Breville
Barista Express
Espresso machine with grinder
16 grind settings
- Grind settings
- 16
- Water tank
- 67 oz
- Portafilter
- 54 mm
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Buying guide
Espresso machines with a built-in grinder.
2 min readUpdated October 23, 2026
The short answer
A built-in grinder puts the whole routine in one machine: it grinds fresh beans straight into the portafilter, saves counter space and means one less appliance to buy. A separate grinder takes more room, but you can keep it if you later upgrade the machine, and it also grinds for drip coffee or French press.
What to compare.
Grind settings
More settings allow finer adjustments when you change beans or the shot runs too fast or too slow. Most listings publish the number.
How the dose is measured
Some machines dose by time; others weigh the coffee with a built-in scale, which takes the guesswork out of the amount in each shot.
Bean hopper
A larger hopper means refilling less often. If you drink little coffee, a smaller amount of beans in the machine stays fresher.
Help with tamping
Assisted machines help with dosing and tamping, the steps that take the most practice. Look for it in the “Operation” line of each product page.
8 models
Machines with a built-in grinder
Breville
Barista Express Impress
Espresso machine with grinder
25 grind settings
- Grind settings
- 25
- Water tank
- 2 L
- Portafilter
- 54 mm
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Breville
Barista Pro
Espresso machine with grinder
30 grind settings
- Grind settings
- 30
- Heat-up
- 3 s
- Water tank
- 67 oz
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Breville
Barista Touch
Espresso machine with grinder
30 grind settings
- Grind settings
- 30
- Heat-up
- 3 s
- Presets
- 5 + 8 custom
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Breville
Barista Touch Impress
Espresso machine with grinder
30 grind settings
- Grind settings
- 30
- Heat-up
- 3 s
- Water tank
- 67.6 oz
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Ninja
Luxe Café Premier
Espresso machine with grinder
25 grind settings
- Grind settings
- 25
- Water tank
- 70 oz
- Brew styles
- 3 in 1
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Ninja
Luxe Café Mini Plus
Espresso machine with grinder
60 grind settings
- Bean hopper
- 250 g
- Dosing
- By weight
- Frothing
- Automatic
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1 model
A machine and a grinder, as a set
Two separate appliances sold together: the grinder can stay if you change the machine.
Breville
Dynamic Duo
Espresso machine and grinder set
60 grind settings
- Boilers
- 2
- Portafilter
- 58 mm
- Grind settings
- 60
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2 models
Prefer a separate grinder?
The Bambino has no grinder: it works with pre-ground coffee or with a grinder you choose, such as the Smart Grinder Pro.
Breville
Smart Grinder Pro
Grinder
60 grind settings
- Grind settings
- 60
- Bean hopper
- 18 oz
- Power
- 165 W
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Breville
Bambino
Espresso machine
No built-in grinder
- Heat-up
- 3 s
- Portafilter
- 54 mm
- Water tank
- 47 oz
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is a built-in grinder good enough for espresso?
Espresso needs a fine, even grind, so the grinder matters as much as the machine. Between models, what changes is the number of grind settings, the burrs when the listing names them, and how the dose is measured. Each product page lists them.
What if I already own a good grinder?
Then a machine without a grinder, such as the Breville Bambino, is worth considering: you keep the grinder you know and save counter space.
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.
