Product note: Please refer to user manual (provided below in PDF) before first use.Note: 1)Too coarse a grind, too little coffee, or insufficiently tamping the grounds before brewing can all lead to inadequate pressure for a proper brew. 2)It is important to note that the amount of espresso extracted will vary depending on the grind size and amount and reprogramming may be needed when the size and amount are adjusted
Product note: Please refer to user manual (provided below in PDF) before first use.Note: 1)Too coarse a grind, too little coffee, or insufficiently tamping the grounds before brewing can all lead to inadequate pressure for a proper brew. 2)It is important to note that the amount of espresso extracted will vary depending on the grind size and amount and reprogramming may be needed when the size and amount are adjusted
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Breville Grind Control Coffee Maker, 60 ounces, Brushed Stainless Steel, BDC650BSS
Product note: Please refer to user manual (provided below in PDF) before first use.Note: 1)Too coarse a grind, too little coffee, or insufficiently tamping the grounds before brewing can all lead to inadequate pressure for a proper brew. 2)It is important to note that the amount of espresso extracted will vary depending on the grind size and amount and reprogramming may be needed when the size and amount are adjusted
Product note: Please refer to user manual (provided below in PDF) before first use.Note: 1)Too coarse a grind, too little coffee, or insufficiently tamping the grounds before brewing can all lead to inadequate pressure for a proper brew. 2)It is important to note that the amount of espresso extracted will vary depending on the grind size and amount and reprogramming may be needed when the size and amount are adjusted
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Breville BDC650BSS The Grind Control Drip Coffee Maker
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Breville BDC650BSS Grind Control Coffee Maker With Grinder, Brushed Stainless Steel, Thermal Carafe
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originally posted on breville.com
I used to work in coffee shops - when I made coffee at home I would grind my coffee by hand and make a chemex pour over every time. I used to be hardcore! But now I have a stay at home job and a wife who wants to make coffee sometimes and can’t do it the manual way.I got this machine second hand from Craigslist- two years later it is still going strong. I think the quality of the coffee is 90% as good as the manual way - the brew temperature and grind consistency are excellent and it makes an almost perfect cup, everyday, without fail. The brewhead doesn’t allow for a perfect pre-bloom, which is what I think holds it back, but the automation is incredible and I only find myself making manual coffee on Sundays.Coming from my maintenance experience, I have two ... MoreI used to work in coffee shops - when I made coffee at home I would grind my coffee by hand and make a chemex pour over every time. I used to be hardcore! But now I have a stay at home job and a wife who wants to make coffee sometimes and can’t do it the manual way.I got this machine second hand from Craigslist- two years later it is still going strong. I think the quality of the coffee is 90% as good as the manual way - the brew temperature and grind consistency are excellent and it makes an almost perfect cup, everyday, without fail. The brewhead doesn’t allow for a perfect pre-bloom, which is what I think holds it back, but the automation is incredible and I only find myself making manual coffee on Sundays.Coming from my maintenance experience, I have two tips to address some of the concerns people are having in other reviews.1. Remove the brew basket immediately after brewing. The rubber gasket on the basket creates a hot, moist seal where coffee gets stuck and clogs up the machine. You don’t even have to wash the basket - just swing the basket away from the brewer and wash it later, just so there isn’t any contact.2. Make sure the basket is completely dry before brewing. Again, if that rubber seal is wet coffee will gunk up in the chute and cause problems. Either wash the basket the day before or do your best to dry the seal.3. Use light roast coffees. Dark roasted coffees are very oily and sludgy by nature and are more prone to gunking up the pipes on this thing. I definitely notice a difference in how often I wipe off the inside based on the darkness of the coffee.Those are my tips! This machine is doing a fairly complex ballet every morning for a kitchen appliance, and there are just some physical problems that come with making this weird bean soup.Have fun!
