Mazzer Mini vs Rancilio Rocky vs Breville Smart Grinder Pro - Coffee Grinder Shootout!

In this video we compare three popular Coffee Grinders, the Mazzer Mini D, the Rancilio Rocky and the Breville Smart Grinder Pro. Which of these Grinders presents best overall value? Which one gives you the best tasting coffee? Which of these is or isn't worth your investment? Which of these will last longer?
We go through each Grinder and provide you an overview of their key features, their pro's and con's, their grind characteristics (from ground coffee texture through to grinding speed) and ultimately put them head to head in a coffee extraction shootout! Who wins?
0:00 - Introduction
0:31 - Mazzer Mini D Overview
1:56 - Rancilio Rocky Overview
3:34 - Breville SGP Overview
5:03 - Testing Overview
5:40 - Grind Test
7:23 - Knock Test
7:50 - Coffee Extraction Shootout
12:36 - Results
14:05 - Conclusion
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[@mickgtir]

Good video, but a bit of feedback. The dose in the basket is too high, you can see this when you show the puck after you've pulled the shot. You can see the screen and the screw imprinted into the puck. There should be space between the shower screen and the puck so it doesn't burn it. Also for a good comparison there wasn't any weighing of the beans although you might have done it off camera.

[@NJSInstructional]

Cheers, thank you for the tips!

[@chidorho]

Nice, rational, and thorough video--keep 'em coming! One point of confusion: based on the audio, it appeared that the little plates with the example grinds were not lined up with the grinders they represented.

[@NJSInstructional]

Cheers, thank you. Yes, you're right. The audio was captured at a later stage to the video and it was hard to align them up.

[@rgruenhaus]

This is the first video pushing a flat burr grinder. Putting grinders of large price differences against each other was like putting an Olympic runner up against a high school track runner. Would be nice if you considered providing USA measurements as well. I already bought the Breville as I have a Breville espresso maker and if adjustments are needed the Smart Pro can be made to get a better outcome than you got.

[@RichSimpkins]

One downside to the Rocky is that I can't upgrade the MD40 burrs. I have this machine, and it's probably time to replace the original burrs, but the best I can do is get the same burrs. I don't know why no one makes something because I really do enjoy my Rocky.

[@NJSInstructional]

The Rocky does have smaller Burrs than the Mazzer, however, it actually performed quite well. Even with the genuine Rancilio Burrs, I'm sure you can't go wrong...

[@zaibee3]

What setting to you have the Breville grinder on? I have just purchased the Rancilio Silvia machine. Thanks!

[@Conservator.]

Hi,
You might have discovered this already yourself by now but settings on grinders are usually not absolute. Adding to that: grind settings will differ dramatically from one type of beans to another and finally there is taste preference.
So you’ll need to dial in your grinder yourself.
Here are some quick steps:
- determine the amount of coffee for your filter (by weight!)
- aim for a 20s to 30s shot.
- adjust your grinder until you’re in that range.
- taste your espresso.
- If it’s too sour, grind a little finer
- if it’s too bitter, grind a little coarser
Remember to weigh your coffee in and liquid coffee out and time how long it takes to brew a 1:2 ratio. (E.g. 16g in, 32g out)
At first it’s a bit of a hassle but after some time it’ll be like a second nature.
Enjoy!
PS let me know how you’re doing. Cheers!

[@Pabitraswain5]

I am using min Mazzer grinder

[@NJSInstructional]

Nice, enjoy!