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Breville Smart Grinder Pro BCG820BSS, Brushed Stainless Steel
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Color | Brushed Stainless Steel |
Brand | Breville |
Style | French |
Product Dimensions | 8.5"L x 6"W x 15.5"H |
Recommended Uses For Product | Grinding |
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About this item
- Stainless steel conical burrs designed to minimize grinding heat and protect the essential oils in the coffee bean
- 60 precise grind settings from the finest Espresso to the coarsest French Press Grind. Voltage: 110 120 Volts. Power: 165 Watts
- Precision Electronic Timer allows users to adjust grind time in 0.2 second increments and consistent dose every time
- 18 ounce coffee bean capacity with locking system for easy removal, storage, and transfer of the bean hopper
- Grind directly into portafilter, grinds container, gold tone filter basket or paper filter
- Portafilter cradle small 50 54 millimeter; Portafilter cradle large 58 millimeter
- Note: Refer user manual before use
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Easy to use | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | — | — |
Easy to clean | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | — | — | — |
Noise level | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | — | — | — |
Value for money | — | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | — | — |
Sold By | Amazon.com | ShardorDirect | Fellow Industries Inc. | Zulay Deals | Huanyu US | Sale Stores ✅ |
capacity | 18 ounces | — | — | — | 1 kilograms | 1 kilograms |
material | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Aluminum | Stainless Steel | Plastic | Stainless Steel |
style | French | — | — | — | Adjustable | Modern |
weight | 6.4 pounds | 6.35 pounds | 9.92 pounds | — | — | 29 pounds |
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Pre-programmed Settings
Intelligent settings help achieve perfect results no matter how fine or coarse you need your beans
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Grind Intelligently
With so many intuitive grind settings, you can create perfection from Espresso to French Press
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Precision Digital Time
Adjust and program grind time in 0.2 second increments for total control and perfect dose every time
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Clear and Concise LCD Screen
Shows grind setting, grind time and number of shots or cups you have selected
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Color | Brushed Stainless Steel |
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Brand | Breville |
Style | French |
Product Dimensions | 8.5"L x 6"W x 15.5"H |
Recommended Uses For Product | Grinding |
Voltage | 120 |
Item Weight | 6.4 pounds |
Manufacturer | Breville |
ASIN | B00OXGXW8O |
Item model number | BCG820BSSXL |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #16,689 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen) #7 in Burr Coffee Grinders |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | August 12, 2012 |
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Breville Smart Grinder Pro BCG820BSS, Brushed Stainless Steel
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CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
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Customers like the performance, ease of cleaning, value, appearance and quality of the electric food mill grinder. They mention that it works well enough for the task, it keeps the mess very contained and that its the best bang for the buck. They also like the quality, ease to use, and ease of adjustability. That said, opinions are mixed on the noise.
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Customers like the quality of the electric food mill grinder. They mention that the grind quality is consistent, ensuring every grind is just right. The uniform grind makes brewing the coffee better, and the Rocky has been a solid grinder. It has a wide range of grind settings, a programmable grind timer, and is capable grinding different sizes, from French press coarse to finer grinds for drip and dripper.
"...This unit is a step up in quality, functionality and ease of use!One piece of advice: get the silicone bellows made for it and use it!..." Read more
"...First, the espresso-level grind is very fine and very consistent. I tried it for a cold brew and it worked out great...." Read more
"...I've noticed less silt in my French press, and the uniform grind makes brewing the coffee better because beans should brew for the optimum amount..." Read more
"...The motor in this model is a bit underpowered. It can get hung up while grinding. It is rare, but there it is...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the electric food mill grinder. They say that it has a built-in grinder and works well enough for the task, runs like a charm, and works very well for espresso and drip. It is a step up in quality, functionality, and ease of use. It does everything except tamping and produces even consistency and very fine, powdery coffee.
"...This unit is a step up in quality, functionality and ease of use!One piece of advice: get the silicone bellows made for it and use it!..." Read more
"...I tried it for a cold brew and it worked out great. Second, you can hold down the start button and it will grind until you let go...." Read more
"...Wrong again, it works great! It puts 99.9% of the grinds in a neat mound in the middle of the filter, much better than I can do by hand...." Read more
"...My wife (who switched from drip to espresso) has had it with the lights not working plus the mode switch is staring to give us trouble...." Read more
Customers find the electric food mill grinder easy to use. They mention that it has a screen to depict the grind number, that it is easy to set up, use, and clean. It makes it that much easier to prepare the perfect shot, and the system easily lets you dial in for the amount of cups or the specific weights. This little genius not only saves you time, but also ensures that every grind is perfect.
