Breville Smart Grinder

Kelsey

Well... You know me, fat tongued and unable to spot green apple notes, or much beyond 'wow, that's good!' 😉 It's got one bid ATM, $130. If it went for under $200 I'd consider it. But then I'm very happy with the no-fuss no-mess BSG.

Brett_H

Kelsey wrote:

Well... You know me, fat tongued and unable to spot green apple notes, or much beyond 'wow, that's good!' 😉 It's got one bid ATM, $130. If it went for under $200 I'd consider it. But then I'm very happy with the no-fuss no-mess BSG.

Those $ would be a steal and you will have a grinder worthy of that fancy HX on ya bench! :thumb:

mycuppa

Beware 2nd hand grinders. Sometimes you win, other times you lose. In the last month, I've binned a couple of Compak grinders. These were abused by cafe staff (yes, my blood is still boiling) as they leave them running ALL weekend with no beans in the hopper. Symptom - motor occasionally cuts out, don't have the time to spend trying to repair and frankly I don't care - it's suffered beyond all reasonable doubt, so the only place for it is the dumpster. I could sell them cheaply on eBay - they do work and may not fail in a home situation, but it's just not the right thing to do.

Kelsey

Brett H wrote:

Those $ would be a steal and you will have a grinder worthy of that fancy HX on ya bench! :thumb:

I know. It's a little incongruous the matching of BSG and the Bezzera HX, but I can't argue with the results - I don't get better espresso unless I go to another Crema member's house! Even Lacehim reckons the brew at my place was part of what convinced him to upgrade.

mycuppa wrote:

Beware 2nd hand grinders. Sometimes you win, other times you lose. In the last month, I've binned a couple of Compak grinders. These were abused by cafe staff (yes, my blood is still boiling) as they leave them running ALL weekend with no beans in the hopper. Symptom - motor occasionally cuts out, don't have the time to spend trying to repair and frankly I don't care - it's suffered beyond all reasonable doubt, so the only place for it is the dumpster. I could sell them cheaply on eBay - they do work and may not fail in a home situation, but it's just not the right thing to do.

A good point - it is an ex restaurant machine, but I can inspect before sale - anything I should look out for?

mycuppa

Just like buying a car - unless you know who and how they were driving it, you can't see the impending future risks from looking at the exterior surfaces.

Kelsey

Fair enough. Caveat emptor!

Lacehim

mycuppa wrote:

I could sell them cheaply on eBay - they do work and may not fail in a home situation, but it's just not the right thing to do.

Or you could give them to us for free and we would be happy! 😉 Might be worth out time playing about with them?

UNM

A lot of them, probably the majority are bargains. Just allow for the fact it may need to go in the bin if not. It is still a better gamble than a woolies poker machine, but buying coffee equipment may be just as addictive. (That little aside is because woolies just won the vote at an extraordinary general meeting to allow them to continue operating high loss poker machines.)

askthecoffeeguy

Still waiting on my shim kit for the BSG - there was no reply to my original email enquiry but a quick phone call to the service department seemed to do the trick Unmodded grinder is still making perfectly acceptable coffee - but why settle for acceptable when exceptional is the norm? P

askthecoffeeguy

well, shim arrived today and I poped two of the little washers in - not so long ago, actually. Too late for coffee but I put some old beans through and they came out powdery but not noticeably more so than pre-modifications I'm off to work first thing in the morning so not sure if I'll get to make a coffee at home before I go - but I do have a friend from Byron staying for a couple of days and she says that she's keen for a cuppa before I go - so who knows ? Time will tell if my fluffing around with the grinder has had any benefits - seem to have a few spare washers left over, including what looks like a 'spring loaded' one - but I dont remember taking it either out of the machine, or out of the packet that the others came in - maybe its a gift from god? P

Kelsey

From memory, the 'spring loaded' washer was already in my grinder.

askthecoffeeguy

Yeah but whereabouts, I wonder? Seems to me that the only place it can fit is on top of the top burr? Coz its too narrow to fit underneath? But I can't see any practical use for it Made a couple of coffees this morning post-mod and there's a definite improvement - but still need to wind the grinder out to its finest setting ...

orman

Hi guys, I have a BREVILLE SMART GRINDES MAIN GEAR FOR SALE. PLEASE SEE AT THE LINK BELOW: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/BREVILLE-SMART-COFFEE-GRINDER-MAIN-GEAR-FOR-BCG800XL-BCG820BSSXL-/121857011235?hash=item1c5f3e6e23:g:HyYAAOSwaA5WiUpQ Let me know if you need one. TNX

Dry_bean

orman wrote:

Hi guys, I have a BREVILLE SMART GRINDES MAIN GEAR FOR SALE. PLEASE SEE AT THE LINK BELOW: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/BREVILLE-SMART-COFFEE-GRINDER-MAIN-GEAR-FOR-BCG800XL-BCG820BSSXL-/121857011235?hash=item1c5f3e6e23:g:HyYAAOSwaA5WiUpQ Let me know if you need one. TNX

Morning Orman, Thanks for taking the time to register with the Coffee Forum. Have sent you a PM explaining the differences between the Australian and Canadian electrical systems. Your more than welcome to stick around and join our little band. Cheers,

Brett_H

Top stuff DB and welcome Orman!

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