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Breville Smart Grinder Pro 40% off at Amazon Au Coffee Grinding machine
Breville The Smart Grinder Pro Coffee Grinder, Brushed Stainless Steel BCG820BSS $269 Delivered @ Amazon AU
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@G-rig: It's more cleaning for me personally. I can't adjust the pressure on my Dedica, so I still get a couple of spurts. And if I'm rushing in the morning it's unlikely and I don't feel like wiping up the spurts.
Plus my machine is right next to me drying rack, so spurts sometimes get on the clean dishes, which is a pain… lol
@NigelTufnel: Ah that makes sense. I'm glad I got the genuine Gaggia one, was looking at other Wooden handle ones from china and stuff.
The new silicone seal helps too I think in general.@G-rig: It's defs more cleaning when using the bottomless for me at the moment - because of the spurts.
But perhaps I'll get those pucks right - even though they have seemed fine until I learnt that spurt means wrong - and start using the bottomless more often.
Still remember when these were $149 back in the day ☹️ I've never paid over $149 for one of these.
On a side note: does anyone know what the default burr adjustment position is on the top burr? The number etc.
I have the Barista express, which I believe uses the same grinder type? The number that the inside grinder had set by default was at 6 from memory.
That sounds about right. The manual shows the default values if you look it up.
Cheers mate. Seems like my felt washer doesn't like anything below 6. It's bloody slow at grinding!
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I have this for a couple of years and thinking of switching permanently to a manual grinder. It's good, just that it takes too much space and I'm only making a cup or two daily.
Thanks for setting me straight. I'll stick with my hario hand grinder for my daily pour over.
I have the same manual grinder and used it daily for my v60. I only use the breville for espresso as grinding anything coarse would makes so much mess!
this is a deal at $269 now?
No.
To be honest I've never seen a kitchen appliance increase in price without a model number revision and overhaul or change to the design..
I know Breville does a 10-20% price increase every year but $449RRP is an absolute rip for one of these…
Are they doing what Coles is now doing? Jacking sky high to mark down at 50% off to make it seem like it's a good deal..I paid I think $170 from mine at the Good Guys, inflation is real :(
This year? I'd say yes - this hasn't been on sale since Jan. Happy to be proven wrong :)
Grinders need a good clean every few months depending on usage. Paint brush and vacuum cleaner your best friend, followed by a leaf blower. Burr rings need replacing over time and not difficult job. Grinds get in everywhere, especially the plastic adjustment parts.
The mini Chinese deli grinders are better and simple and sensational value around $100 with aluminium and stainless steel hoppers and micro grind adjustment and grind on demand switching just like cafe units. Cheap ring blades too.
https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i1/2706192848/O1CN014qjRvd1W…
Link to the product?
There're a whole bunch of similarly looking designed grinders on AliExpress, some look plasticky and cheaply made. The one in the picture looks better quality and would not be "around $100", probably over $200.
Apparently the "original" brand is Akirakoki (sounds Japanese but not a Japanese brand), there's also Xeoloe. You can search on YouTube to find related reviews.
I get the impression that they don't grind fine enough for espresso.
What's the "grind on demand switching just like cafe units"?
Is it called a "deli grinder" because it's used to grind a batch of beans, eg. 500g at once for a customer?
Probably "push to grind".
Not disagreeing that periodic cleaning is worthwhile, but every few months is overkill. I've had mine apart about 3 times in 7 years, and one time was because a batch of softer beans gunged up the discharge chute (grind was fine).
Burr rings are still pretty well as good as the day I got mine. Steel is a LOT harder than coffee beans.
Cleaned mine once ever in 3 years, it's been excellent.
How do we know it needs cleaning. I bought it for $169 (nice, huh?) 5 years ago.
Haven’t done any maintenance since I bought it.
Same price at JB and HN, if you have other rewards/perks to buy from them.
As others have pointed out, the grinder hasn't been sub $200 for a long time, bought one for my parents last year from Myer, $249.
I've never owned an automatic grinder. My first and only one is a manual 1zpresso jx-pro. Costs around the same as this breville auto, but I've had no complaints so far. Very easy to adjust and maintain, and honestly I would recommend this to anyone who drinks espresso/milk drinks by themselves or w/ one other. Grinding two shots takes ~20-30 seconds.
Great grinder, glad I got mine when I did, they've only gone up in price. I'm guessing inflation.
This thing rocks, I'd pay this price, though I paid $100 less 3 years ago.
I've gone through about 4 of these in the last 3 years, luckily good guys replaced them for me each time. I do give them a beating (2-4 cups a day) but clean them every couple months. Motor stopped working on one, the other two stopped grinding fine enough even after adjusting the internal burrs.
Will go with something with replaceable parts when this one goes.
Interesting, considering the standard breville inbuilt ones keep going basically forever.
You can adjust the burrs to get it grinding fine enough. videos on youtube do that next time instead of replacing, thing will run for ever.
other two stopped grinding fine enough even after adjusting the internal burrs
Yeah I know, did not work.
freshly roasted beans?
Remember when these often sold for $199?
Pepperidge farm remembers.
It was already expensive at $199.
$149 delivered was the sweet spot we enjoyed for long until covid hit.
Oh that's right, $149. Pepperidge is off his game.
I upgraded to this unit from a kmart blade grinder.. best decision ever. We have our coffee black (Vietnamese drip) flavour is so much more consistent, dont get the sour or burnt taste any more. Super easy to find the right setting and just leave it as is.
My experiences for what it's worth. Not a great grinder for espresso, a lot of inconsistency regardless of the quality of the beans going in. As a result, could never get the flow consistently good enough from my machine (Breville Bambino).
It broke last year after just over two years despite regular cleaning. Couldn't be bothered replacing it cause financials so I just started getting the beans grounded from the local roaster, buying 250g bags at time. Despite not grinding the beans right before making a cup, I get much better results now then I ever did from this grinder.
I would like to invest in a grinder eventually, but knowing i'll need to invest quite a bit to get a satisfactory result.
It's OK for espresso for the price of the low end costings of grinders. I do use this purely for espresso and you can get the bare essence of an espresso out of the bean. The puck is consistent after extraction. This grinder paired with my BES 920 is my simple work horse combo that gets me out of the house in the mornings.
I do get a better tasting coffee at work with my ROK and Lido 3 combo using the same coffee bean.P.S. I am sure I bought this grinder for $199 in the past.
I have noticed it lacks flavour, but I thought I was just using too much milk, or my Dedica was using too much pressure for proper extraction. At the end of the day though I don't think I make enough money to give a damn. As long as it tastes like coffee and gets caffeine in my veins, then it's doing its job. This grinder makes coffee shots that taste at least as good as affordable coffee pods from Aldi beans, at a cost per shot lower than the pods (eventually anyway).
Don’t bother , this thing sucks. Takes forever to grind and Lots of clumps. One day will grind 18gr, the next day 20gr despite keeping it on the same settings.
Get a Sette instead, no clumps and grinds twice as fast .
Breville usually prices well but they have missed the mark with this product. It is a sub $200 item every day of the week.
Terrible bargain, terrible value. Even when discounted.
You'll want a socket wrench to properly clean it as it doesn't come with a tool to release the burr. I don't know what size, I'm still not sure what a socket wrench even is.
5/10 grinder. not the best for espresso. used it for years but ended up changing it once i bought a better espresso machine.
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@NigelTufnel: Why wouldn't you use it all the time, I do..? Just wondering.
Less mess easier to clean (don't need to remove the basket), more clearance, looks cool.
Just have to get the tamping the right pressure and try do it level.
Pucks come out good either way.