Is your Sage Smart Grinder pre-shimmed?

If not, then shimming will help you go finer still

 

Supposedly the newer smart grinders come pre shimmed.

Mine was not and found myself always grinding on minimum.

Id give Sage a call and ask them to send you out a shim kit. Even if you dont use it, its handy to have.

 

I believe mine is shimmed, so hopefully when i get some more beans it should be ok

 

What machine are you using it with? I'm thinking of moving from classic to the sage dual boiler and like the idea of having a matching grinder (as it's to go into my new kitchen) sitting beside it.

Be interesting to see what you think of the grinder itself. For the money it looks packed with features and well thought out.

 

Pardon my ignorance but what is shimming?

 

adding a very thin washer to back the burrs come closer togather and thus grind finer

 

Pardon my ignorance but what is shimming?

It sounds like the sort of thing you wouldn't want look up on urban dictionary.

 

It sounds like the sort of thing you wouldn't want look up on urban dictionary.

Urban has his own unique dictionary - best not ask him for his definition

 

What machine are you using it with? I'm thinking of moving from classic to the sage dual boiler and like the idea of having a matching grinder (as it's to go into my new kitchen) sitting beside it.

Be interesting to see what you think of the grinder itself. For the money it looks packed with features and well thought out.

Don't go there I speak from first hand experience,buying and running a Sage Smart Grinder with a Sage DB will do the machine no favours at all, it simply isn't a decent match for the machine even though they share the same look.The better your grinder the better the coffee you will make. The Sage Smart Grinder is ok if you only have a £200 budget and are one of those people who must buy everything brand new, IF it is bought as "My First Grinder", sure it's easy to use and packed with features that make it easy to use, but the grind quality isn't that much better than an MC2.

 

Noted, the more I look at things the more the smart.grinder seems a poor match for a db, starting to look towards a mazzer super or mini second hand instead now. Thanks

 

Nice one, the sage smart grinders are a decent entry grinder.. Have to agree with charlie though, it does a great job with a classic, but a sage db would require something more sexy...

 

Nice one, the sage smart grinders are a decent entry grinder.. Have to agree with charlie though, it does a great job with a classic, but a sage db would require something more sexy...

Mythos works really well with a Sage DB and the brushed SS finish even matches the Sage

 

Looking at MrBoots post about the Sage Oracle....

Is Sage another Breville?????

Chip in my 13 cents

 

adding a very thin washer to back the burrs come closer togather and thus grind finer

Hmmm....

Shimming is great though.....

But really considering the burr speeds grinding on that washer....

Will it blend?

Or will it melt?

 

Looking at MrBoots post about the Sage Oracle....

Is Sage another Breville?????

Chip in my 13 cents

Sage are the brand name Breville goods use in the auk

 

Sage are the brand name Breville goods use in the auk

Thanks.....

I never knew Sage was Breville......

 

Thanks.....

I never knew Sage was Breville......

Breville are an Australian company, the toasters and kettles etc. sold here in the UK are using the name under a licensing agreement and other than the name are nothing to do with Breville Australia so when they started to sell some of their espresso machines and other up-market kitchen stuff they had to find a new name to use in the UK and EU.

 

Thanks too CharlieJ

Now i know why they had another name

 

I've been playing with the grinder with some new beans and although my first grinder was nothing to compare with i can say that i am able to see and taste the difference in the coffee i am making. I am glad i got this grinder but it does make me want to get the mignon

However, my wallet won't let me yet so ill be enjoying the sage for now.

Having the on demand grinding is so much better than what i had to do before.

I have found as the Sage is stepped I've sometimes hit a point where id like it to be stepless but usually a firmer tamp sorts it out.

The size and look of it are great and being able to take the hopper off is very useful.

 

If you get the smart grinder brand new, how would you know if it's already shimmed or not?

Can anyone advise me on how to get the kit please?

 

The first indicator is that it won't go fine enough for some beans, or that you have it on its very lowest setting to get an espresso grind. The shim is fitted below the bottom burr on the shaft, so if you dismantle it you will be able to see this.

After an initial release period, all new Smart grinders come pre-shimmed, so if you bought it recently its unlikely to not have a shim. It is obviously possible there are still a few 'new' ones from the inital batch floating around out there.

 

Cheers D_Evans,

Will check it out tomorrow.

 

If you've not bought it yet - then make sure you buy the "Pro" (BCG820) - which has more grind settings, timed dosing and doesn't require any shims as the upper burr carrier is adjustable.

... Oh, and it's the same price: £199.95

 

Arrived yesterday and thankfully it's the Pro one.

Thanks MrShades!

 

My smart grinder has died tonight after just a few months use.

On way back to Amazon Monday so looking for something else.