originally posted on breville.com
The Daily Grind as I like to call it, on the surface it sounds like the wonder-machine: put whole beans in the hopper and fill the tank with water, set and forget, at 4AM it grinds the beans and brews the coffee into a double-walled carafe that stays warm for hours without any extra heat. A miracle of modern engineering, right? WRONG! This machine is what would happen if the inventor of the treadmill was allowed to re-design Purgatory.The brew strength setting is an arbitrary scale from 1-8. 8 being the strongest coffee imaginable by the development team, whereas using this scale I’d easily be a 12-14 if they had it. I don’t ever want to meet the person who would set it at 1. The 1s have given up on joy and wonder and I feel sad for them.The bean hopper is ... MoreThe Daily Grind as I like to call it, on the surface it sounds like the wonder-machine: put whole beans in the hopper and fill the tank with water, set and forget, at 4AM it grinds the beans and brews the coffee into a double-walled carafe that stays warm for hours without any extra heat. A miracle of modern engineering, right? WRONG! This machine is what would happen if the inventor of the treadmill was allowed to re-design Purgatory.The brew strength setting is an arbitrary scale from 1-8. 8 being the strongest coffee imaginable by the development team, whereas using this scale I’d easily be a 12-14 if they had it. I don’t ever want to meet the person who would set it at 1. The 1s have given up on joy and wonder and I feel sad for them.The bean hopper is weirdly-shaped and the beans get kind of stuck behind the massive locking mechanism situated dead-center of the hopper, so it’s a roll of the dice whether the thing even grinds the amount of beans you need. For $350 you’d think that you’d be able to continue benefitting from the law of gravity. But no. Breville breaks those laws as well as several other laws established by the Geneva Convention I bet.The grinder is underneath the hopper, to access it you have to twist the lock inside the hopper and pull the whole thing out, revealing another little twist lock that has a good tablespoon of beans that shimmied out of the hopper but didn’t make it into the grinder portion. These beans you need to either fish out with your fingers or grab the vacuum and suck them up, because if you don’t, good luck trying to put the thing back together while you’re still young.This is something you only need to do if the grinder chute gets clogged. Thing is… the gods-forsaken thing seems to clog every other time I brew a pot. The chute is supposedly protected by a steel wheel that has a hole in it for the grinds to go through into the filter basket. Once the meager grinds make it to the basket, the wheel rotates to block off the chute (I imagine it’s so the steam from brewing doesn’t flow back into the grinder chute and…cause it to clog?)So to unclog the chute you can’t just open the swing-out filter door and poke the solid-packed grounds out because the steel wheel remains locked in place. To make it spin back into position you have to open the filter basket, unlock the hopper, shut the filter door again, hope you hear the wheezy sound of the wheel rotating, open the basket, get a flashlight or headlamp, hang upside down from a Mission Impossible-style suspension rig, grab an ancient cursed seppuku blade, surgically remove your spleen, sacrifice it to the old gods, then scrape, poke, pick, and scream epithets at the clogged chute, and finally reassemble everything, sit back, and enjoy your tepid mug of battery acid.Mind you… this all happens when the machine is working PERFECTLY.I beseech you kind folk- before you consider paying money for this war crime, think of your loved ones. Think about how much they’d miss you because you are now chained to this home-wrecker of a coffee machine. Save yourselves.
originally posted on breville.com
We ordered The Grind Control August 3rd, we received it on the 10th. Before ordering I read a lot of negative reviews, and should have paid more attention. We're having a number of issues with this machine.1) Coffee isn't hot enough, and it has nothing to do with the carafe not being warmed up first, we've tried brewing straight to an insulated cup and drinking it as soon as the brew cycle is complete, the brew temperature just isn't hot enough, period.2) We've tried using the screen filter and paper filters, but we never get the amount of coffee we select. As a test, I selected 3 cups and started the grind-brew cycle, when finished, I poured the entire contents of the carafe into a measuring cup and had 9 ounces of coffee, slightly over an 8 ounce cup.3) When ... MoreWe ordered The Grind Control August 3rd, we received it on the 10th. Before ordering I read a lot of negative reviews, and should have paid more attention. We're having a number of issues with this machine.1) Coffee isn't hot enough, and it has nothing to do with the carafe not being warmed up first, we've tried brewing straight to an insulated cup and drinking it as soon as the brew cycle is complete, the brew temperature just isn't hot enough, period.2) We've tried using the screen filter and paper filters, but we never get the amount of coffee we select. As a test, I selected 3 cups and started the grind-brew cycle, when finished, I poured the entire contents of the carafe into a measuring cup and had 9 ounces of coffee, slightly over an 8 ounce cup.3) When we select 10 cups, or more, coffee grounds and some coffee, overflows out of the machine and gets all over the top of the carafe, and the machine, pain to clean up. And we don't get anywhere near 10 cups of coffee.4) Getting all the coffee out of the carafe is a challenge, very poor design, why not make this machine with a normal coffee pot and a heating element to keep the coffee warm?Needless to say we will be returning this coffee machine, had high hopes, but this machine falls way short.
