We have a Rocket Giotto bought from a Coffee Snobs member. Currently we buy our coffee from Commercial non-sponsor link removed per the http://coffeesnobs.com.au/general-ne...icy-rules.html our local coffee experts. They grind it for us.
Been researching grinders and came up with 2 options for our current budget:
- Sunbeam EM480/490 > $100-$200
- a second hand grinder > approx $200
Told my wife and a week later she came home with the Breville BCG450. Good intentions, she couldn't remember the exact grinder I had mentioned and the Breville was available at our school fete in a silent auction. The Breville had been donated by our local Harvey Norman (kudos to them) so I went to see them and asked politely if I could swap/upgrade to the Sunbeam. No dice (and not particularly nice about it; undoing any good karma they had previously earned!).
So now I'm wondering what to do:
- use the Breville
- sell it and buy something else ... maybe the Sunbeam
Having read lots of CS threads on these grinders (for example Sunbeam, Breville, Breville mod) I'm worried that the Breville will not grind fine enough for the Giotto. And I don't want to have to mod it. Will the Sunbeam grind fine enough?
I also like the idea of grinding straight into the basket (Sunbeam). Is that a big deal?
Appreciate any insights!
Cheers
Richard
Been researching grinders and came up with 2 options for our current budget:
- Sunbeam EM480/490 > $100-$200
- a second hand grinder > approx $200
Told my wife and a week later she came home with the Breville BCG450. Good intentions, she couldn't remember the exact grinder I had mentioned and the Breville was available at our school fete in a silent auction. The Breville had been donated by our local Harvey Norman (kudos to them) so I went to see them and asked politely if I could swap/upgrade to the Sunbeam. No dice (and not particularly nice about it; undoing any good karma they had previously earned!).
So now I'm wondering what to do:
- use the Breville
- sell it and buy something else ... maybe the Sunbeam
Having read lots of CS threads on these grinders (for example Sunbeam, Breville, Breville mod) I'm worried that the Breville will not grind fine enough for the Giotto. And I don't want to have to mod it. Will the Sunbeam grind fine enough?
I also like the idea of grinding straight into the basket (Sunbeam). Is that a big deal?
Appreciate any insights!
Cheers
Richard

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