Breville Precision Brewer

Are Expensive Coffee Brewers Worth It?

What We Loved

• Brew-temperature accuracy
  Stayed between 195 °F and 205 °F for the entire brew cycle, meeting SCA specs.
• Build quality & durability
  Described as “built like a tank” with a heavy, solid feel.
• Carafe capacity
  Brewed the full advertised 12 cups (1.9 L).
• Control-panel clarity (buttons, dials, touchscreen)
  Button layout is intuitive, though not pure one-touch.
• Ease of cleaning
  Generally easy, but the cone insert traps grounds and aligning basket tabs is fiddly.
• Overall cup quality / flavor balance
  After dialing-in the My Brew settings it delivered excellent, well-balanced coffee and was named overall winner.
• Programmability / custom profiles
  The My Brew feature lets you change bloom time, water temperature and flow for true customization.

Just Okay

• Warranty
  Backed by only a two-year warranty, shorter than rivals’ five-year cover.

Needs Improvement

• Carafe thermal retention
  Insulated carafe lost heat faster than expected—his Yeti mug kept coffee hotter.