Sage SES500BSS The Bambino Plus Espresso Coffee Machine
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About this product
The Bambino Plus doesn't compromise on the 4 key elements of third wave speciality coffee. Delivering barista-quality performance using a 54mm portafilter with 18-22 grams for full flavor and automatic milk texturing. With a 3 second heat up time and precise espresso extraction, you go from bean to cup, faster than ever before. Enjoy speciality coffee at home and make great tasting espresso shots such as Singles, Doubles and Americano. Add milk and create a silky Latte, Flat White, or Cappuccino.
The automatic steam wand allows you to adjust the milk temperature and texture to suit your taste. Delivering barista quality microfoam that enhances the flavour of the coffee and is essential for creating latte art.
With the Quiet Mark stamp of approval, this product has been found to be one of the quietest in category, helping to create a calm environment within your home.
Easy-to-use and easy to clean with the self-cleaning milk steamer, Clean Me light, and dishwasher safe parts. Once you have your new Sage Bambino Plus machine at home, Join Sage's virtual coffee masterclass to learn how to get the most out of your machine.
- Coffee compatibility: Can be used with Ground Coffee only.
- Coffee options include: latte, cappuccino, americano, flat white, and Espresso.
- Hot water option.
- Suitable for ground coffee, .
- Manual Steam Wand, Integrated Automatic, .
- Incorporated crema device.
- 15 bar pump pressure.
- Adjustable steam.
- Water capacity 1.5 litres.
- Water level gauge.
- Transparent removable water tank.
- Removable drip-tray.
- Cup warmer.
- Auto shut-off after 20 minutes.
- Stainless steel filter.
- Manual cleaning & descaling.
- Dishwasher safe parts for effortless cleaning.
- Accessories Included: Tamper, Milk Jug, Single Espresso Filter Basket, .
- Double Espresso Filter Basket, .
Cleaning Tool.
- Box Contents: 54mm Portafilter 54mm Tamper the Razor Precision Dosing Tool Claro Swiss Water Filter 16 fl. Oz / 480ml Stainless Steel Milk Jug 1 & 2 Cup Dual Wall Filter Baskets 1 & 2 Cup Single Wall Baskets Cleaning Tool Cleaning Disc.
General information
- Model number: SES500BSS.
- Size H31, W20, D32cm.
- 1600 watts.
- Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
- EAN: 9312432031516.
4.5
413 reviews
91%
Recommended this product
Customers Say
The Bambino Plus is praised for its excellent coffee quality, ease of use, and convenient automatic milk frothing. However, users report issues with the drip tray, machine weight, and occasional leaks.
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Best in its class
Very easy to make a great flat white. Can reccomend.
Mikhail
The perfect late
This is my second Bambino Plus. Both have been perfect providers of smooth coffee with exact milk according to our idea of perfection. The automatic milk warmer is brilliant.
Saba
Excellent home espresso machine, highly recommended.
Really happy with this purchase, after a few practices with grind size i had my perfect coffee dialled in. The automatic steam wand is perfect for hands free microfoam for your flat white, latte or cappuccino. Wish I'd bought this sooner.
Neil,C
Brilliant machine, auto steamer is a big plus - a step up from other budget machines in every way
I upgraded from a cheap budget machine that had small issues like leaks, excessive steam, odd noises etc so it's really nice to now have a well built and smooth functioning machine I feel will last many years. Pair it with a decent grinder and you will have great tasting coffee everyday. It's a nice bonus getting 2 free bags of coffee to start out. The auto steamer function is very easy to use and produces results that are more than acceptable once you've got the settings dialled in. I'm okay at steaming milk manually but sometimes I choose to use the auto steamer as I can clean/put stuff away while it steams. The programmable single/double shot options are very useful. I set the single shot button to fill my cup to the brim to heat up the portafilter/cup, then obviously program the double shot for the extraction itself. If you make sure your puck prep is consistent and your choice of coffee is well dialled, I find the programmed shot is normally within 2-3ml. This along with the auto steaming means the work flow is very quick and easy - less than 5 minutes to make coffee. The steam wand will auto purge itself (you should manually do it before steaming also), and the 3-way solenoid valve means there no coffee dripping onto your drip tray. Only negatives I have so far is the machine itself doesn't weigh much so getting the portafilter in/out of the machine requires you to hold the machine down with your spare hand. The drip tray could be bigger. But really these aren't big deals to me just worth a mention. Overall very happy!
