BES500 BAMBINO PLUS ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE
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Serious espresso. Serious value.
Like professional machines, the Bambino Plus can deliver third wave specialty coffee. This is made possible by the 4 keys formula. Delivering barista quality performance using a 54mm stainless steel portafilter with 18 grams of coffee for full flavour and a powerful hands-free automatic steam wand that makes microfoam milk for you ready for latte art. With a proprietary ThermoJet heating system the machine is ready to start in 3 seconds.
BES500 espresso machines incorporate the 4 keys formula used by professional café machines.
Designed to use the right dose of freshly ground beans, ensure precise temperature control, optimal water pressure and create true microfoam milk essential for latte art. You’re only a touch away.
Low pressure pre-infusion followed by 9 bar extraction
An opulent, creamy and caramel coloured espresso starts with low pressure pre-infusions, followed by a high pressure (9 bar) extraction process delivered via our 15 bar Italian pump.
ThermoJet® heating system
Innovative ThermoJet® heating system achieves the optimum extraction temperature in 3 seconds. Ready to make your best coffee without the wait. Uses up to 32% less energy annually compared to a Thermoblock heating system. *Disclaimer: Based on internal benchmark testing as of November 2022.
Simple interface with volumetric shot control
Convenient one-touch 1 & 2 shot volumetric control, and steam.
Auto MilQ hands-free microfroam
The automatic steam wand allows 3 adjustable milk temperatures and 3 levels of texture to suit your taste. Delivers silky smooth microfoam with at least one million micro bubbles per ml that enhances the flavour of the coffee and is essential for pouring latte art. Or hands-on manual texturing like a barista.
54 mm portafilter delivers full flavour with dual and single wall filters
Full bodied coffee with rich and complex flavours is created using the ideal dose of 18g of freshly ground beans delivered by a professional style 54mm portafilter.
Manual hand-crafted microfoam
Our powerful steam wands are designed to quickly turn milk into smooth microfoam with a delicious silky texture, ready for pouring latte art.
Specifications
| Heating System | ThermoJet Heating System |
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| Capacity | 1.9L water tank |
| Interface | Simple Button control |
| Portafilter | High quality 54mm portafilter |
| Tamping | Manual tamper |
| Power | 1600 W |
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| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 19.5 x 32 x 31 cm |
Extraction Tips
A great espresso is about achieving the perfect balance between sweetness, acidity, and bitterness. The flavour of your coffee will depend on many factors, such as the type of coffee beans, degree of roast freshness, coarseness or fineness of the grind, dose of ground coffee and tamping pressure. Experiment by adjusting these factors just one at a time to achieve the taste of your preference.
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Correct Extraction
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Under Extraction
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Over Extraction
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| • Flow starts after 8–12 secs • Flow slow like warm honey • Crema is golden brown with a fine mousse texture • Espresso is dark brown |
• Flow starts after 1–6 secs • Flow fast like water • Crema is thin and pale • Espresso is pale brown • Tastes bitter/sharp, weak and watery |
• Flow starts after 12 secs • Flow drips or not at all • Crema is dark and spotty • Espresso is very dark brown • Tastes bitter and burnt |
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After Extraction • REMOVE USED GRINDS Used grinds will form a coffee 'puck'. If the puck is wet, refer to the 'Under Extraction' section. • RINSE FILTER BASKET Keep the filter basket clean to prevent blockages. Without ground coffee in the filter basket, lock the portafilter into the machine and run hot water through. |
Solutions EXPERIMENT WITH GRIND: • Grind needs to be finer for a slower extraction. • Ensure you are controlling dose with the Razor™. — Adjust & re-test — Tamp using 10–15kgs of pressure. The top edge of metal cap on the tamper should be level with the top of the filter basket AFTER tamping. Trim the puck to the right level using the Razor™ precision dose trimming tool. — Adjust & re-test — |
Solutions — Adjust & re-test — |
Troubleshooting
| PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSES | EASY SOLUTION |
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Water does not flow from the group head. No hot water. |
Water tank is empty. | Fill tank. |
| Water tank is not fully inserted and locked into position. | Push water tank down completely to lock into place. | |
| Machine needs to be descaled. | Perform descale cycle. | |
| Coffee is ground too finely and/or too much coffee in filter basket and/or over tamping and/or filter basket is blocked. | See below, ‘Espresso only drips from the portafilter spouts or not at all’. | |
| Espresso only drips from the portafilter spouts or not at all. | Coffee is ground too finely. | Use slightly coarser grind. Refer to 'Coffee Dose and Tamping' on page 10 and 'Extraction Tips' on page 14. |
| Too much coffee in the filter basket. | Lower dose of coffee. After tamping, trim the coffee dose using the Razor™ dose trimming tool. Refer to 'Coffee Dose and Tamping' on page 10 and 'Extraction Tips' on page 14. | |
| Coffee tamped too firmly. | Tamp between or 10–15kg of pressure. | |
| Water tank is empty. | Fill tank. | |
| Water tank is not fully inserted and locked into position. | Push water tank down completely to lock into place. | |
| The filter basket may be blocked. | Use the pin on the end of the provided cleaning tool to unblock the hole(s). | |
| Machine needs to be descaled. | Perform descale cycle. | |
| Water doesn't come through (the machine makes loud noise). | Water tank is empty or water level is below MIN. | Fill tank. |
| Froth and temperature lights flashes together. | Steam function error. Water tank may be empty. |
Fill tank. |
| Press and hold steam button for 3 seconds to purge the system. |
View more technical details from the user manual here → Link
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