The Barista Pro shares the Impress's ThermoJet boiler and 54mm portafilter but swaps the auto-tamp system for 30 grind settings instead of 25 — finer adjustment range for a slightly higher price.
| Type | Semi-automatic |
| Boiler | ThermoJet |
| Portafilter | 54mm |
| Grinder | Built-in, 30 settings |
| Price | $750 |
Weighted from published specs — grinder capability, boiler performance, portafilter standard, build materials and price-to-feature ratio. Not a taste or performance test.
Breville's Barista Pro sits one step up from the Bambino Plus and one step across from the Impress in the brand's own lineup: the same fast-heating ThermoJet boiler and 54mm portafilter, but a 30-setting built-in grinder instead of the Impress's 25-setting grinder with auto-tamp. Whether that's the better fit depends on whether extra grind precision matters more to you than not having to tamp by hand.
Want to see how it stacks up? The Barista Pro shares the Impress's ThermoJet boiler and 54mm portafilter but swaps the auto-tamp system for 30 grind settings instead of 25 — finer adjustment range for a slightly higher price.
See the Barista Express Impress overview →The Impress adds auto-tamping and a slightly coarser 25-setting grinder; the Barista Pro skips auto-tamp for a finer 30-setting range, at a higher price.
Yes — both use Breville's ThermoJet, which the brand states heats in about 3 seconds.
The Barista Pro shares the Impress's ThermoJet boiler and 54mm portafilter but swaps the auto-tamp system for 30 grind settings instead of 25 — finer adjustment range for a slightly higher price.