Breville BDC650BSS The Grind Control Drip Coffee Maker
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Breville BDC650BSS Grind Control Coffee Maker With Grinder, Brushed Stainless Steel, Thermal Carafe
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BDC650BSS Grind Control Coffee Maker With Grinder, Brushed Stainless Steel, Thermal Carafe
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I used to work in coffee shops - when I made coffee at home I would grind my coffee by hand and make a chemex pour over every time. I used to be hardcore! But now I have a stay at home job and a wife who wants to make coffee sometimes and can’t do it the manual way.I got this machine second hand from Craigslist- two years later it is still going strong. I think the quality of the coffee is 90% as good as the manual way - the brew temperature and grind consistency are excellent and it makes an almost perfect cup, everyday, without fail. The brewhead doesn’t allow for a perfect pre-bloom, which is what I think holds it back, but the automation is incredible and I only find myself making manual coffee on Sundays.Coming from my maintenance experience, I have two ... MoreI used to work in coffee shops - when I made coffee at home I would grind my coffee by hand and make a chemex pour over every time. I used to be hardcore! But now I have a stay at home job and a wife who wants to make coffee sometimes and can’t do it the manual way.I got this machine second hand from Craigslist- two years later it is still going strong. I think the quality of the coffee is 90% as good as the manual way - the brew temperature and grind consistency are excellent and it makes an almost perfect cup, everyday, without fail. The brewhead doesn’t allow for a perfect pre-bloom, which is what I think holds it back, but the automation is incredible and I only find myself making manual coffee on Sundays.Coming from my maintenance experience, I have two tips to address some of the concerns people are having in other reviews.1. Remove the brew basket immediately after brewing. The rubber gasket on the basket creates a hot, moist seal where coffee gets stuck and clogs up the machine. You don’t even have to wash the basket - just swing the basket away from the brewer and wash it later, just so there isn’t any contact.2. Make sure the basket is completely dry before brewing. Again, if that rubber seal is wet coffee will gunk up in the chute and cause problems. Either wash the basket the day before or do your best to dry the seal.3. Use light roast coffees. Dark roasted coffees are very oily and sludgy by nature and are more prone to gunking up the pipes on this thing. I definitely notice a difference in how often I wipe off the inside based on the darkness of the coffee.Those are my tips! This machine is doing a fairly complex ballet every morning for a kitchen appliance, and there are just some physical problems that come with making this weird bean soup.Have fun!
