Is a robur too big for home use

Cuprajake

hi all,

as per title, no konys about but a few roburs, are they too big for home use?

DavecUK

Cuprajake They are very large, I wouldn’t want one in my kitchen.

Cuprajake

yeah thats what i thought,

why is it so hard to find a bloody kony or similar

DavecUK

Cuprajake Mazzer don’t sell that many…

CafeNoir

Cuprajake Just saying…..Niche uses Kony burrs…I’ll be off, then……

(But seriously, the Robur is kinda huge, footprint is ok at 240w x 265d, but 650 h - with hopper so even if you knock off about 200mm nett for single dosing, its still 1 ½ times as tall as a Rancilio Sylvia - and don’t plan on moving it much, they weight 28kg, ho ho!!) It makes the Major look trim and slim

The size difference between the robur and Kony burrs side by side shocked me, the Kony burrs look tiny by comparison.

Cuprajake

Yeah i know, im just trying to justify it🤣

adamk

Cuprajake Yeah i know, im just trying to justify it🤣

Jake I was in the same situation last year and went for it in the end. It is enormous for the kitchen and would definitely bully the Bianca next to it… I really liked the look of it though, very well built and in terms of grind quality, it produced the best by far (tried Fiorenzato F64, Ceado E92 and Ceado E37S). However, retention-wise it was an absolute nightmare and I really couldn’t justify wasting so much coffee which is why I went for the niche afterwards. I tried to take out the little grid which helped but then the grind quality decreased and so did with single dosing too obviously. If I had a coffee bar I wouldn’t think a second to buy it again but for home use… I would highly recommend to wait for another single-dosing grinder release with big conicals if the niche was not your cup of tea.

CafeNoir

Well, my Fiorenzato F6 makes Niche look like Kate Moss Meets King Kong, a man’s just gotta do what a man’s gotta do, lol lol.

If it’s what you want, bugger being too sensible I reckon…….

Hotmetal

Always good to see a pic with other stuff nearby for scale. I had the idea an R120 was like an E92 until I saw one in the flesh. I thought I had found myself in the set of Dr Who and was face to face with Davros king of the Daleks!

DavecUK

Hotmetal Always good to see a pic with other stuff nearby for scale. I had the idea an R120 was like an E92 until I saw one in the flesh. I thought I had found myself in the set of Dr Who and was face to face with Davros king of the Daleks!

I think there will always be a few people for which the R120 will be a fantastic grinder, but they will be in the minority due to its “presence” in the kitchen.