"...This unit is a step up in quality, functionality and ease of use!One piece of advice: get the silicone bellows made for it and use it!..." Read more
"...If you do not care about specific weights though, the system easily lets you dial in for the amount of cups or shots that you are making, and you..." Read more
"...It was easy to set up, easy to use and easy to clean...." Read more
"Breville Smart Grinder Pro Coffee Bean Grinder is easy, clean, perfect to deliver a consistently perfect grind...." Read more
Customers like the value of the coffee grinder. They say it's the best bang for the buck, a nice luxury for all others, and saves on beans. They also appreciate the portafilter holders and the power saving feature.
"...to dispense grinds directly into the filter, this is a fabulous grinder at this price and I think can hold it's own with machines at twice the price...." Read more
"...the Calphalon is much less expensive than the typical automatic.Overall..." Read more
"...And cleaning it out with a brush is tedious, messy and wasteful. Better solution: install the bellows and give it a couple pumps after each use...." Read more
"...-My next purchase was for myself. The Hario Hand Mill grinder. Very inexpensive, very effective ceramic burr grinders, portable, etc...." Read more
Customers find the electric food mill grinder easy to clean. They mention that the attached tray makes it easy to keep things clean, and the neat removable tray underneath you can easily clean. The tray can be easily detached to clean or collect all grounds that did not make it into the filter. Customers report that there is zero mess or spilled grinds after a couple weeks' use.
"...The removable hopper also makes it very easy to clean after it starts to get oil buildup (which can contribute to the machine seizing up)...." Read more
"...It's pretty easy to clean the machine of loose grounds, so that's not a big deal...." Read more
"...And any grinds that do drop on the little tray are a cinch to clean up because the tray pops out so you can easily dump it...." Read more
"...And cleaning it out with a brush is tedious, messy and wasteful. Better solution: install the bellows and give it a couple pumps after each use...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the electric food mill grinder. They say it's good looking, and the bowl is cool. The large hopper is designed well.
"This is one heck of a grinder. First of all, it's very attractive looking...." Read more
"...opening the box I was impressed with the build quality and attractive appearance...." Read more
"...The grinder is compact, looks good (especially next to the espresso machine), the grounds are consistent, and it's great to have the portafilter..." Read more
"...now comes out practically like melted chocolate with a gorgeous golden crema...." Read more
Customers find the electric food mill grinder easy to adjust. They mention that the settings are easily adjusted to suit their needs, the grinder size adjustment is amazing, and it has so many adjustable features. The digital dose and grind adjustment is easy to use, and the burr itself is also configurable by 5 or 10 different settings. Customers also appreciate the digital dose, and grind settings.
"...Plus it's easy to tweak +/- for any dose level you desire. AND the unit remembers all your tweaks. Very impressive...." Read more
"...with choosing the number of cups or shots you need, but it's all very customizable. For instance, say you making 4 cups of coffee in a French Press...." Read more
"...60 default grind settings vs. 25 in the original. PLUS, an adjustable upper burr for an additional 10 grind settings...." Read more
"Love that I can save my settings on the grinder for whatever type of coffee I am making, It's not too loud and is less messy than most other..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the noise of the kitchen product. Some mention that it is reasonably quiet, while others say that it's a little noisy and started making a knocking or ratcheting sound when grinding, indicating the unit.
"...It's fast, quiet, accurate and produces consistent sized grinds. Plus it's easy to tweak +/- for any dose level you desire...." Read more
"...of the same style I've used, but it is a coffee grinder so it does make noise. However it's not enough to wake my roommates in small 2br apartment...." Read more
"...---Could be a bit quieter. It's not especially loud, as grinders go, but it's not the quietest I've owned either...." Read more
"...But then the noise started....it makes that horrible clunking sound and this is after cleaning it...." Read more
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One piece of advice: get the silicone bellows made for it and use it! This solved the only problem I had with the unit initially: that a significant amount of grinds stay in the chute after grinding. That stuff gets nasty and can spoil the next batch you make unless you clean it out. And cleaning it out with a brush is tedious, messy and wasteful. Better solution: install the bellows and give it a couple pumps after each use. The extra grinds are almost completely removed from the chute and are added to your dose where they belong! No waste. No mess.
