Smart Grinder Pro

I have the breville smart grinder pro, while not nearly as good as the df54, it’s a very acceptable espresso grinder and costs like 220 cad. Do not buy pre ground, the difference is quite significant.

As one of the people being cited here, I'd like to add that my grinder at the time (the Breville SGP) had a shitty motor, and the rock looked to be a piece of granite. And it wedged itself between the burrs. Also, my df83 was in the mail so I didn't bother trying to fix it.

Keep the Bambino, buy a better grinder. Edit: additional information Consider what you want out of your espresso experience and how much time investment you're intending to put into things. A nicer espresso machine will have better temperature stability, likely because you're trading thermoblock for

Bambino plus is a great newlywed coffee machine. DF54 if you’re into properly sampling or dosing your coffees by weight. The Breville Smart Grinder Pro is older and not as well-specced for enthusiasts, but fits the bambino’s portafilter size perfectly and is pretty intuitive to use. If you’re wantin

Just to mention: CoffeGeek.com, to my surprise, found that the Breville Smart Pro Grinder actually can be quite nice, even at this point in time: https://coffeegeek.com/reviews/fullreview/breville-smart-grinder-pro-full-review/.

Best advice I can give you is to ask if your dad is even interested in using a machine like the Bambino. You mentioned he likes coffee, but does he like espresso? Or does he just want to make a quick cup of joe in the morning and be on his way? Does he actually like drinking and making lattes and ca

I think it depends on how many espressos youre making everyday. I use a manual grinder for an americano every morning and its really only 30 seconds of grinding for a really dialed in grind. if I have to make 4 cappuccinos? im using my slightly subpar electric grinder (I have an older breville smart

Breville bought Baratza because they know their own grinders suck. Avoid the Smart Grinder Pro at all costs! ESP or ESP Pro are the way to go. Go Pro if you have the points or extra cash.

Bambino Plus, yes go for it. I wish I had known about it before I had bought 2 other cheaper Breville machines. Smart Grinder Pro, please don't buy one of those. I got mine as an almost-freebie in a bundle with my Breville Dual Boiler and it was a a mistake. The SGP is not really good enough for a d

Use the better grinder for the coffee you use the most. So that’s caffeinated. If the new purchase is a better grinder - which we have to assume it will be - then use machine for decaf HOWEVER, you may have issues grinding fine enough for decaf with your machine so bear that in mind. There’s an inte