Sage Barista Express

The Barista Express is Sage's mid-range semi-automatic with a built-in grinder: it pairs a conical burr grinder unit with a 250g bean hopper and 16 grind settings with a professional-style 54mm portafilter loaded with an 18g dose, according to the quick guide and the product page. Heating is handled by a thermocoil system with PID temperature control, which the manufacturer states delivers water at exactly 93°C for balanced extraction: for this reason this page classifies it among the coil-heated (thermocoil) semi-automatics, unlike the Bambino Plus, whose ThermoJet is never explicitly called a thermocoil.

Extraction follows a low pressure pre-infusion followed by 9 bar, generated by a 15 bar Italian pump; an espresso pressure gauge is listed among the front-panel components. Unlike the Bambino Plus, the steam wand here is not automatic: the manufacturer describes it as manual milk texturing, to be handled "like a barista". The 54mm portafilter ships with single wall filter baskets, for freshly roasted whole beans, and dual wall baskets, for pre-ground or older coffee.

The quick guide states a power draw of 1560-1850W on a 220-240V, 50Hz supply, with no single figure for the European unit. Neither the machine's weight nor the water tank capacity in litres is stated on the product page or in the quick guide reviewed.