As far as the grinder itself goes, I have nothing but positive things to say. It's fast, quiet, accurate and produces consistent sized grinds. Plus it's easy to tweak +/- for any dose level you desire. AND the unit remembers all your tweaks. Very impressive.
I cannot sympathize with reviewers online who spend time sifting grinds out, measuring them with calipers or looking at them under a magnifying glass. My questions were probably more like most of you: Is it easy to use and clean? Yes! Do the grinds look consistently sized by eyeball? Yes! Do the grinds look consistent from one use to the next? Yes! Can I tweak the grinds up or down in tiny increments easily? Yes! Does the coffee I make taste awesome? YES!
I try not to be swayed too much by those who are over-analyzing and trying to impress you and themselves with their supposed superior senses. In reality they might just be trying to justify the $100s they dropped on grinders that produce identically tasting coffee. That or they've crossed the fine line between enthusiast and freak :-)
Bottom line, this is a truly superb entry level grinder with one major drawback that is easily overcome. I'll get into what makes this grinder great in a bit, but first, the one thing you NEED TO KNOW if you buy this model.
If the grinder slows down or stops grinding before it has run its cycle, PAUSE THE GRINDER. You do this by pressing the button on the right. Then remove the hopper (consult the manual - this is easy to do). Remove the upper burr (also easy to do - read the manual). Dump out any beans inside the grinder (just pick the machine up and turn it upside down - I dump the beans back into the hopper). Brush out the lower burr area (Breville supplies a small brush for this). Put the upper burr and the hopper back together. Restart the grinder (press the right button). It will complete the remainder of the cycle that was paused. You may wish to manually grind a bit more to make up for any lost grounds.
Why does this happen? The motor in this model is a bit underpowered. It can get hung up while grinding. It is rare, but there it is. It's happened to me once in months of daily use. When it happens, follow the steps above and you should have no issues. It's what I did, and the grinder went right back to flawless operation like it had never happened.
Why is this still a great grinder? It's pretty simple - the ONLY thing that matters about a grinder other than reliability/durability is how consistent the grind is (how uniform is the size of the individual specks of ground coffee). The better the consistency, the better your coffee will be, period.
This model **absolutely excels** in consistency. Hands down, independently tested, it blows every grinder in this price range out of the water with more than twice as much "optimal" size grounds as compared to the next best make and model. You can spend 2 or 3 times this amount and still not get a more consistent grind than you will with this guy. Where it counts, this grinder is the king, unless you want to spend far far more for a true professional model.
Some additional nice features:
---With a bit of experimenting, you can dial in exactly how much coffee you want it to grind per cup (for drip) or per shot (for espresso) and easily program that amount in so you don't have to think about it again. Once that is done, you can simply tell it 1 or 2 shots, or how many drip cups (up to 12) that you want to make, and then you can ALWAYS grind the EXACT amount of coffee you need. This means you can always make coffee with only freshly ground beans without ever wasting a single bean. That is pretty awesome.
---You can experiment with up to 60 grind sizes to dial in exactly what you want. Personally, for espresso, 15.8 seconds at size 14 grind gives a perfectly dialed in double shot on my Breville espresso machine. For drip, I'm liking the mid 40's, but I haven't decided exactly where yet. The difference from one setting to the adjacent setting is really hard to taste with drip coffee.
---If you don't need super fine espresso grinds but want courser grounds than setting 60 will give you (to get French Press just so), you can adjust the upper burr (easy to do - read the manual). There are 4 more positions that will adjust all 60 settings and make them coarser. Conversely, if you want even finer espresso but don't need the coarsest settings, there are 5 more positions of that upper burr that will make the whole range of the machine finer. One video review I saw said this makes for 600 grind settings, but I'm sure most of those 600 are overlapping. It's at least 69 different grinds possible, at any rate.
---Large hopper. Not as big as a professional grinder's hopper, but you can put a full pound of beans into this grinder with some room to spare.
