User Review
Review Submitted by
Jason Pariser on 01/17/2010
| User Ratings Out of 5 |
| Overall Rating: |
5 |
| Ease of Use: |
5 |
| Grinding Quality: |
5 |
| Construction: |
5 |
| Price Value: |
5 |
| Instructions: |
3 |
| Average |
4.7 |
Review
The Rocky grinder is a HUGE step up from the Baratza Virtuoso that it replaced. I should begin by telling you that the virtuoso served me well, for a little while. The best part was when it finally broke, Baratza took it back and refunded my purchase price.. so, not all bad.
The Rancilio Rocky is a beast of a machine! Its heavy, its quiet, the instruction manual and website are pretty lacking but the one thing it has going for it is that it can grind some serious bean! It compares to a high end BMW in that it is beautiful to look at, is strong and at the end of the day, who cares what the manual says! it just works well!
How Long Have I Been Using This Product?
Less than 1 month
What's Best About this Product?
I cant find anything that I don't like about it!. The portafilter holder holds on to my Gaggia's portafilter with no problems. The grind adjustment couldn't be easier and its HEAVY. The removable drip tray is a pretty great idea too
Some Helpful Tips For Using this Product:
Go to youtube and watch some videos about how to clean this grinder. The booklet is kind of useless, but this machine has been around for a long time, lots of followers (sorry.. read that as fellow purchasers) have lots of tips to share. It comes as no surprise that this grinder has somewhat of a cult following. The best designs usually do!
My Experience With Using This Product:
Connoisseur
The Coffee I've Tried With This Product:
La Colombe Nizza Roast.
Some Improvements I Would Recommend for This Product:
The ONLY thing that I would change is the power cord. It would be marginally better if the power cord was removable. Short of that, this is THE GRINDER to buy! I wouldn't change a thing.
Some of the Other Machines I've Used:
My espresso journey started off with a can of illy.. then I bought a cuisinart el cheepo grinder.. next up was a Baratza Virtuoso (its gone now too)
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