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@Colm89
I am half considering selling my almost brand new sage smart grinder if anyone on here is interested at £150?
It was bought from harrods on the 1st of January, still have the receipt, and has had no more than 1kg of beans ran through it. I make one double shot a day Mon-Fri and maybe 3 a day on Sat/Sun so not a massive amount of use. It comes with all accessories (portafilter holders, container, brush) and is still boxed.
It is a very easy machine to use, and I can confirm that this model is shimmed as I have removed the burrs to clean it and spotted the shim. It can grind perfectly for espresso and I am managing a tasty 27s 1:2 shot (18g in -> 36g out) with my OPV adjusted gaggia classic and gaggia baby class without winding the burr adjuster anywhere near the tightest. It seems to my eyes, to produce quite consistent grinds, there is minimal grind retention, it is quite clean and not that noisy, and fits comfortably on my worktop. The shots I can produce with it and my gaggia classic are quite tasty.
Cons, it doesn't work without the hopper fitted, which isn't an issue, but I only grind 18g at a time anyway so don't really need the hopper there all the time. Also it is stepped, which isn't really an issue, but I'd like to try something stepless.
Reason for sale is due to a potential upgrade, though I would be happy to hang onto this as a backup...