The Daily Grind as I like to call it, on the surface it sounds like the wonder-machine: put whole beans in the hopper and fill the tank with water, set and forget, at 4AM it grinds the beans and brews the coffee into a double-walled carafe that stays warm for hours without any extra heat. A miracle of modern engineering, right? WRONG! This machine is what would happen if the inventor of the treadmill was allowed to re-design Purgatory.The brew strength setting is an arbitrary scale from 1-8. 8 being the strongest coffee imaginable by the development team, whereas using this scale I’d easily be a 12-14 if they had it. I don’t ever want to meet the person who would set it at 1. The 1s have given up on joy and wonder and I feel sad for them.The bean hopper is ... MoreThe Daily Grind as I like to call it, on the surface it sounds like the wonder-machine: put whole beans in the hopper and fill the tank with water, set and forget, at 4AM it grinds the beans and brews the coffee into a double-walled carafe that stays warm for hours without any extra heat. A miracle of modern engineering, right? WRONG! This machine is what would happen if the inventor of the treadmill was allowed to re-design Purgatory.The brew strength setting is an arbitrary scale from 1-8. 8 being the strongest coffee imaginable by the development team, whereas using this scale I’d easily be a 12-14 if they had it. I don’t ever want to meet the person who would set it at 1. The 1s have given up on joy and wonder and I feel sad for them.The bean hopper is weirdly-shaped and the beans get kind of stuck behind the massive locking mechanism situated dead-center of the hopper, so it’s a roll of the dice whether the thing even grinds the amount of beans you need. For $350 you’d think that you’d be able to continue benefitting from the law of gravity. But no. Breville breaks those laws as well as several other laws established by the Geneva Convention I bet.The grinder is underneath the hopper, to access it you have to twist the lock inside the hopper and pull the whole thing out, revealing another little twist lock that has a good tablespoon of beans that shimmied out of the hopper but didn’t make it into the grinder portion. These beans you need to either fish out with your fingers or grab the vacuum and suck them up, because if you don’t, good luck trying to put the thing back together while you’re still young.This is something you only need to do if the grinder chute gets clogged. Thing is… the gods-forsaken thing seems to clog every other time I brew a pot. The chute is supposedly protected by a steel wheel that has a hole in it for the grinds to go through into the filter basket. Once the meager grinds make it to the basket, the wheel rotates to block off the chute (I imagine it’s so the steam from brewing doesn’t flow back into the grinder chute and…cause it to clog?)So to unclog the chute you can’t just open the swing-out filter door and poke the solid-packed grounds out because the steel wheel remains locked in place. To make it spin back into position you have to open the filter basket, unlock the hopper, shut the filter door again, hope you hear the wheezy sound of the wheel rotating, open the basket, get a flashlight or headlamp, hang upside down from a Mission Impossible-style suspension rig, grab an ancient cursed seppuku blade, surgically remove your spleen, sacrifice it to the old gods, then scrape, poke, pick, and scream epithets at the clogged chute, and finally reassemble everything, sit back, and enjoy your tepid mug of battery acid.Mind you… this all happens when the machine is working PERFECTLY.I beseech you kind folk- before you consider paying money for this war crime, think of your loved ones. Think about how much they’d miss you because you are now chained to this home-wrecker of a coffee machine. Save yourselves.
We ordered The Grind Control August 3rd, we received it on the 10th. Before ordering I read a lot of negative reviews, and should have paid more attention. We're having a number of issues with this machine.1) Coffee isn't hot enough, and it has nothing to do with the carafe not being warmed up first, we've tried brewing straight to an insulated cup and drinking it as soon as the brew cycle is complete, the brew temperature just isn't hot enough, period.2) We've tried using the screen filter and paper filters, but we never get the amount of coffee we select. As a test, I selected 3 cups and started the grind-brew cycle, when finished, I poured the entire contents of the carafe into a measuring cup and had 9 ounces of coffee, slightly over an 8 ounce cup.3) When ... MoreWe ordered The Grind Control August 3rd, we received it on the 10th. Before ordering I read a lot of negative reviews, and should have paid more attention. We're having a number of issues with this machine.1) Coffee isn't hot enough, and it has nothing to do with the carafe not being warmed up first, we've tried brewing straight to an insulated cup and drinking it as soon as the brew cycle is complete, the brew temperature just isn't hot enough, period.2) We've tried using the screen filter and paper filters, but we never get the amount of coffee we select. As a test, I selected 3 cups and started the grind-brew cycle, when finished, I poured the entire contents of the carafe into a measuring cup and had 9 ounces of coffee, slightly over an 8 ounce cup.3) When we select 10 cups, or more, coffee grounds and some coffee, overflows out of the machine and gets all over the top of the carafe, and the machine, pain to clean up. And we don't get anywhere near 10 cups of coffee.4) Getting all the coffee out of the carafe is a challenge, very poor design, why not make this machine with a normal coffee pot and a heating element to keep the coffee warm?Needless to say we will be returning this coffee machine, had high hopes, but this machine falls way short.
