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Has anybody know anything of this brand -have located one or two places in Auckland selling grinders, this is one the other is an Imat.
Anyones experience would be helpful.
Ive never seen or tried one personally but there are a few getting around here in Oz and being made by Nuova Simonelli, I dont think there would be any risk about build quality. I guess you just need to think about local service and support, etc as you wouldnt want to be buying an orphan and have to rely on o/seas agents for support.
Having said that though, I dont think its likely that you would experience any problems with the Grinta and if the model youre looking at is the version with the timer, well, I wouldnt be relying on that too much to determine dose quantity as various coffees and roast levels, etc will always make trying to use the timer to dial this in a bit of an exercise in frustration.... thats not just for the Grinta though, applies to all similar setups. One advantage over similar price-point grinders though, is that the Grinta has relatively fine adjustment steps and that is a definite advantage with espresso. Theres a decent review of the Grinta here at CoffeeGeek.....
The Imat Lux you mention is a good quality and solid little grinder too but not ideal for espresso as the adjustment steps are quite large and can make dialing the grind in for a perfect pour a bit difficult. Notwithstanding that, it is of a solid build and uses an excellent burr-set
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