---Cleanly removable hopper. In order to remove the hopper, you twist a knob to "lock" it. This closes down the feed ports at the bottom so no beans will fall out when you take the hopper off. If you want to get crazy, you could buy a second hopper (or more) and switch between espresso and normal coffee easily (although the first few beans ground will be from the previous hopper, left behind in the burr, unless you dump them out when switching). The removable hopper also makes it very easy to clean after it starts to get oil buildup (which can contribute to the machine seizing up).
---Magnetic removable catch tray. Grinds get everywhere, and this makes cleaning up of (most) loose grinds very easy.
---Magnetic portafilter holders. You get two, one for the standard 58mm PF size, and one for the smaller PF's found on Breville automatic espresso machines. You can set your portafilter in the holder, and grind right into it without any mess. There's even a button so you can set the portafilter in, then activate the grinder by simply pushing on the portafilter.
Some things that could stand improvement:
---More powerful motor... that would make this grinder just about perfect.
---Could be a bit quieter. It's not especially loud, as grinders go, but it's not the quietest I've owned either. But a more power motor would probably be louder, so they may have been trying to find a balance here between powerful and quiet.
---The included catch "cup". It seals airtight, which is nice, but the mouth does not line up with the grinder port when it's inserted fully. Push it too far back in and the metal lid sticks to the magnet designed to secure the portafilter adapter, but if you line it up just right with the grinder port, the vibration of the grinder tends to make it to slide out of place during grinding. The fix is to just grind directly into your filter, or take the lid off the "cup" and set it all the way in to catch your grounds.
OVERALL RECOMMENDATION:
---If you mainly make drip or pour-over coffee, and/or espresso, this grinder is unbeatable unless you can afford a true professional model. Stay vigilant if it binds up (again, that's rare but potentially damaging for the motor). But if you take good care of this grinder, and spend some time customizing the settings, it will deliver superior grinds in exactly the amounts you need, every time.
---If you primarily make Press coffee, and really like extremely coarse grinds, then there is probably a better choice for you out there.
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Now I got my new Breville grinder and it addresses all the issues I had. The grind falls into a closed container through an opening that is located just below the grinder's outlet. No more grind shooting in all directions. The quantity is consistant and accurate: I push down the press and it always goes down to the same level. No more waste. No more sludge at the bottom of the cup: the coarseness is even. And finally, as a cherry on the cake that I was not expecting, there's always some grind falling from the top of the container or from the grinder as one handles the container. When you clean loose grind from an appliance, you can use a wet rag and stain it, or sweep the grind off the appliance onto the counter where it makes a mess. Breville solved the problem with a removable plastic base holding the grind container. This part is held in place with magnets, and it's extremely easy to remove and put back in place without sending grind flying in all directions, so keeping this grinder clean is absolutely effortless.
最初はインスタントコーヒーと100均のミルクフォーマーから始めましたが、上質なエスプレッソが大切だという事でこのグラインダーにたどりつきました。
表示は明るいデジタルで見やすく、自動で止まるタイマー、ショット数、60段階のメッシュ調整が可能で、メッシュの細かさもココアパウダー並に挽け、クレマも十分に出すことが出来ます。
最初は豆に合った挽き目や時間調整、味などに手間取るかも知れませんが、それを見つけるまでがまた楽しかったです。
ちなみにエスプレッソマシンはデロンギ.スティローザで、他のマシンから改造したボトムレスフィルターを使用しています。
エスプレッソ専用グラインダーは高額の物ばかりですが、この価格ならかなりコスパは良く、エントリーモデルに最適かと思います。
Reviewed in Japan on October 13, 2021
最初はインスタントコーヒーと100均のミルクフォーマーから始めましたが、上質なエスプレッソが大切だという事でこのグラインダーにたどりつきました。
表示は明るいデジタルで見やすく、自動で止まるタイマー、ショット数、60段階のメッシュ調整が可能で、メッシュの細かさもココアパウダー並に挽け、クレマも十分に出すことが出来ます。
最初は豆に合った挽き目や時間調整、味などに手間取るかも知れませんが、それを見つけるまでがまた楽しかったです。
ちなみにエスプレッソマシンはデロンギ.スティローザで、他のマシンから改造したボトムレスフィルターを使用しています。
エスプレッソ専用グラインダーは高額の物ばかりですが、この価格ならかなりコスパは良く、エントリーモデルに最適かと思います。