Breville Grind and Brew coffee maker is a machine that I have to give it mixed reviews. On the one hand, it offers the convenience of a built-in grinder, making it easy to grind your beans fresh for each pot of coffee. However, on the other hand, some times we have experienced issues with the machine's grinder plugging up, which can be frustrating and time-consuming to fix.In addition, we have noted that the coffee produced by the Grind and Brew is not as hot as we would like it to be. While the machine does keep the coffee warm in the carafe we do have to microwave it in a mug to bring it up to temperature.Despite these issues, when the machine does work properly, the coffee it produces is excellent. The built-in grinder allows you to grind your coffee beans to ... MoreBreville Grind and Brew coffee maker is a machine that I have to give it mixed reviews. On the one hand, it offers the convenience of a built-in grinder, making it easy to grind your beans fresh for each pot of coffee. However, on the other hand, some times we have experienced issues with the machine's grinder plugging up, which can be frustrating and time-consuming to fix.In addition, we have noted that the coffee produced by the Grind and Brew is not as hot as we would like it to be. While the machine does keep the coffee warm in the carafe we do have to microwave it in a mug to bring it up to temperature.Despite these issues, when the machine does work properly, the coffee it produces is excellent. The built-in grinder allows you to grind your coffee beans to your desired coarseness, ensuring that you get the perfect cup of coffee every time. And, the machine's programmable features make it easy to set up your coffee to brew at the perfect time, so you can wake up to the delicious aroma of freshly brewed coffee.Overall, while the Grind and Brew coffee maker has some issues with the grinder plugging up and the coffee not staying as hot as desired, its ability to produce excellent coffee when it does work properly makes it a worthy investment for coffee lovers who are willing to put up with some minor inconveniences.
As noted I have had 3 grind controls. My latest (3) just started leaking water from the bottom after 2 years and 10 months. Our first grind control began leaking just after the one year warranty and customer service provided me with a refurbished model that lasted for 2 years ish until the electronic mother board went. Prior to the mother board problem, the grind size adjustment knob seized but it still ground the beans to our satisfaction. Based on the good customer service after the warranty date of grind control 1, we decided to buy a third grind control. We had a warranty issue within the first year regarding our third grind control with a leaking basket and ended up having an unexpected struggle with customer service to provide a warranty replacement. We ... MoreAs noted I have had 3 grind controls. My latest (3) just started leaking water from the bottom after 2 years and 10 months. Our first grind control began leaking just after the one year warranty and customer service provided me with a refurbished model that lasted for 2 years ish until the electronic mother board went. Prior to the mother board problem, the grind size adjustment knob seized but it still ground the beans to our satisfaction. Based on the good customer service after the warranty date of grind control 1, we decided to buy a third grind control. We had a warranty issue within the first year regarding our third grind control with a leaking basket and ended up having an unexpected struggle with customer service to provide a warranty replacement. We eventually got a replacement basket after having to answer a number of questions and being told this was a “one time” deal.The grinder on all our machines worked well and the coffee hot ( we like our coffee hot). The thermal jug works well in keeping the coffee hot in all our machines, but is difficult to pour that results in the odd spill. We obviously like this coffee machine as it is easy to clean and brews great coffee.Our disappointment dealing with customer service on our 3rd machine and the fact that no machine has lasted more than 3 years, leaves us undecided about buying a 4th machine.
