This is the new version that fixes the issues with the original Smart Grinder not being able to grind for espresso. No shim kits required as there is now an inbuilt mechanism within the burrs.
Also comes in "cranberry red" - http://www.myer.com.au/shop/mystore/electrical/food-processo…
hehe. I think Myers should reward the OP if it sells out of stock.
What is that container on the base? Is it a plunger?
The container in the base is to collect ground coffee. Alternately you'd be collecting it directly into the group handle or portafilter. Either way, your heading towards your preferred drop of that life giving elixir :)
I really want one, but my $14 kmart mully muncher, if pressed for 10seconds, makes perfect blend that keeps my EM7000 in the grey to orange for coffee pressure..(ideal)
It just looks cooler so i want one but $199 for something that blends beans… I'll stick with a $14 grinder until the next pricing error.
mully muncher
linky ?
Basically growing up in Aus, most weed smokers i knew had a coffee grinder to chop the weed (mull) affectionately called a mully muncher.
So i'll leave the name coffee grinder for these expensive types, even though in my case its used for coffee.
Got one. It does look cooler than your Kmart muncher.
The machine you got at Kmart you accurately describe as "blending" the beans. It shatters them using a spinning plade like a blender. The Smart grinder doesn't blend the beans, it "grinds them slowly between two metal burrs. The result is a more consistent particle size and better extraction that you can taste in the cup.
I'd say the grinder makes a bigger difference to taste than the coffee machine (though neither make as big a difference as using freshly roasted and ground beans). So spending 800 on a machine then skimping on the grinder or beans makes little sense to me.
Lol I Never said "blending" (accurately).
I said it makes the perfect blend.
But blending is exactly what it does do,"like a blender".
What a grinder does, like a grinder, is grind.
But $14 for a "kmart grinder" (that blends) gives me consistent even pressure in my $800 $399 coffee machine and tastes like gods piss, keeps me awake in the day and sleeping like a baby at night!
VS $199 which
grinds them slowly between two metal burrs
And makes the accurate, inaccurate.
Lack of caffeine?
I suggest a coffee..
At mine? Or at the nescafe?
$199 for something that blends beans
It was that sentence in your post that lead me to think you were using "blend" to describe the grinding action of both machines.
Hey man its all subjective - if your beans are fresh you're probably making better coffee than Starbucks or Gloria Jeans or 90% of the cafes out there charging $3.50 for dishwater.
.. But, having said that, if you ever see a burr grinder going really cheap, I recommend you pick one up, I'm almost sure you'll taste the difference! :)
The ability to grind direct into the group handle means there is no mess whatsoever. Nothing to clean. That was the real attraction to me. And no excess ground coffee.
I agree with no excess ground but I wouldn't say that grinding directly into the group handle means no mess. On contrary — grinding coffee is always mess but well ground coffee makes perfect brew possible, so I have accepted the mess and the necessity to clean afterwards (my experience is 4 years with Sunbeam EM0480 and now 3-4 years with Compak K3 Touch).
I bought the BCG800 for the same price a few months ago; it is seriously good.
From what I understand, this new model isn't radically different. The main upgrade is an added level of adjustability that works better for those who want an espresso grind (very fine). I mainly make filter and syphon coffee (fairly coarse grind). The grind is nice and even, there is quite a bit of adjustment (lots of increments for a domestic machine) and dosing settings are useful.
For $200, you will not find a better grinder. This is a bargain and betters many more expensive machines.
The conical burs mean that beans the beans are actually ground and not chopped. Any grinder that uses blades can actually burn the beans with the heat generated from the friction. Blades never give a consistent grind.
ye I have one of those coffee "smashers" (it ain't a grinder) and the coffee isnt nice if I use it, and I dont.
Do you reckon David Jones will match this price online, so we can use the AMEX deal (spend $200 get $50 credit)?
I might ring and find out.
its funny how some people were talking about it on the EM7000 deal that went by.. yet nobody posted it.