Original vs generic burrs

Sham

After purchasing my first grinder a few months back from a café (used Mazzer Super Jolly) I was somewhat happy with it. The burrs looked alright but it was a bit slow (I think, I didn’t have anything to compare it to) and it made alright espresso (still an ongoing journey with my La Pavoni Lever), but I have decided to buy some new burrs.

I ordered some original Mazzer burrs from Bella Barista today, but just now I received an email saying that they were unfortunately out of stock and it may be a while till they have some…

So now I’m pondering whether I should just buy some generic ones instead. From Bella Barista it cost me around £38 with delivery, I think some generic ones I can get for only around £18. For reference my grinder only cost me £40…

Does anyone have any experience from going from a generic to original burrs, is it a large difference? For reference I only make 1 espresso a day.

DavecUK

Sham So now I’m pondering whether I should just buy some generic ones instead. From Bella Barista it cost me around £38 with delivery, I think some generic ones I can get for only around £18. For reference my grinder only cost me £40…

There is a very big difference in grind quality!

Sham

DavecUK Big as in the difference between a good or bad shot? Or just ever so slightly more bitter (more fines I suppose if the edge isn’t as good?)

BlackCatCoffee Does this site even have private messaging? Can’t find it anywhere… I’d be interested in them for sure, are they the 64mm 33M version?

BlackCatCoffee

I have some genuine ones. The pack is looking a little past it’s best as they have been knocking around a parts draw though. Drop me an email or a message through the site if you want them.

David

Sham

BlackCatCoffee I sent a message on your site 🙂

DavecUK I guess it’s easier that way, goes straight to my main email inbox.

DavecUK

Sham Does this site even have private messaging? Can’t find it anywhere… I’d be interested in them for sure, are they the 64mm 33M version?

Our policy and how we do it is all explained here. Of course you can always e-mail BCC through his website.

https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/d/229-private-messaging-important

As you can see I am contactable directly via the “mail link” in my signature.

oh and the difference I think is huge…

DavecUK

Sham I guess it’s easier that way, goes straight to my main email inbox.

It’s also completely private and not handled by the forum…..which makes me far happier.

Sham

I ended up ordering the original burrs from blue star coffee, only £26 including delivery 👍 Looking forward to some good grinds. Also received the refund from Bella Barista now 🙂

DavecUK

Sham I ended up ordering the original burrs from blue star coffee, only £26 including delivery 👍 Looking forward to some good grinds. Also received the refund from Bella Barista now 🙂

Did you order these? Do the burrs have Mazzer stamped on them? On their Lux 61mm Blades they make a point of saying OEM.

https://www.bluestarcoffee.eu/mazzer-jolly-grinder--flat-blades-6880-p.asp

Sham

I ordered these:

So they are original but I think they increased the price of the OEM ones (they’re 34 euro now minus postage), guess I bought at a lucky time 🤨

Sham

My old burrs vs my new Mazzers 😅

Sham

Sham they weren’t oem, I guess when the cafe got new burrs the technician cheaped out.

DavecUK

Old ones don’t look too mad in the photo, were they OEM as well?

Elcarajillo

Make sure you clean out the adjuster threads thoroughly,use a cocktail stick.

Clean the grind chamber to rid it of stale oil from old coffee. Try to polish out the moisture marks in the chamber.

Sham

Elcarajillo yeah I cleaned it all fully and used some silicone lube on the threads.

DavecUK

Sham they weren’t oem, I guess when the cafe got new burrs the technician cheaped out.

I think it’s very common when buying a used grinder….You should notice quite a difference with OEM burrs.