Here's a picture of my lovely Breville Grind Control after just 2 years of light use.From the first use, this thing was seemingly impossible to calibrate. Even after carefully calibrating according to the directions it still produced inconsistent coffee that would be too light one time and far too strong the very next while using the same beans and settings. I knew this machine would be a bit extra work to clean because it has an internal grinder but never expected to be cleaning internal parts after every use. There's a metal wheel inside the machine that must be wiped and cleaned out after every use or it dries and won't release any coffee on the next brew cycle.Right after the warranty expired the knobs stopped working and got stuck on the current settings. ... MoreHere's a picture of my lovely Breville Grind Control after just 2 years of light use.From the first use, this thing was seemingly impossible to calibrate. Even after carefully calibrating according to the directions it still produced inconsistent coffee that would be too light one time and far too strong the very next while using the same beans and settings. I knew this machine would be a bit extra work to clean because it has an internal grinder but never expected to be cleaning internal parts after every use. There's a metal wheel inside the machine that must be wiped and cleaned out after every use or it dries and won't release any coffee on the next brew cycle.Right after the warranty expired the knobs stopped working and got stuck on the current settings. We then had to measure coffee beans every time we brewed after this and could only make 8 cups at a time. In theory this machine would be really great but it misses far too many marks to justify the hefty price. For significantly less you could buy an external grinder that is much better than what the grind control offers, buy a drip brewer that makes consistent coffee every time, and still have enough left over for a year's supply of quality coffee beans.
I bought this machine several months ago but I have struggled to get a good cup of coffee out of it from day one. My default is to manually grind my beans right before doing a pour-over which gives a great cup of coffee and is what I’m comparing the machine to. I was hoping the machine would be more automated and allow me to make a full 12 cup carafe for when I have company. I use filtered water in the tank.Issue 1 is the carafe, there is always an aftertaste with the coffee in the carafe (its been cleaned with warm soapy water and copiously rinsed before using) and its difficult to pour without spilling coffee and finally the last cup is impossible to get out.Issue 2 is an overflowing basket when using Melitta super premium paper basket coffee filters. When ... MoreI bought this machine several months ago but I have struggled to get a good cup of coffee out of it from day one. My default is to manually grind my beans right before doing a pour-over which gives a great cup of coffee and is what I’m comparing the machine to. I was hoping the machine would be more automated and allow me to make a full 12 cup carafe for when I have company. I use filtered water in the tank.Issue 1 is the carafe, there is always an aftertaste with the coffee in the carafe (its been cleaned with warm soapy water and copiously rinsed before using) and its difficult to pour without spilling coffee and finally the last cup is impossible to get out.Issue 2 is an overflowing basket when using Melitta super premium paper basket coffee filters. When using the gold basket this isn’t a problem but I prefer to use paper filters to remove the hazardous oils. I’ve tried all grind settings from 1 to 6 with the same result.Issue 3 is related to issue 2, in the single cup mode when using a paper filter, a large amount to water is left in the basket at the end of the brew cycle, regardless of grind setting.My wife has given up on the machine and has gone back to the pour-over method and wants me to just throw the Breville in the trash. I’m stubborn and I’m still trying things but I’m running out of ideas.Why does the coffee in the carafe taste tainted?Do you have a recommended brand/grade of filter paper?Please followup by email with any suggestions.Simon
Bought this 7 years ago with thinking it was the most excessive coffee purchase we would ever make. Over time we came to the realization that if this machine would ever break, we are going to have to get a new one. It has it's problems. We found that with dark, oily beans that it would stuggle and get clogged up relatively quickly requiring a good cleaning. We switched from dark roast to medium roast in order to better suit the maker. Also coming from an Aeropress this definitely produced inferior coffee but it was a calculated decision as this made coffee that was more than "good enough" at a fraction of the effort. This morning I heard the chute jam and my wife ran it jammed three times in a row as the machine pleaded for mercy. I ran up the stairs, alas too late ... MoreBought this 7 years ago with thinking it was the most excessive coffee purchase we would ever make. Over time we came to the realization that if this machine would ever break, we are going to have to get a new one. It has it's problems. We found that with dark, oily beans that it would stuggle and get clogged up relatively quickly requiring a good cleaning. We switched from dark roast to medium roast in order to better suit the maker. Also coming from an Aeropress this definitely produced inferior coffee but it was a calculated decision as this made coffee that was more than "good enough" at a fraction of the effort. This morning I heard the chute jam and my wife ran it jammed three times in a row as the machine pleaded for mercy. I ran up the stairs, alas too late to save the maker. So far as I can tell, the motor for the grinder has gave up the ghost. Going to give it a little time and see if it comes back from the dead but I am relatively certain she's done.She owes us nothing, she had a good life, we got a reasonable amount of time out of her. When we purchased her we were of the opinion that the cost of the thing was ludicrous but now in the position we are in, life is too short to not have your coffee robot fresh grinding your coffee beans for you each morning. Though I will consider other brands before purchasing, we are entirely prepared to spend the asking price for the same functionality and likely get another grind control.RIP, gone but not forgotten. Rest easy little buddy.
