First Time Setup

Let us guide you through unboxing the Bambino® and familiarise yourself with the different parts and accessories included with the machine.

Unboxing and parts

Exquisite third wave speciality coffee is at your fingertips with the Bambino®. This compact espresso machine features all the necessary accessories to brew café-quality drinks in the comfort of your own home. In this video, you can dive in to learn all about your new machine, its accessories and hear from a professional coffee roaster and barista.

The complete walkthrough

Now that you’ve unboxed the Bambino® and washed all its parts and accessories, you’re ready to set up this compact-yet-powerful espresso machine and take at-home brewing to a whole new level. In this video, our host demonstrates how to set up your new machine and start making beautiful, café-quality cups at home.

Setting up your machine

The Bambino® features innovative technology that allows you to create beautiful third wave speciality coffee in your own kitchen. 
To make the best use of your new compact espresso machine, we recommend you familiarise yourself the machine’s interface before crafting that first delightful, barista-quality espresso.

How to use the interface

Tamping the ground coffee ensures the correct extraction speed, leading to balanced, nuanced complexities in your espresso. Learn how it's done with this video.

How to tamp the dose

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

ThermoJet® heating system

54 mm portafilter delivers full flavour with dual and single wall filters

Low pressure pre-infusion followed by 9 bar extraction

Powerful 130°C steam for fast silky microfoam

Simple interface with volumetric shot control

Compact footprint for all countertops

Easy step-by-step 3D interactive setup

the Bambino® - For Third Wave Specialty Coffee at home

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Latte Art

Before you dive into latte art, you have to create perfectly textured milk, reaching the optimal temperature and texture to achieve a silky smooth mouthfeel. Watch this video to learn how to texture milk on your Bambino®.

How to manually texture milk

The Rosetta and Tulip are latte art icons, synonymous with atmospheric cafés and delicious espresso. Bring that elegance to your own home and follow this guide to see how it's done with your Bambino®.

How to create latte art: the tulip & rosetta

Mastering latte art is no longer reserved solely for professional baristas. Impress your family, friends and even yourself when you pour a rich, creamy latte topped with a perfectly formed heart. The Bambino® makes latte art simple for you to impress them.

How to create latte art: the heart

With the steam wand and milk jug accessory, you have everything you need to make café-quality latte art. With a little practice, you’ll be creating espresso drinks as beautiful as they are delicious. Let’s start with the Dot, the foundation for other latte art techniques.

How to create latte art: the dot

Now that you’ve achieved the perfect extraction, it’s time to work on your latte art. The key to creating expert latte art consists of three essential ingredients: a perfectly balanced espresso extraction, silky smooth textured milk, and plenty of practice. Let the latte art journey begin here!

How to create latte art

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 and Leo Schmidt, a professional roaster, demonstrate how to use the Smart Grinder™ Pro and how this will effect your extraction.

How to use the Smart Grinder™ Pro

A Long Black is a bold and flavourful espresso whose strong flavours are tempered with hot water. Why not try making it by following our guide here?

How to make a Long Black

Understanding the different types of coffee beans is key to making exceptional, third wave speciality coffee at home. Join speciality coffee roaster Paul Geshos, Founder and Owner of Mecca Coffee, as he walks you through the process of selecting the right beans.

Choosing the right beans

Enjoying third wave speciality coffee is made easy using Sage's 4 keys formula – operate your Bambino® with the skill of a pro for a balanced espresso.

Balancing your extraction

Cleaning Guides

Learn how to replace the water filter inside your Bambino® with this tutorial. The water filter included with your machine filters for 90 days or 40L – at which point, you’ll need to replace the water filter.

How to replace the water filter

Another essential cleaning process for The Bambino® is descaling. Prevention of scale buildup ensures you're producing great quality coffee with every brew. When the '2cup' button continuously flash, the machine needs to be descaled. The process for the Bambino series works the same. Follow along to see how it's done.

How to perform a descale

The key to keeping your machine in good working order to produce consistently delicious coffee is to clean it regularly. One item you'll want to add to your routine is cleaning the shower head – it's simple yet important.

How to clean the shower screen

Keep your Bambino® in peak shape with good cleaning and maintenance habits. This includes cleaning the drip tray after every use, or when the red indicator appears.

How to clean the drip tray

Cleaning the Bambino® is essential for keeping it in the best possible working order so that every cup of coffee tastes wonderful. 
After each use, it’s important to rinse your portafilter and filter baskets in hot water to remove all residual coffee oils. Let's see why and how it's done.

How to clean portafilter and filter basket

The Bambino® is equipped to steam and texture any type of milk, so you can customise 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 your favourite latte art. Follow along and see how it's done.

How to clean and unblock the steam wand

The perfect espresso extraction is the foundation of the delicious, café-style coffees. The Bambino® allows you to customise its shot volume, so you can make your favourite coffee drinks exactly as you like. 
Follow along with the video to learn how to save your espresso shot volume for future brewing.

How to adjust shot volume and temperature

To experience flavourful, rich and perfectly extracted espresso daily, proper routine maintenance is necessary on your Bambino®. To clean your machine just like professional baristas, do a group head purge. This will remove espresso residue and stabilize your water temperature prior to extraction.

Group head purge

The Bambino® will transform you from a coffee lover to an aficionado and at-home barista. As any barista worth their coffee knows, that means keeping your machine and accessories clean. For optimal cleanliness, rinse the filter basket after each brew by following our guide.

Filter basket rinse

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