Smart Grinder Pro

You’ll get a bunch of recommendations for Baratza however Baratza is now owned by Breville. That makes it an immediate non-starter in my house. Plus, so plasticky. I bought myself a df64 gen 2 that I love. Coming from a Breville Smart Grinder Pro (which was a gift), the difference was massive. I mos

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

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.

I think the most insane legit pairing I’ve seen in this sub was an ECM Synch with a Breville Smart Grinder Pro. I say “legit” because I refuse to acknowledge the Lelit Mara X and blade grinder pairing I once saw

My breville SGP is bottomed out I can’t grind any finer lol

If the breville built in grinder is anything like the Smart Grinder Pro I can tell you it's really not worth it in 2025 and is to be avoided. You will be scratching your head wondering what all the enthusiasts here are talking about when it comes to tasting notes and shot quality in general. I went

The Breville Smart Grinder Pro is generally seen as a barely adequate grinder for espresso, though I have no experience with it myself. If you're happy with the espresso you get from the Breville, I would encourage you not to get the Ninja; it’s overkill and I suspect its built in grinder is not fab

The 064S has its quirks, but I’ve enjoyed it a lot. Instantly improved the flavor in my espresso coming from my Breville Smart Grinder Pro (obviously). I spent weeks driving myself crazy trying to find the perfect grinder until I realized it doesn’t exist. Not at this price range anyway. The biggest

Not the person you're replying to but my pos breville smart grinder pro has an internal burr adjustment if the normal one doesn't go fine enough. Hopefully yours has the same deal

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