So let me start with some obvious notes on this grinder/coffee maker first, I think it’s important that anybody purchasing this unit understand that the first thing they should do is calibrate the grind. when I plugged mine in and made my 1st cup of coffee it was extremely weak. The calibration process is simple enough although you will be making 10 seconds worth of coffee grind so be prepared to either discard it or use it in the coffee maker as pre-ground coffee when you’re done. second I want to point out the fact that this is a highly over engineered device and what I mean by that is the fact that there are a number of complex plastic parts in the coffee ground filter unit that require constant cleaning, otherwise coffee grounds will collect to the point of ... MoreSo let me start with some obvious notes on this grinder/coffee maker first, I think it’s important that anybody purchasing this unit understand that the first thing they should do is calibrate the grind. when I plugged mine in and made my 1st cup of coffee it was extremely weak. The calibration process is simple enough although you will be making 10 seconds worth of coffee grind so be prepared to either discard it or use it in the coffee maker as pre-ground coffee when you’re done. second I want to point out the fact that this is a highly over engineered device and what I mean by that is the fact that there are a number of complex plastic parts in the coffee ground filter unit that require constant cleaning, otherwise coffee grounds will collect to the point of making the unit inoperable. as long as you’re willing to wash the basket after every cycle and allow it to fully dry, so that new grounds do not collect in it, then you should be fine. overall, I would say that it makes a decent cup of coffee, although as others have pointed out, seems to use a fairly large amount of grounds versus a simpler method, such as a French press. so far I am satisfied with the unit I did own a Capresso for 25 years and never had a days problem with it until the motor for the grinder burned out so it’s a high bar to replace that unit.P.S.The design of the carafe is absolutely abysmal.
So we've had this unit for about 7 months and it's been pretty solid so far. Well built, not too big, and good in terms of its various settings - it nevertheless has some pretty serious drawbacks. The first of these is the enormous amount of water one needs to use to clean it EVERY single time you use it. Breaking down the filter / carrier assembly to clean after each use is quick and the included filter stays pretty clean after many months of daily use - however to do so requires a truly concerning amount of water to get grounds out of every little bit. That might just be the cost of doing business with a unit like this but for someone who shifted from a separate grinder / coffee pot combo it still feels wasteful.The real problem with this unit is the included ... MoreSo we've had this unit for about 7 months and it's been pretty solid so far. Well built, not too big, and good in terms of its various settings - it nevertheless has some pretty serious drawbacks. The first of these is the enormous amount of water one needs to use to clean it EVERY single time you use it. Breaking down the filter / carrier assembly to clean after each use is quick and the included filter stays pretty clean after many months of daily use - however to do so requires a truly concerning amount of water to get grounds out of every little bit. That might just be the cost of doing business with a unit like this but for someone who shifted from a separate grinder / coffee pot combo it still feels wasteful.The real problem with this unit is the included carafe. It's awful. Just egregiously, outrageously bad. The most one can say in its favor is that it keeps the coffee hot - which is great; but good luck getting said coffee OUT of the carafe. Whoever designed this thing must have been stationed beyond earth's gravitational field where things like 90 degree angles have no bearing on fluid dynamics. The spout is aesthetic, not functional as the coffee has to travel from directly underneath the spout, past the 90 degree lip of the metal carafe about an inch, then back towards the spout on another 90 degree trajectory. In practice this means that 30-40% of the coffee in the carafe is impossible to get OUT of the carafe - even if you turn the stupid thing totally upside down.For the price, Breville should be issuing a recall on these carafes as they are actually dangerous to use - trying to get coffee out often leads to superheated coffee spilling everywhere. In its current state it makes it hard to recommend this to anyone.
