performance & consistency ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5 reviews 4.6Reviews describe the Luxe Brewer as delivering reliably well-extracted drip coffee, holding stable brew temperatures and evenly saturating grounds while SCA-inspired profiles such as Gold Cup and My Brew help dial in time and temperature for different beans without producing burnt or bitter flavors.
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Accuracy of marketing claims ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5Reviews note that the Luxe Brewer’s carafe system broadly lives up to Breville’s promises, with users reporting that the warming setup keeps coffee near the advertised serving temperature for several hours, contrasting with rival machines whose carafes let coffee cool much more quickly.
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Build quality & durability ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 4.5Build quality feels solid overall, with a brushed metal body, robust carafe and basket hardware, and heat-resistant borosilicate glass, and reviewers expect the machine to hold up for years of daily use when properly maintained.
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Assembly & Setup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5Setup is generally quick and simple thanks to a guided hardness test, filter installation, and rinse cycle, though the sparse printed instructions send some users to online manuals for extra clarity.
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Brewing performance & consistency ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5The machine focuses on a few core brew settings such as bloom volume, bloom time, temperature and flow rate, and uses them effectively to deliver consistently well-extracted drip coffee without over-complicating the process.
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Espresso & beverage quality ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 6 reviews 4.5Across reviews, the Luxe Brewer is consistently praised for high beverage quality, using SCA-style Gold Cup and customizable modes to brew smooth, aromatic drip coffee and rich, low-acid cold brew that many feel approaches good hand-pour results for everyday drinking.
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Automation & sensors ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 6 reviews 4.4Automation is one of the Luxe Brewer's strengths, combining reservoir-volume sensing, programmable hot brews and timed cold-brew release with one-touch profiles for Gold Cup, Cold Brew and Custom modes, plus 24-hour scheduling and advanced options to tweak bloom, temperature and flow and save them as presets.
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Design, ergonomics & footprint ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 6 reviews 4.4The Luxe Brewer pairs Breville's brushed-metal aesthetic and color options with a revamped, simple interface and three-part layout, delivering a premium-looking machine whose tall but manageable footprint and removable tank are designed to be practical on the counter while still feeling like a high-end showpiece.
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Capacity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 reviews 4.4Reviews note that the Luxe Brewer comfortably handles everything from single-cup brews to large, multi-cup carafes, with programming that keeps extraction quality consistent across batch sizes, making its capacity well suited for both solo drinkers and busy households or small offices.
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Water system, maintenance & descaling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 6 reviews 4.3The Luxe Brewer's removable 60-ounce water tank with wide openings is repeatedly highlighted as a major usability upgrade over older fixed-tank designs, making filling and cleaning easier and standing out against compact rivals that lack removable reservoirs, while filters, hardness testing and clear descaling guidance help keep maintenance straightforward.
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Iced / cold-brew function quality ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 6 reviews 4.3The Luxe Brewer’s cold-brew mode uses a genuine long steep in the brew basket with a timed release into the carafe to produce smooth, low-bitter concentrate with a rounded, sweet flavor, and the adjustable 30-minute to 24-hour steep and automatic filtration deliver clean, convenient results even if the workflow ties up the brewer and can feel a bit fiddly to some.
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Overall user experience ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 6 reviews 4.3Overall, reviewers describe the Luxe Brewer as a high-end yet straightforward machine that aims to improve on the Precision Brewer, combining one-touch operation and multiple brew modes with a revamped interface and removable tank, though there is still a small learning curve and some outlets are reserving final judgment until long-term testing is complete.
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Speed & time-to-cup ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 reviews 4.3Reviews emphasize the Luxe Brewer’s standout speed, with full 60-ounce pots brewed in just over three minutes and a Fast Brew preset for hurried mornings, making it ideal for quick refills even if the brisk pace can be a bit limiting with very light roasts or very small batch sizes.
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Cup, tray & carafe handling ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 6 reviews 4.2The Luxe Brewer's serving options are widely praised: its insulated thermal carafe keeps coffee hot for several hours without a hot plate, the glass carafe with upgraded warming plate can hold temperature for extended sessions, and the machine can also brew straight into a mug, making it convenient for both full pots and single servings.
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Value & Price ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 3.8The Luxe Brewer sits at the higher end of drip-machine pricing, costing more than some SCA-approved competitors but less than the most feature-rich models, so it can feel expensive unless you particularly value its record-fast brewing and strong hot-coffee performance.
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Value & Price ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3 reviews 3.5Positioned at a little over three hundred dollars depending on carafe, the Luxe Brewer costs noticeably more than budget SCA-certified drip machines but is similar in price to other high-spec brewers, so reviews frame it as good value mainly for frequent coffee drinkers who will really use its advanced hot and cold brew features.
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Warranty & Customer support ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 3.5Breville backs the Luxe Brewer with a two-year warranty and a network of authorized service centers, and reviewers generally expect five to seven years of life with proper care, even though some competing drip machines offer longer formal coverage on paper.
