I could use some help. I recently purchased a Breville BES840. I am still at the early learning stage with this machine. I have a Breville BCG450 which has served me well for drip coffee. I modified it so it would grind finer. I bought some nice freshly roasted beans locally. I find I really have to fill the basket (using the single wall) and tamp quite hard. I am enjoying the results, but I think a better grinder would be a big help.
I have narrowed my search (I think) to the Breville Smart grinder or the Baratza Preciso. I can purchase them here in Canada online with a 10% discount since I bought my 840 at the same place. The price would be $180 for the Breville and $287 for the Baratza. I did for a while also consider the Ascaso i1 for about the price of the Baratza.
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. But please don't laugh at me. My wife has already done that when she caught me using a magnifying glass to compare my grounds to a sample from the grinder where I bought my beans. Yea, it likely did look funny.
Thanks for your input.
I have narrowed my search (I think) to the Breville Smart grinder or the Baratza Preciso. I can purchase them here in Canada online with a 10% discount since I bought my 840 at the same place. The price would be $180 for the Breville and $287 for the Baratza. I did for a while also consider the Ascaso i1 for about the price of the Baratza.
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. But please don't laugh at me. My wife has already done that when she caught me using a magnifying glass to compare my grounds to a sample from the grinder where I bought my beans. Yea, it likely did look funny.
Thanks for your input.

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