Breville's new dual boiler machine BES900

Koffee_Kosmo

Re -polishing the Breville Dual Boiler We recently purchased a set of copper cooking pots Well we had major staining & even water spot marks after first use Never fear we have a product that is a familiar name with many, called Brasso This stuff brought the pot up to new with a little elbow grease

Kelsey

I know this wandering slightly off topic, but didn't you have some special polishing routine also?

Koffee_Kosmo

Kelsey wrote:

I know this wandering slightly off topic, but didn't you have some special polishing routine also?

You mean me ?

Kelsey

Jagenschnitzel - you! :pan Not for the Breville Double Boiler (hence the wandering off topic), I can't imagine they'd be the fingerprint magnet my machine is. 😃

Koffee_Kosmo

I use a product called Glassplexin to polish my machine Now let's get back on topic KK

derrilex

Anger Management wrote:

D: So what do you recommend... I use something called SHINE from bunnings that is a cutting type polish. I have also used different grades of car cutting compounds to try to get the same rust like blemishes out of some of the SUNBEAM covers. And then used a SS polish to finish. Not perfect but has done the job. The interesting thing is that some covers suffer badly and yet I have seen others that look 110%. So one can only assume SS quality where there is some variance outside the manufacturers spec ??? Doubt Breville or Sunbeam would spec a material to fail so soon, but rather some possible cost cutting at the SS manufacturer or a QC fail on the SS and sub standard material getting in... I would follow up with BREVILLE and see how you go.

Silvo stainless polish works well - followed by a oil impregnated SS polish wipe

derrilex

Good breakdown pic though :thumb:

ajst2duk

All good - I used Autosol metal polish followed by 3M stainless cleaner. Came up awesome - nice, shiny and stain-free again. Thanks for the tips - my main worry was that this sort of approach would give the finish shiny spots and maybe remove the printing - but none of that happened. Back to drinking great coffee !!

ajst2duk

And the evidence -

derrilex

Lovely. I suspect just about all those metal liquid cutting compounds are the same in a different bottle 😃 I think 3M do a oil impregnated wipe also that should keep the shine up. Keep it shiny and the rust cant start. If not, you can get them at bunnings or coles (same thing). Proper job that, well done :thumb: :thumb:

Hatchy

Bit of a late reply, but Yes AM i'm still on for next weekend if you are. I will try and get the blank to you before then though. I'll see how my tuesday or wednesday shapes up. I totally agree that a naked PF for this machine is more toy than tool.

admin

Hey guys - just a quick one: now that we're well over a year past release, I'm interested in conducting a mini-survey as to what sort of 'street' prices the Breville Dual Boiler has come down to, using our combined market knowledge... please can you put down what you know of as the most recent street price? thanks A

Koffee_Kosmo

admin wrote:

Hey guys - just a quick one: now that we're well over a year past release, I'm interested in conducting a mini-survey as to what sort of 'street' prices the Breville Dual Boiler has come down to, using our combined market knowledge... please can you put down what you know of as the most recent street price? thanks A

I did a quick search for the purpose of the question Billy Guyatts has them for $1198.00 KK

Brett_H

http://www.powerbuys.com.au/breville-the-dual-boiler-espresso-machine-bes900.html?utm_source=myshopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Small+Kitchen+Appliances&utm_term=Breville+the+Dual+Boiler+Espresso+Machine+BES900 $1182 and having bought a steam station from them Id happily buy from them again!

Hatchy

Appliances online have them for 1200ish but they'll match anything and generally will give you free delivery to sweeten the deal.

Muscles

Good guys were doing $1098 and free smart grinder about two weeks ago :pan No bench test there but why would you want one and you are saving around $700 from RRP

Kelsey

That's an incredible deal (any of these prices are!) for a machine with that feature set.

DoubleRistretto

Muscles wrote:

Good guys were doing $1098 and free smart grinder about two weeks ago :pan No bench test there but why would you want one and you are saving around $700 from RRP

doesn't that make it about a 40% discount to RRP - wow! Although I guess Breville are in the volume business, and given the dual boiler machines are made in China, they probably still make a reasonable profit! dR

pablo_h

I don't think that is normal. the retailers started out at $1500 for the machine, then went to $1500 for the combo, then $1200 for the machine only (and when they did that, they started upping the price of the grinder towards RRP). Someone on WP went to TGG to beat the $1199 price that david jones and HN had, he just wanted the machine at $1099. They sold them that, but sold them the machine with bonus grinder pack, whether by mistake or what, the buyer didn't expect that, and that was way below cost, ie TGG is losing money, not breville dropping their price to TGG that much they could still make money on it. No one as far as I have heard has got the combo that cheap, it is below cost to get both for $1100

Brett_H

pablo_h wrote:

I don't think that is normal. the retailers started out at $1500 for the machine, then went to $1500 for the combo, then $1200 for the machine only (and when they did that, they started upping the price of the grinder towards RRP). Someone on WP went to TGG to beat the $1199 price that david jones and HN had, he just wanted the machine at $1099. They sold them that, but sold them the machine with bonus grinder pack, whether by mistake or what, the buyer didn't expect that, and that was way below cost, ie TGG is losing money, not breville dropping their price to TGG that much they could still make money on it. No one as far as I have heard has got the combo that cheap, it is below cost to get both for $1100

This is a great first post mate. Howdo you have this information? When we saw one of these BDBs go for sub $900 on this forum I figured that the error was that the store had given it away at wholesale price. How would the Harvey Norman guys come at that price: Java The Hutt "Yup Mate. I was incredibly lucky. On top of that, I just picked up a BCG800 for $165 so for both $1015 This was due to a Salesman error, but who am I to say "No, please don't sell it to me, I'll pay you more" took some patience and time from my part though. without the Salesman error, I think the best price to haggle down to is. $165 for the BCG800 and $1100 for the BES900. If anyone is looking to buy one THAT is your target. on that note, I'd like to ask you some questions Brett. but I can't PM?" See the thread here: http://www.bestcafes.com.au/forum/classified-user-wtb-and-for-sale/bes-900-for-you/25/

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