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Barista Express and Barista Pro, the Differences the Manuals Name
The BES870 manual states a Thermocoil heater and the BES878 states Thermojet. The manuals name three differences and state no dimensions or weight for either.
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Instruction books, revision codes, and the specification pages inside them.
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Breville BES870, What the Instruction Book States
The BES870 Barista Express instruction book states a Thermocoil heater, a 2L tank, a 250g hopper and a 54mm portafilter. It states no dimensions and no weight.
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Breville BES878, What the Instruction Book States
The BES878 Barista Pro instruction book states a Thermojet heater, 30 grind settings, a 2L tank and a 54mm portafilter. It states no dimensions and no weight.
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Breville BES880 Specifications, and the Two Books That State Them
Breville publishes two BES880 instruction books, issue U22 and issue H19. They agree on the components and disagree on how hard to tamp.
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Where Breville Publishes Espresso Instruction Books, and How to Cite One
Breville hosts instruction books on two different paths. One carries the region and revision in the filename and one carries neither, which decides whether a citation is reproducible.
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Breville Portafilter Size, as the Instruction Books State It
Breville prints 54mm for both the portafilter and the tamper in its espresso instruction books. It never states that a basket from one model fits another.