Recommend me a coffee grinder

[Blue Hills]

Arrived today. So far, so good. Not too noisy either

look forward to reports from your twitchy fingers.

 

[Threevok]

I've got a Krups GVX231 burr grinder. The switch hasn't packed up yet.

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I have this one and is really good and very adjustable. The only thing to watch is the button, which is quite easy to push in too far, if you are a bit heavy handed.

Mine now has a strip of selotape across it, to stop it falling inside the casing

 

[stephec]

I have one of these - Gaggia
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https://productz.com/en/gaggia-mdf/p/X6z5A
(no - not a pic of mine or doilies)
It's excellent - built like a tank - weighs as much as some folks' bikes maybe

Mega range of settings, though I mainly use just 2 - one for the gaggia classic and another for the stove-top.

Costs rather a lot - brought mine back from Italy when airline weight limits were more generous - got it cheap from a supermarket.

Will probably last you a lifetime though and you can buy bags of beans cheap from Lidl -quite often on offer.

Recommended as is all Gaggia old stuff - more like heavy engineering than kitchen tat)

That's what I want.

I was at Gaggia's importers today in Elland and the guy I was speaking to reckoned that their £100 grinder wasn't brilliant for a fine espresso grind, and that I'd have to look at their £200 jobbie at least.

 

[irw]

is that a grinder or a chopper?

Oh matron, Imagine it’s either. If pressed a blender would also work as a grinder.

Just don't start getting confused, and end up blending your chopper in the grinder!

(Similarly, I should also imagine that one should also be wary of blending one's chopper in on grindr!)

 

[Poacher]

My Sboly is no longer doing the daily grind. A year and 6 days after I bought it, this happened:

I'll try to mend it, but without much expectation. Time for an upgrade, I suppose, possibly a Sage the Smart Grinder Pro.
In the meantime, the Krups has been rescued from the outhouse, as I can switch it on and off by poking it with a non-conductive stick!
We also have (limited) stocks of ground coffee.

Edit: I emailed Sboly support yesterday with the photo and they responded this morning promising to sort it out!
I'm amazed, but we'll see how things pan out; I may have to revise an unfavourable review.

Edit 2: Sboly support now tell me they don't sell spare parts and it's out of warranty.
So for want of about 50p worth of plastic I have a defunct grinder. Not very impressive customer service.

 

[Poacher]

Heads up for anyone in the market for a decent grinder - the Sage the Smart Grinder Pro has just been reduced by ~£40 in most outlets, bringing it down to around £169.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

My Sboly is no longer doing the daily grind. A year and 6 days after I bought it, this happened:
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I'll try to mend it, but without much expectation. Time for an upgrade, I suppose, possibly a Sage the Smart Grinder Pro.
In the meantime, the Krups has been rescued from the outhouse, as I can switch it on and off by poking it with a non-conductive stick!
We also have (limited) stocks of ground coffee.

Edit: I emailed Sboly support yesterday with the photo and they responded this morning promising to sort it out!
I'm amazed, but we'll see how things pan out; I may have to revise an unfavourable review.

Edit 2: Sboly support now tell me they don't sell spare parts and it's out of warranty.
So for want of about 50p worth of plastic I have a defunct grinder. Not very impressive customer service.

You know anyone with a 3D printer by any chance?

 

[Poacher]

You know anyone with a 3D printer by any chance?

Unfortunately not. If I fancy a challenge, I'll try to fix it with some specialist superglue and pins or small screws.
For now, I'm happy with my new reduced price Sage. We'll see how it goes!

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Available online - and you can print in a more durable material, too.

Lots like: https://www.surfacescan.co.uk/3d-printing-services/