Breville
Barista Touch
Espresso machine with grinder
Presets: 5 + 8 custom
- Grind settings
- 30
- Heat-up
- 3 s
- Presets
- 5 + 8 custom
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Buying guide
Barista Touch vs Touch Impress.
2 min readUpdated October 23, 2026
The short answer
Both are Breville touchscreen machines with a built-in grinder, 30 grind settings, a 3-second ThermoJet heat-up and automatic milk texturing. The Touch Impress adds assisted dosing and tamping, three settings for plant-based milks and a cold brew function.
Where they differ.
Dosing and tamping
The Touch Impress doses, tamps and corrects the next dose for you. On the Barista Touch, you tamp by hand.
Milk
Both texture milk automatically. The Touch Impress lists three settings for plant-based milks.
Drinks
The Touch Impress adds a cold brew function, according to its listing.
Saved drinks
The Barista Touch lists 5 presets plus 8 custom drinks; the Touch Impress, 8 plus 8 custom.
Spec by spec, where they differ.
| Specification | Barista Touch | Barista Touch Impress |
|---|---|---|
| Burrs | Not listed | Baratza, hardened steel |
| Presets | 5 + 8 custom | 8 + 8 custom |
| Water tank | 67 oz | 67.6 oz |
| Bean hopper | 1/2 lb | 12 oz (340 g) |
| Pump | 15 bar | Not listed |
| Extraction | 9 bar | Not listed |
| Tamping | Not listed | Assisted, 10 kg with a 7° twist |
| Power | 1680 W | 1750 W |
| Dimensions (W × D × H) | 15.5 × 12.7 × 16 in | 14.2 × 13.4 × 16.3 in |
| Warranty | 2-year limited | Not listed |
From each Amazon listing and, where it is silent, the manufacturer’s website. Specifications both models share are not shown.
2 models
The two machines
Breville
Barista Touch Impress
Espresso machine with grinder
Presets: 8 + 8 custom
- Grind settings
- 30
- Heat-up
- 3 s
- Water tank
- 67.6 oz
View details
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which one makes cold brew?
The Barista Touch Impress lists a cold brew function. The Barista Touch listing does not mention one.
Do both have a built-in grinder?
Yes. Both list 30 grind settings, and the Touch Impress lists Baratza hardened steel burrs.
Do you test these machines?
No. We compare the specifications each model publishes in its Amazon listing and, where the listing is silent, on the manufacturer’s official website. We do not rank machines by our own tests, and we never show borrowed ratings.
Still deciding?
Let your answers choose.
Four short questions about how you take your coffee, matched against every model's published specifications.
