Grind Control to Major Tom…
We’ve owned this machine for over a year and absolutely love it. Simple to use, easy to clean and makes a great cup of coffee.
Burr grinding is the only way to go.
Bought previous model, reconditioned from Woot!.. it’s a well-engineered machine that makes very tasty coffee. One warning: it’s a little taller than we expected, and it didn’t fit under our kitchen cabinets without modifications. So do some measurements and look at the specs…
I bought this machine 2 years ago, and it makes great coffee BUT the grind is set and not adjustable, and the grind you get is really coarse, not suitable for a decent brew.
[MOD: This model has an adjustable grider]
Classic- much appreciated.
Suprisingly there is actually a coffee called that
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That one was the previous model. This one does have grind control, such as its name.
Integrated and adjustable grinder - Grinds whole beans for maximum flavor aroma; allows users to adjust the grind size for lighter or darker roast
I’m a coffee diva too and felt the same way- I have an expensive burr grinder at home and at one time roasted my own beans. I bought a cheap grinder for work some Procter Silex $12 grinder. To my surprise the cheap blade grinder did quite well (unlike all of the youtube videos show). A lot less staticky than the burr grinders. It takes a little getting used to know how long to grind it for, and sometimes I would gently shake it (when it was packed full of beans) to get a more consistent grind- but overall I bet you could not tell the difference between what I would grind with that $15 grinder vs my $100 conical burr grinder. The blade grinder made less mess also. I’ve read all of the snobby reviews about what the blade does to the coffee bean, and personally I think the impact on the taste is neglibible, if detectable at all, assuming you’re grinding the beans to the same coarseness.
The grind control won’t change the roast (that’s inherent to how long the bean is roasted), it will change the strength of the brew.
Which is what was stated already. It is implied that the grind could be changed to adjust for the roast of the beans.
I have owned two of these and recently replaced it with a cheaper Cuisnart that also grinds, has a timer and insulated carafe. They are roughly equivalent in function but I found the Breville overly “fussy” and more complicated than necessary. BTW, both models - Cuisinart and Breville - have flat baskets, not cone-shaped. So if you are as fussy as the coffee maker itself, it really isn’t optimal compared to the conical baskets.
Once again it does not change the roast, the grind settings affect the strength of the coffee. You can have a light roast that is a strong cup of coffee and alternatively you can have a dark roast that is a weak cup of coffee. How long you roast the bean determines whether it is light or dark roast, the surface area created by the grind determines the strength of the coffee- a finer grind will have more surface area and create stronger coffee a coarser grind will have less surface area. Certain devices require specific grinds and then you control the strength using more or less coffee. Strength and roast are not the same.
I’m on my third Breville. The first two were the original version of this with the glass carafe. They both failed and were replaced by Breville and now we have this one. All three are super loud when grinding so expect sleeping family members to hate you when running this in the early morning.
The chute can get clogged depending on bean type and requires an extra cleaning effort. I’m in the habit now of just wiping down the chute area after each brew and cleaning clogs when I use certain oily beans.
That said, it does make great coffee and the single serve option is pretty useful.
Bought a refurb of a previous model from Woot in May of 2014 and it’s still going strong! I use both bean and ground coffee and it’s always amazing. The carafe keeps coffee hot for over 8 hours which completely amazed me. Clean up is pretty easy.
If mine wasn’t still working, I’d buy this sucker!
We had the earlier version of this model from Woot (refurb) it worked great for 3 years then died. It lost time too which was annoying that we had to reset the clock daily.
I have owned the previous model that this one replaced, BDC600XL YouBrew, for several years now. We use it pretty much daily and it’s held up fairly well. Right now some of the labels have peeled off, but functionally it seems to work. I’m having a problem with single cup brewing, but haven’t had a chance to properly troubleshoot. With previous issues, I was able to user service most of the problems myself. Based on my experience with the previous model, I’d likely consider getting this version when mine eventually dies.
I’ve had the old version, refurb, from here since December 2012, still going strong.
We fear that it will die some day and we’ll be stuck drinking crappy coffee. Gonna bight the bullet and buy this on and keep the old for back up.
We have loved our Breville coffee makers. We keep one in both our home and office kitchens. Who needs an alarm clock when the warm smell of freshly brewed coffee wafts through the house at the appointed hour? Regardless of the roast you can calibrate your brew to your exact preference. Worth the price. Great device. Love it!
I had one of these for one year and it started leaking. Paid about $300. Breville offered to repair it for $100. Buyer beware on this one.