Liam
Good setup for real coffee drinkers at a reasonable price.
I bought the Bambino Plus to be in more control of my coffee making. Along with a Smart Grinder Pro, I can monitor the amount of grinds. Auto milk frothing is excellent. An extra portafilter makes it quicker to produce two breakfast coffees.
Ann
Great coffee but leaky
This is a smart and compact coffee maker that makes great coffee and the milk frother works well too. The only criticism is that water seems to leak out and under the machine so we have to keep it on a towel. The drip tray is very plastic and insubstantial - the leak seems to happen between where the back of the drip tray should meet the front of the machine.
Claud
3 machines - 3 broke and cannot be fixed!
We have had 3 of these machines in the last few years and every single one of them broke. Today our third machine broke - it's been playing up for over a week but not it has given up completely, no matter what we do with it, it won't work! When it worked, it was good. BUT - it is a very expensive espresso machine for all this disappointment! Not a good start for the year with SAGE!
2G
Quality product.
I bought this a few weeks ago. Im still getting used to it. The videos are useful. I have not bought a batista before so have nothing to compare it to. Personally I found that the drip tray can move slightly and could perhaps be a bit heavier but that's just my experience and may not be others.
Ann60
Its nice enough but not brilliant
My second Sage coffee machine. It makes nice coffee but like the last one, the steam wand is misaligned. Instead of pointing into the drip tray it's pointing half in and half out, which means if you forget about it after steaming milk you get a big mess all over the work surface as the purging sends water down the sides of the drip tray. Annoying. The Portafilter that comes with the machine is totally awful too. One of the holes hardly seems to work properly, the stupid channels they have in the plastic insert seem designed to stop flow rather than help it.
Anthony
Disappointing
Really very disappointing. The automatic milk frothing just doesn’t produce any kind of stiff froth. Just thin bubbles. Manual steaming is no better. Save your money and buy a cheaper one.
topcat, 45 - 54, Hampshire
Hi Kate.
The SES500BSS The Bambino Plus Espresso Coffee Machine has a manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
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Hi Macca
The Sage SES500BSS The Bambino Plus Espresso Coffee Machine does come with the Milk Jug.
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Hi there Sean
Having checked with the supplier for you I can let you know the Bambino Plus Espresso Coffee Machine comes with 2 single-wall filter baskets.
In total, there are 4 filter baskets included with the machine:
1 CUP single wall filter basket
2 CUP single wall filter basket
1 CUP Dual Wall filter basket
2 CUP Dual Wall filter basket
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Hi Dory,
The Sage SES500BSS The Bambino Plus Espresso Coffee Machine does not grind the coffee.
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You need to buy a separate grinder. The Sage grinder is superb, I own both.
Hi Dave
Having checked with the supplier for you I can let you know the Bambino Plus Espresso Coffee Machine comes with 2 single-wall filter baskets.
In total, there are 4 filter baskets included with the machine:
1 CUP single wall filter basket
2 CUP single wall filter basket
1 CUP Dual Wall filter basket
2 CUP Dual Wall filter basket
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Hello there,
I have spoken to our suppliers who have advised as follows.
The Bambino Plus SES500BSS doesn't take Pods, it only takes grounded coffee beans, please note the unit doesn't have a grinder.
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Hi Bv
The 1.5L transparent removable water tank is in the rear of the Sage SES500BSS The Bambino Plus Espresso Coffee Machine.
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