Both Breville Precision Brewer and Technivorm Moccamaster 79312 KBGT are one of the best SCAA certified coffee makers. So you can be assured both can make you coffee with the best brewing practices. But which to choose? Keep reading to find out the differences between Breville Precision brewer vs Moccamaster.
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Breville Precision Brewer vs Moccamaster – Differences
Although both coffee brewers comes with advanced features to attain the brewing standards specified by SCAA, they have differences.
Features which Breville Precision Brewer fares better
1 Heating System
Technivorm Moccamaster uses a copper boiling heating element as compared to Breville Precision Brewer’s thermocoil heating system. Nevertheless, both are capable to achieving the optimal temperature range of between 196 to 205 degrees Fahrenheit.
However, Breville Precision brewer has an additional PID controller to maintain the temperature between the optimal range with precision.
2 Pre-infusion step
Both brewers have the pre-infusion step. But Precision brewer comes with 3 flow rates option with its adjustable water pump. Thus, you get to vary the contact time of the water with the coffee grounds.
3 Customizable brew parameters
Beside the flow rate, Breville Precision brewer also allows you to vary brew temperature and blooming temperature.
4 Brewing capacity
Breville Precision brewer has a larger brewing capacity of up to 12 cups. But Moccamaster can brew up to only 10 cups of coffee. If you have a large family, the capacity may become a major consideration.
5 Programmable auto-off
Both brewers switches off automatically after brewing. However, Precision brewer gives you the option to adjust the time for it to power off.
Features which Technivorm Moccamaster 79312 KBGT fares better
6 Thermal Carafe
Both comes with stainless steel thermal carafe. What is special about Moccamaster’s carafe is its “Brew-Thru-Lid” which help to mix the coffee during brewing, giving you a more balanced coffee flavor and temperature profile.
7 Simple to Use
Moccamaster does not have any complex menu to navigate or buttons to figure out its functionality. There is only 1 power button. Brewing is as easy as pressing the power button to start.
Technivorm Moccamaster 79312 KBGT
What extra features Breville Precision Brewer has over Technivorm Moccamaster?
In addition, Breville Precision brewer also comes with other features not found in Moccamaster.
8 Strong Coffee option
You get the option to make a stronger coffee. This option will extract more caffeine with automatically adjusted brew parameters
9 Ice Coffee option
If you love iced coffee, this option will make sure that the coffee is not diluted from the extra ice.
10 Cold Brew option
There is also a cold brew option on this Precision brewer. And it even comes with up to a full 24 hours of steeping time so that you can get a really concentrated coffee.
11 Programmable auto brew
Precision brewer is a programmable coffee maker. You can set the time for the coffee machine to start brewing automatically in advance.
12 Child lock Safety Feature
This feature locks your machine from being used. It’s easy to turn on and off the feature by just pressing “Auto Start” button for 5 seconds.
Breville Precision Brewer vs Moccamaster – Similarities
Brew speed
In terms of brew speed, they are comparable. Breville Precision brewer can brew 12 cups in 7 minutes using the Fast mode while Moccamaster can brew 10 cups in around 4 to 6 minutes.
Option to brew small quantity
Both brewer comes with option to brew small batches of coffee, as small as 2 cups.
Video of Technivorm Moccamaster KBGT in action
Video of Breville Precision Brewer in action
Should I buy Breville Precision Brewer or Moccamaster?
My tendency is towards Breville Precision brewer more.
I like its large brewing capacity since I have large family of coffee lovers. The programmable auto-brew and standby is also handy to make my early morning a hand-free coffee brewing experience.
The iced coffee and cold brew options are also appealing to my family. Not to mention, it can brew really fast.
