Sage BCG820BSSUK the Smart Grinder Pro Coffee Grinder - Silver

Product Information

As I've said, this grinder is one of the cheapest grinders that is capable of espresso, with standard baskets, and it's a great all rounder grinder, but a question I get quite often, is how is it for manual brew methods. Most of the time this question is related to pourover (V60/Chemex/Kalita/Clever Dripper), stovetop, or cafetiere. Grinding Mechanism: Stainless Steel conical burr grinder efficiently designed to minimise grinding heat and protect the essential oils in the coffee bean.

TWO FREE BAGS OF COFFEE BEANS. You'll receive a 250g bag of each of our ever popular Breakfast Favourite and Everyday Espresso coffee bean blends. Whilst these two blends work well for all brewing methods, they make an amazing espresso with super rich crema when used with any of the sage barista machines.

How we tested

The dose programming is just about setting the time for the number of shots, to get you close to the required dose, and this is separate to the grind size setting. You can’t really rely on timing for dosing, you really need scales, and the timing then is just there as a guide. A much fairer comparison would be the Sage Smart Grinder Pro vs the Baratza Virtuoso +, as the Virtuoso Plus is only slightly more expensive, and is sold as being mainly a brew grinder. I've used both (and the forte, and most other Baratza grinders), and again, the SGP has a lot of pros vs the Virtuoso, mainly where features and ease of use are concerned, and I think they're incredibly evenly matched where cup quality is concerned, in fact, this more scientific comparison resulted in the Smart Grinder Pro being awarded the title for the best particle uniformity. Automated Shimming So if you have one grinder which creates a huge range of particle sizes at one grind setting, and another grinder that creates a much more uniform range, meaning more of the particles are a similar size, you're going to get better cup quality. GRIND SETTINGS With so many intuitive grind settings to choose from, you can create perfection from Espresso to French Press. LCD DISPLAY A clear and concise LCD screen shows grind setting, grind time and number of shots or cups you have selected.

I'd seen the Dose Control Pro from Sage, the slightly cheaper sibling of the Smart Grinder Pro, which was tempting, but I just really liked the look of the Smart Grinder Pro, and I'd seen that the power of the motor was slightly smaller on the Dose Control Pro (130W Vs 165W).

Grind intelligently with Dosing iQ™ technology

Hands Free Operation: Grind directly into the portafilter, grind container, gold tone filter basket or paper filter. I bought this grinder for pairing with my Gaggia Classic, which was a used 2003 model, but also for Aeropress, cafetiere, and V60, and this is the main reason I was looking at the Sage grinders in the first place, as they appeared to be perfect for varied use. When you hear people talking about “performance” where grinding is concerned, what we're mainly going on about is the consistency of the grind or the size of the range of particles at one grind size. This is actually quite complex, and it's a hotly debated subject, but most experts agree that the most important element of coffee grinding is the consistency of particle sizes. Anyway, my search stopped at the Smart Grinder Pro. It was more than I was looking to spend (as the amount I was looking to spend was closer to zero), but at the time (and it's more or less the same now really) there wasn't really anything that appeared to be as good across the board, including ease of use, reliability, and compatibility with most brew methods including espresso, for this kind of price. I also believe it's among the best grinders at this kind of price point when it comes to durability.