Adrianmsmith The thing I do not get is why people keep quoting that Philos as a £1,000 / £1k grinder and then go on to say how good the zerno is that its ridiculous price.
Don’t see anyone making this point at all, we’ve just been discussing why Philos hasn’t been as popular as Zerno. At the end of the day Zerno has been targeted at the kinds of home users willing to pay that much for a grinder, while Philos is a commercial machine first and foremost, sitting at an awkward price for with lots of competition for home users. Nobody complaining here as far as I can see. 👍
The build quality of this cannot be compared to some of those cheap Chinese 64 mm grinders. It is built like a tank and feels like it will last your lifetime. I do not know how you all expect it to be the same price as a cheap Chinese mass produced grinder.
I think your point about quality would be more compelling if there hadn’t been several complaints about the quality of the Philos’ face plate, the wear to the area by the grind cup and the general way the two upper halves assemble. But for longevity I’ve already said I’d expect it to be very dependable, then again I’ve also tried Chinese grinders built like tanks that I’d also expect to last very long.
You will all be complaining next about Italian coffee machines or decent etc not being £800 because breville can do it. They all do the same job so they should all be the same price right? Regardless of what’s inside them!
If that was the case we’d be saying Zerno should also be cheaper…
I have no vested interest in any company but find it strange sometimes some of the comments on this forum where I would expect some of you to understand why certain products at certain quality levels from certain countries cost more than Chinese ones even though Apple are made in China!
Well you do because you have one and you evidently feel compelled to defend it. That’s fine but don’t take a few comments discussing how it’s not been more popular as an attack on it. Looks like a good machine regardless!