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Mini Mazzer Electronic Grinder

FreshCoffee2FreshCoffee2
edited January 1970 in Grinders
If anyone is interested  a friend in Italy is going to buy some of these grinders and bring them back with him.

For this to work out at a reasonable price, he needs to buy a "reasponable quantity" (more grinders means a better initial price, as well as a better spread on the shipping cost which always has a minimum charge for small numbers of items).

If anyone wants to be in it, they can contact me off line for further details. I expect there will need to be a cash deposit up front so serious people only please. We have seen too many people make promises in the past that were not kept when the goods were landed, leading to someone getting stuck with the goods in the end for trying to do people a favour.

Regardz,
FC.
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  • Matthew_WhiteMatthew_White
    Can you make an educated guess at the price FC?
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  • FreshCoffee2FreshCoffee2
    I understand the RRP is around $950.00 over here and if only a small number are brought in, the price will probably be on par. It's not really a price driven thing, its because of the (lack of) availability of a certain model that people seems to want. Cheers, FC.
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  • Matthew_WhiteMatthew_White
    Im definitely ut then. I haven't got a lazy grand laying around. H Heck, if I was *that* desperate I'd "borrow" my work grinder and steal some time on the CNC machines at Uni :D Home-made grinder :)
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  • TrussellTrussell
    just curious, what are the advantages of the electronic over the conventional?
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  • BeanCounterBeanCounter
    Anthology, The electronic has electronic dosing. Dan Kehn compares models at http://www.home-barista.com/feature-spotlight-grinders.html Regards, Gary
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  • JMJM
    I own one. Like it. Quiet. Does the job. For home use it's kind of cool as only grind as you go, so no ground coffee sitting around in a doser.  I think some pro places use them for say Decaf, but the lack of doser would slow up a busy outlet
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  • TrussellTrussell
    strike! $950 for a domestic grinder someones cashed up... ...wanna buy me a hx or two  ;)
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  • mattyjmattyj
    If i was going to spend an insane amount of money on a grinder, I'd go for the Versalab M3 grinder they're testing at home-barista.com at the moment ... man that thing looks freaky ... but awesome! I'd hate to see how much more it'd cost down here though...
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  • TrussellTrussell
    woah, their espresso machine looks very home made looks like homers barbeque attempt :P
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  • JMJM
    Hey Anthology, it's not someone who's cashed up - it's heaps of people making a personal decision that's right for them - proof being that the importers regularly run out of these. The idea of investing in a quality grinder first, espresso machine second is not such a bad one. But yes I can afford it. That's my business. And if you have other priorities with yr cash, that's fine as that's your business not mine.
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  • TrussellTrussell
    i agree with that philosiphy totally domestic grinders are often the weakest link didn't mean to intrude... just wish i had enough to get as good a setup as you sorry if i offended BTW what machine you running?
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  • JMJM
    No problem, not sure my reply was as diplomatic as it should have been anyway. I have an ECM Giotto (my review via my web link).  It cost too much, but here's the thing, over the years I have owned 1 x Atomic, 1 x Plunger Pot, 1 x stove top perc, and then (I can't believe this part), 2 x Krupps domestic machines as I kept trying to upgrade. Finally I "got it" and stopped wasting money on disapppointing coffee makers.  I spent a heap on the Giotto and within days knew it was money well spent - as any of the similar machines would be.   I started with a Conical Issomac grinder - good too, but I opted for the Mazer recently as it was my original choice, but at the time they did not have a doserless model - which for our modest consumption seemed the best bet. Whenever we are away the first thing we miss is our coffee. I have a friend in UK who has an Elektra in a travel case, now that's a serious obsession!
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  • ReschsmoothReschsmooth
    JM Which Isomac grinder did you have? I understand there are two: the Inox and the more expensive Granmacinino. if it was the first, how did you find the grind setting for the Giotto? Patrick
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  • JMJM
    Hi Patrick, Mine is at http://tinyurl.com/95zvb I think the effective range for espresso might consist of as few as say four clicks on the settings (i.e. not the whole range of settings - there's only a small range to work in) and being a stepped grinder I sometimes thought the best setting for the day was most likely BETWEEN the steps offered - hence my interest in the stepless adjustments of the Mazer. In all other ways, a brilliant conical grinder (I still own it for now :)
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  • ReschsmoothReschsmooth
    Thanks JM PAB - I asked that question for you!
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