New grinder from the folks behind the HG-One (and a new website)

[Roz]

I was looking forward to seeing what the final result was going to be... I didn't quite expect it to look like that but haha it but the price

80mm Flat burrs?

I do like the mad scientist microscope type look and it really does look like it's done with absolute precision.

I think I'll just add a motor to my HG-One down the track if I get sick of using my arm.

[tobeanornottobean]

Or, shows just how ridiculous all this is...

Mal.

yeah. Got to say though, I kind of want one. It looks super styled and quite amazing. Maybe they may consider sending me a review machine...

[jaredw]

Must put me onto your people because I couldn't get them at wholesale anywhere near that price.

I was willing to go second hand on that robur

[TC]

I could get a robur and a ek43 for that price.

Must put me onto your people because I couldn't get them at wholesale anywhere near that price.

[Dimal]

Keep in mind that this is a company that is charging $224.95 for 12 empty jars.

That at does put things into perspective a little....

Or, shows just how ridiculous all this is...

Mal.

[Coffeedreamer]

Hi, as a Newbie I know little about grinders, but I have to say I do appreciate a company that appears to make stylish, high quality products to last, maybe not a lifetime, but a very long time, that can be easily fixed.

I certainly don't mind to pay for quality but ,hey, this price is way out of even The Dream for me but Thanks for bringing the info to my attention. Loved the video link Talk Coffee posted

[tobeanornottobean]

Keep in mind that this is a company that is charging $224.95 for 12 empty jars.

That at does put things into perspective a little....

[magnafunk]

Keep in mind that this is a company that is charging $224.95 for 12 empty jars.

[noidle22]

But I already have a telescope and it only cost me a third of that price?...........

[SniffCoffee]

I'm also surprised that they haven't used the EK43 burrs which apparently are 'the bomb' for flat burrs?

[jaredw]

I guess they've priced it accordingly because they know single dosers will go nuts for a grinder aimed at them

The general attitude so far seems to be "not for that price". Certainly has out priced me.

[kyeba]

I guess they've priced it accordingly because they know single dosers will go nuts for a grinder aimed at them

[habahabanero]

Is that a telescope or a coffee grinder ?

Don't know about telescope, I suspect if I stuck on the bench in the lab it would take most people a while to work out it wasn't a new microscope. Don't think the resemblance is incidental though.

[Dimal]

As a piece of elegant engineering and design, it is quite interesting but that's about all...

Mal.

[SniffCoffee]

Looks like the hg-one price has increased as well. How do you find the hg-one compared to electric grinders? How hard is it to grind first thing in the morning?

Not hard at all. I'm using a small doserless electric grinder at the moment and to fill the portafilter and deal with the clumping means it probably takes longer than using the HG-one. I got one of the early 71mm burr editions mainly because it was apparenlty easier to grinder than the 84mm burr ones, but I doubt they're much harder to use.

Sometimes the HG-One gets a little staticky by which I mean the grinds stick to the funnel even after I've given the beans a quick mist of water before grinding them.

But frankly the HG-One is much more convenient and just as fast as a small electric grinder. I think the grind is definitely better too.