STACK #238 August 2024

TECH REVIEW

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FOR THE KITCHEN

the group head maintains a consistent 93°C above the cup for a piping hot brew every time. Getting started A simple start up tutorial steps you through the coffee making process, and it can take several brews before the optimum result is achieved. There are ten preset recipes to choose from: espresso, long black, latte, cappuccino, flat white, as well as hot chocolate, babyccino and tea, plus an option to add custom drinks. The Oracle Jet is also the first Breville machine with dedicated settings for cold brew and cold espresso. Simply swipe and select. Once grinding, dosing, and tamping is complete, you switch the portafilter out into the group head and twist until firm. This is the only real manual bit, and will make you look very barista when making coffee for guests. Let’s customise The Oracle Jet’s Barista Guidance function offers helpful prompts along the way, for example if the coffee is too watery or the grind size needs adjusting – the inbuilt conical burr grinder has 45 settings. It also suggests the best grind setting and portafilter basket size for the recipe selected. You can choose time-based brewing or by volume to pour a fuller cup, with the

REVIEW

Aussie favourite Breville is a name synonymous with premium coffee machines, and the new Oracle Jet may well be the mother of them all! Words Scott Hocking T he Breville Oracle Jet is designed for those looking to upgrade from a capsule machine to the luxury of freshly ground coffee beans, without lots of fiddly manual preparation. From grinding and tamping to dosing and On the front face is a 5” HD touchscreen for selecting settings and swiping through preloaded recipes, which can be switched to dark mode. Breville supply all the required tools with

temperature set to default for café drinks. The auto-queue function is another handy feature that lets you set up the next step, so you can keep making breakfast while the coffee is brewing and the milk wand will begin steaming once extraction is complete. Milk texturing The Auto MilQ system provides simple hands free milk steaming, as well as manual texturing and milk temperature settings. There are also settings for alternative milks – simply tap the onscreen icon below the jug to select soy, almond, or oat. The bottom line Breville promises “instant mastery” of the coffee making process with the Oracle Jet, and it certainly delivers on that promise. Whether you want superb tasting coffee at the touch of a button, or prefer to customise the perfect brew using onscreen guidance, the Oracle Jet provides the best of both worlds and comes highly recommended.

the Oracle Jet, including a knock box, one and two cup portafilter baskets, and a stainless steel milk jug, as well as a selection of cleaning accessories to keep the machine in tip-top shape. The 2.3L water tank at the rear can be removed or quickly filled from the top, with a water level gauge located below the group head. The Oracle Jet is a large machine, but can be easily

temperature control, the Oracle Jet does it all for you, with customisation prompts from the inbuilt Barista Guidance function to refine the process. It also connects to your Wi-Fi network to enable software updates and new recipe downloads. Out of the box The Oracle Jet is a beautiful looking machine that’s destined to impress on any

moved around a benchtop on wheels that are lowered using a lever set in the drip tray. The heat is on The Oracle Jet uses Breville’s ThermoJet heating system for a speedy heat-up and optimum extraction temperature in around three seconds, so there’s no waiting around for that vital morning coffee. And

kitchen bench. It makes a statement that you’re serious about quality coffee. We received the Black Truffle model for review and absolutely love the aesthetic of shiny chrome crowned with a black top and 340g bean hopper.

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