First Time Setup

Let us guide you through unboxing the Bambino® Plus and familiarize yourself with the different parts and accessories to begin making your third wave specialty coffee at home.

Unboxing and parts

In this video, we provide you with expert tips on brewing espresso so you get a full-bodied espresso with rich, complex flavors. We also show you how to create silky textured milk with powerful steam pressure. 
But first, we offer a step-by-step guide on setting up your new Bambino® Plus.

Setting up your machine

This interface guide will help you familiarize yourself with the various buttons and interface components of The Bambino® Plus, a serious machine for serious espresso.

How to use the interface

Achieving the precise dose of ground coffee is essential to creating delicious, third wave specialty coffee. This video demonstrates how to use The Bambino® Plus to tamp and trim the dose with precision, so you can easily repeat the perfect brew, cup after cup.

How to tamp and trim the dose

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Experience third wave specialty coffee at home, made possible by the 4 keys formula

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Auto and manual milk with powerful 266°F steam for easy silky microfoam

54 mm stainless steel portafilter delivers full flavor with dual and single wall filters

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The Bambino™ Plus delivers third wave specialty coffee in a compact footprint.

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How to make a third wave specialty latte at home with the Bambino Plus.

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Latte Art

Latte art is the perfect way to top your third wave specialty coffee brewed using the Bambino® Plus. Once you've mastered the basic dot and intermediate-level heart patterns, you're ready to learn how to make The Tulip and The Rosetta.

How to create latte art: the tulip & rosetta

Once you've mastered the basic dot pattern using microfoam milk from your Bambino® Plus, you're ready to move on to more complex designs like The Heart. Considered an intermediate style of latte art, The Heart begins with the same method as The Dot, but with variations of technique at the end.

How to create latte art: the heart

Learning how to create 'The Dot' is essential to most latte art. Start your latte art journey here with your Bambino® Plus.

How to create latte art: the dot

Perfectly textured milk is the secret to barista-quality third wave specialty coffee. It balances the espresso flavor, bringing out the nuanced flavors and smoothing out any bitterness while producing a silky texture and velvety mouthfeel. The Bambino® Plus makes texturing your milk a simple process.

How to automatically texture milk

Find out everything about optimal espresso extraction—and operate your Bambino® Plus with the skill of a pro for a balanced espresso.

Getting your first extraction right

Fresh Beans

Even the best espresso machine like The Bambino® Plus can't make amazing coffee without the right beans. Specialty coffee roaster Paul Geshos, founder and owner of Mecca Coffee, explains how to select the beans you need to create a café-quality cup of brew. 

Choosing the right beans

Espresso Extraction

With the Smart Grinder™ Pro, it has never been easier to perfect the grind and make café-quality coffee from the comfort of your own home. 
Follow along as our host demonstrates how to use the Smart Grinder™ Pro.

How to use the Smart Grinder™ Pro

With The Bambino® Plus espresso machine, you can enjoy café-quality coffee from the comfort of your home. Follow along as Leo Schmidt, a professional barista, demonstrates how to make an Americano, a classic coffee which mixes hot water with freshly brewed espresso.

How to make an Americano

Customising Your Machine

The Bambino® Plus allows you to customize its settings so you can make your favorite coffee drinks exactly as you like them. Follow along with the video to learn how to adjust the espresso shot volume and save for future brewing.

How to adjust shot volume and temperature

The Bambino® Plus makes it simple to steam your milk, creating thousands of tiny air bubbles which give it that silky texture. However, different types of milk texture at different temperatures, so it's important that you adjust the milk temperature to suit your specific needs.

How to adjust milk temperature and texture

Complete Guide

Introducing the Bambino® Plus, a top-of-the-line compact espresso machine that allows you to enjoy third wave specialty coffee from your own home. In this video, join our host as they guide you through the process of setting up your new machine and making that first cup of exceptional espresso.

Complete unboxing and setup

Cleaning Guides

Another essential cleaning process for The Bambino® Plus is descaling. Prevention of scale buildup ensures you're producing great quality coffee with every brew. When the '1-Cup,' '2-Cup' and 'Steam' buttons all flash in alternation, the machine needs to be descaled. Follow this video to see how it's done.

How to perform a descale

It is essential to regularly clean your machine and components to ensure consistent third wave specialty coffee at home. To ensure your Bambino® Plus is always ready to brew a perfect cup, we recommend that you perform a clear water backflush at the end of each brewing session to remove any coffee ground or oil residue buildup.

How to perform a clear water backflush

Cleaning your Bambino® Plus is vital to ensuring that you keep enjoying a delicious cup of coffee every time you use it. The machine will alert you when it needs cleaning by flashing both the '1-Cup' and the '2-Cup' buttons.  Let us guide you through it.

How to perform a cleaning cycle

Creating latte art requires three essential ingredients—perfectly extracted espresso, microfoam textured milk, and plenty of delicious practice. Follow along as Leo Schmidt, a professional barista, demonstrates how to create a latte 'dot, one of the most basic forms of latte art and the foundation for creating more complex latte art forms like The Heart, Tulip, Rosetta, and much more.

How to create latte art

An important item to add to your daily maintenance routine is cleaning The Bambino® Plus shower screen. Doing so ensures that consistent shot extraction and the overall quality and taste of your coffee.

How to clean the shower screen

Keeping your espresso machine clean is an essential step to creating delicious coffee cup after cup, so we have designed the Bambino® Plus to be easy to clean and maintain. After each use, make sure to clean the drip tray, or you will know it’s time to empty the drip tray when the red indicator rises.

How to clean the drip tray

By regularly cleaning each component of you Bambino® Plus, you remove loose coffee grounds and built-up oils, so nothing gets between you and the flavor of your freshly brewed third wave coffee. We recommend that you clean the portafilter and filter baskets after each brewing session. See how this can be done by watching our guide. 

How to clean portafilter and filter basket

The Bambino® Plus is equipped to steam and texture any type of milk so you can customize your coffee to your taste. Regularly cleaning and unblocking the steam wand keeps it in ideal condition to brew your next cup and top it with latte art.

How to clean and unblock the steam wand

Purging the group head removes any coffee grinds and espresso residue that can build up after every extraction. The group head purge keeps your machine in good working order and ensures that each and every coffee tastes great. We recommend that you do a group head purge before and after each brew.

Group head purge

Regular cleaning and maintenance of your Bambino® Plus espresso machine are essential for getting the most out of your coffee-making sessions. Ensure the filter basket is cleaned before and after each use, so nothing comes between you and the full-bodied flavor of the espresso you brew. See how it's done here.

Filter basket rinse

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