Customer Reviews

Too bad. Very nice looking product, that gets the job done, easy to use, easy to clean. Looks like the perfect grinder to buy... until you reach approx 50 pounds of coffee ground, which took for me about 1.5 years. The plastic impeller that distributes the coffee in the portafilter gets like sandblasted by the coffee and becomes unable to fulfill his task, which at the end clogs the grinder. changing that week part by something more solid and I would give a 5 star. I guess everybody that puts a 5 star right now did not have the grinder for a over a year.

Love this grinder! It is my second burr grinder. I upgraded from Krupps. I have a Breville espresso machine and an aeropress and like to grind fresh coffee every time. It took me a few days to experiment and figure out the right grind setting and dose for each. I love how it times the dose and I do not need to stand by to turn it off. Nice feature to have. The booklet provides excellent recommendations. Now It is so easy to switch between 2 settings and coffee turns out excellent. I even get crema in aero press! I grind right into portafilter or into aeropress. No mess, no extra dishes. Great job, Breville!

i got one of these grinders as a Christmas present in 2018. When it stopped working as it should in Fall 2020, after the warranty had expired, I contacted Breville for trouble-shooting help. When the things they suggested didn't solve the problem, they offered to replace it, even though it was no longer under warranty. This was very good customer service. Received the new one, sent back the old one. So far so good.Takes a bit of experimenting to get the dose time and grind just right, but once you do, this will reliably produce good espresso. Hope the new machine lasts more than a year and a half.

So far so good! Meets my expectations and takes my espresso game to a new level.

Purchased this grinder one month ago with nice price. Opened and found that the impeller is still made of plastic. I then realized that this is an old stock unit. No wonder it is so cheap. Start using it after a week or two. It works with my De'longhi EC perfectly! The finest grind can block my EC brewing(fine enough for espresso absolutely) and dial-in process is so easy. The operation is also pretty easy and quiet and enjoyable. Planned to get a 3D printed impeller when it totally break down and warranty expires.

This is a good home grinder. The issues than can arise come from the moisture/oil content of the different brands and torrefaction levels of the coffee you put through. If the coffee beans have a lovely oily sheen... beware! The grinder can clog up and while you can take it apart to clean, it takes several grinds to clear out the grounds. Even if your coffee is dry, each roast will mean the grind and the time delay will vary. Again it takes a few grinds to get it right. I have used Lavazza, but different levels of torrefaction require different coarseness and time settings. Finally, of course we now know (thanks to the Harvard math faculty) that a smaller, coarser dose gives a better tasting coffee... but at least you can adjust all those parameters with this excellent grinder. Thank you Breville!

I love my grinder. It's not perfect but I think it makes a really good job for the price. But I've started having trouble after about 15 months of using it 3 times a day for espresso. The grinder started shutting down (with blinking light). After some research, I found that it was because the impeller was worn and didn't eject all the coffee. I'm hoping for metal replacement parts since the plastic one wears so quickly...

The grinder is great, but I was disappointed and surprised when I took it out of the box to find it's great plastic rather than metal like the coffee machine (also great). The photos online (even on the manual cover) aren't distinct enough to signal the difference. Even the (much cheaper) Cuisinart I replaced with it has a metal body. Anyway. Great grinder. Just doesn't look as nice on my counter as I'd hoped :)

This is by far the best grinder we have purchased in our exhaustive search. In the past 12 months we purchased a Krupp (died after 7 months), Cuisinart (would not grind espresso), Baratza (top rated but temperamental, slow, and noisy). Then we purchased the one shot Breville. What a contrast. It is bullet proof, delivers espresso and French press grinds perfectly and quickly. It’s a real pleasure to use.

I have had this grinder since mid-2018. It’s now almost Fall of 2021 and my grinder shows no signs of slowing down! I’ve ground whole bags of beans at once, done espresso grind, coarse grind, you name it. I am beyond pleased with the value-for-money with this grinder. Fully recommend to any coffee drinker!