Breville the Smart Grinder Pro

Easy to setup and use Inconsistent grind

Grinder is excellent. Would be even better if spare parts were available.

I recently bought a Breville Smart Grinder Pro BCG820 in November 2025. This was to replace the same grinder I had bought in September 2015, which lasted almost 10 years. This type of grinder was necessary to produce a fine grind, required for espressos made in our Breville Dual Boiler machine (BES900/B). After 10 years, we found that the original grinder was no longer producing a consistent, fine grind as it had previously. We followed all the normal trouble-shooting advice, including doing a thorough cleaning of the conical burrs. It was not until removing the lower burr and examining it carefully that we realised that the "teeth" had actually worn smooth with 10 years of use (3 times a day). This meant that there was actually a perfect "seal" such that any ground coffee could not actually exit the grinder. We are happy with our replacement purchase and look forward to another 10 years of use. With hindsight, we could have probably tried harder to secure a replacement lower burr set for the original grinder and just replaced the worn-out lower burr set. Incidentally, we use this grinder with the Breville Dual Boiler machine which we bought in 2013. We had the Dual Boiler machine serviced in 2019 by a company recommended by Breville (in St Peters, Sydney). It is worthwhile getting such a service, which, even though relatively expensive, is cheaper than buying a new machine (and less wasteful). At the time we bought the Breville Dual Boiler machine (in 2013), Breville was offering a complimentary barista course with Toby's Estate. This was incredibly worthwhile, to get the most out of the machine, since Toby's Estate was running barista courses with a room full of Breville machines at the time.

good grinder. Does what it is supposed to. Ups the game.

I purchased the Smart Grinder Pro April 2023 along with a Dual Boiler. I use the Smart Grinder Pro as a single dose machine and generally use around 80gms of coffee beans per day (4x20gms). I weigh the bean dose and weigh the output, then weigh the shot. When the grinder is near to the end of grinding the dose, I give it a gentle rock to help eliminate retention. However I have found of late that the grind has become quite inconsistent, from one dose to the other, and also the adjustability is also not really fine enough. If you are coffee aficianado, I would suggest you spend a little more on a more specialised product to avoid disappointment and frustration.

Excellent product and easy to use.

Simple interface which is really easy to use. Once you've dialled in to your preferred settings, it's set and forget, just push the portafilter and basket into the holder, and it will start automatically when you nudge it into place. Makes great coffee having it this fresh.

Easy to use. Good consistent grind.

Works great this is the second one I have brought ,this one was a gift

Great Grinder... Easy to use..

They say bur grinders are the best. This has those. Adjust the grind coarseness and the grind time to get exactly the right dose for your espresso. All the good features work as advertised. Feels really good to push-start the grind.

Excellent grinder, just what I want it. Easy to use, perfect size, all great!

I've had this grinder for 10 years and it has not missed a beat. We would average 2 coffees a day which makes a lot of grinding. Adjustments of grind and time are very simple.

Fresh and perfectly ground beans, make all the difference actually. Along with the convenience of straight into the coffee holder. And the grinder has that nice built for purpose look about it.

Recent purchase of first grinder. All seems OK function wise. Have a Breville espresso machine that works well

A grinder easy to set up and operate. There are many options to fine tune the settings for every kind of coffee from plunger to espresso.

Really happy with the Smart Grinder Pro. Set up was fast and easy, and the coffee that I now have is better than ever because the beans are freshly ground. I highly recommend.

Very happy with this grinder. All the features and quality needed for a great cup of coffee.

I purchased this grinder to replace the machine attached grinder from Breville BE. It’s a massive upgrade and gave me a far better grounded coffee. My only comment is that the grinding scale is not clicking and the electric number correlating with level of the grinding is a bit flimsy. But the dose dial is very precise and works great. I’m very happy with my purchase as I got this on special for $299 but if it was full price you paying I would pay the extra and get a professional level grinder.

The best coffee grinder. This is our second one. We had the first one for many years but was damaged by moving houses. That didn't stop from working well but aesthetically wasn't nice.

Only had it for a week but so far it is grinding perfectly for my espresso machine.

Awesome grinder, couldn't be happier with it. Have teamed it up with the Bambino Plus and am producing delicious quality coffee.

Love this coffee grinder. I can get the perfect grind to allow the best extraction from my coffee beans. It’s fantastic to be able to adjust the grind size, grind time and amount of shots required and always get the perfect grind. Definitely 10/10 if you like your coffee

Very simple to setup and get a decent coffee after just a couple of adjustments. A good quality grinder

So far so good, purchased to go with my dual boiler. Only used for expresso grind so far however has been working well and adjustments work well.

Happy with the grinder so far, easy to use and to adjust grind.

I have had this grinder for 4 or 5 years now and it has never disappointed me. It is a little noisy but I can live with that cause it does a great job. The only thing I could suggest as an improvement is to make it remember the grind time after a power outage.

Very happy with the Breville grinder. Grinds well and is easy to operate.

Revolutionised my morning routine. Perfectly easy to use controls producing a faultless product in the grind. Couldn't ask for more

Great grinder works perfect with my bambino and don’t take a lot of bench space

This is my 2nd unit after wearing the first out. Easy to use, grinds the right amount and the right size for an awesome latte, Espresso, long black. Love it.

I really love this grinder. Its functions are more than expected. The coffee taste is so good till the last drop because the ground coffee has excellent quality. When working, it is not noisy at all.