Breville - Coffee & Spice™ Precise (BCG350)

Yes - but not quite in the way you mean. I have the one inbuilt into the espresso machine, a stand alone electric and two hand grinders. Actually, technically a third electric, but it is never used as it is the Breville spice and coffee grinder which has zero control over fineness; just blitz and hope.

My Breville is 6+ years old and still kickin'...well grindin'!

I have the Breville and the OK Mokkom. The Breville I use for other grinds; the OK I use for espresso. The OK Mokkom is a flat burr grinder vs. conical, which is what the Breville has. I think the OK Mokkom was the cheapest flat burr I could find (lowest that I've seen it on sale is $161.99.)

I have had the breville going on 4 years! It’s been awesome for everything including espresso! And can’t beat how long it’s lasted, use it every day!

Whole beans, usually purchased locally, grind my own at time of use. I used a $20 hand grinder for years and years before I finally pulled the trigger on a basic Breville electric grinder, but honestly that's just so I can get down to espresso ground fineness easier, it's not necessary for most applications. I tend to try random beans from roasters all over the area or when I travel. If you're not picky or adventurous, Costco often has very paletable Lavaza beans in bulk that you can always freeze to make them last.

Get a used grinder on marketplace for sure. Oxo and Breville are the bare minimum, but if you see a sub-$50 Baratza, that’s even better. If you don’t want to then start buying more beans, just resell it yourself when you finish the bag. Anything lower-end than those and I wouldn’t bother. Blade grinders ruin beans, as do super cheap “burr” grinders like Cuisinart and Shardor. As far as storage, if you brew coffee daily, I’d just keep them in a resealable container (with a “burp” valve if possible; old bags from previous coffee purchases should work) in a cool and dry place.

I bought my husband a Breville for Christmas and they're Australian, I believe. I wasn't looking for Canadian at the time, but I don't recall any. Breville is at least not American and you can buy them at Canadian Tire. He loves his btw.

We got a cheap breville grinder for our decaf that worked perfectly for the like 3-5 shots of decaf pulled a day. That way it’s still freshly ground beans perfectly dialed in to the decaf beans.

My breville is 10 years old, I grind fresh daily either French press or espresso. Burr grinders are amazing, just clean it once in a while.

Its simply that its a niche interest and people are willing to pay to enjoy their hobbies. Add on top of that the "Apple effect" and you'l find most suggestions to be quite expensive. My suggestion is to just buy used, and if your any good with your hands look into "broken" items on ebay i got my Breville grinder for like 15$ because someone thought it was busted when in reality a bean was stuck in the gears.