Breville, Silver BCG600SIL The Dose Control Pro Coffee Bean Grinder, 2.3

I purchased this grinder have years of using a burr hand-grinder. I have only had this unit for two weeks, so I can’t comment on durability. I make pretty much only espresso, which is the reason that I bought this grinder. I have to say that I am very happy with this grinder. It has more than satisfied my needs, and I noticed a huge improvement in the quality of my espresso after starting to use this.Pros- Beyond easy to use. This is definitely a plug and play product.- Excellent grind consistency. I have found the grinds to be very consistent across the spectrum of fineness- It is very easy to make fine adjustments, even though this is a stepped grinder. The steps themselves are quite small, so one click on the bean hopper will make a noticeable, but small difference in the grind.- Nice design with some extras (the razor in the grind tray, the cord storage inside the grinder, etc.)Cons- I have the put the all plastic construction in the “con” category. That being said, I can’t take off a star for this, given the price range of the product. I think with appropriate care and maintenance, this unit will last.- It seems that Breville had espresso in mind with this grinder (given the frequent mentions of espresso in the manual and the videos that Breville put out). That being said, I found it difficulty to dial in a grind that was fine enough for espresso at first. When I first set up the grinder, my first few shots were all around 15-18 second pulls, with all of the settings at the finest grind (including the inner burr adjusted). I was working with some relatively old coffee, so I went and bought some freshly roasted (~10 days from roast date), and that is when everything fell into place. I found a grind setting that worked well, pretty quickly.One thing that I have noticed is that for some beans, I had to bring the grind to it’s finest setting in the hopper adjustment area just to get about a 30 second espresso pull. This was a little concerning for me, but after bringing the inner burr grind setting to it’s finest setting (1), I am given quite a bit more range with different bean types for espresso. For espresso drinkers, I would recommend moving the inner burr to the finest setting right off the bat (even though that is not what Breville recommends according to this video from Seattle Coffee Gear […]So, there are certainly some drawbacks to this grinder but to be honest, given the price, this is a great deal deserving of 5 stars. I am very happy with this grinder.