Breville Bambino Plus vs Hario Skerton Pro

Personally, I actually do like this machine for who it's targeted for. What I will do though is just update the portal filter to a Pasado Portafilter ...

I am not impressed. I would like to find something better but unwilling to spend $100 for a manual grinder that from some reviews still has issues. 😏

Here's what the happened with the Breville Bambino. My friend didn't have the right kind of coffee grinder for whole beans, so she bought a few ounces of beans at a Peet's Coffee and asked the barista to grind them to the consistency appropriate for making espresso. She brought it home, and we tried it with the Bambino and---nothing, almost no coffee came out, and what did tasted terrible. Even after making sure NOT to tamp down the coffee in the filter with too much pressure, the Bambino proved INCAPABLE OF 'EXPRESSING' A SINGLE SHOT OF ESPRESSO, GROUND TO ESPRESSO MAKING CONSISTENCY AT A PEET's COFFEE coffee bean seller

Look at this. We've got the adjustment to the burr grinder right here. This is all ceramic so it's really high-quality strong ceramic and that's where...

all i mean to say is, the breville bambino is underpowered and that single boiler machines will allow you to grind finer and extract more flavor. so i do think you will notice a difference if you go to a more expensive machine.

It's not bad, but some particles are super small and you get tons of extraction, and some particles are pretty large and they don't extract as much. This means that you likely have some overextraction (generally giving you more bitter, smoky tastes), some underextraction (generally giving you more acidic notes), and some perfectly extracted. This isn't terrible, but you end up getting a lot of different coffee tastes all in the same cup.

My older cheaper ugly Delonghi never had that problem. I'm hoping they can improve the design of the interior of the basket or the holder to better split the water. As for the price, it is not cheap; but with Starbucks' cappuccinos at $3.65 you'll start saving money within a few months

KitchenArt 80310 Dual End Salt & Pepper Grinder is essentially the same mechanism, and twice the grinder mech at half the cost! That's just an example of why this is overpriced. The KitchenArt is not practical for large-scale grinds but adequate for those that just need a pinch here or there. It will grind coffee, too, but without the leverage of the handle that Hario et al employ. So, if you're looking to grind spice with this, consider a cheaper solution or put the same money towards an electric version

For our tests we used the same good-quality ground coffee that we’ve used to make hundreds of cups of coffee with a French press, but we found that the Bambino Plus surpassed our expectations, and gave us a smoother and tastier cup of coffee. Note that you won’t be able to grind beans with this machine as you can with Breville’s pricier Oracle Touch machine.

The beans are ground to perfection for pour over freshly ground bean coffee. It’s easy to use with the little handle crank. It’s easy to clean. I did my research and found that this one checked all of my needs and wants in a hand grinder