Grinding plant at Gaggia Titanium

Moinsen,

is somehow too bleed and can't find the info in the whole web.

can anyone tell me what kind of grinder the gaggia titanium has?

ceramic or steel?

Is the last info i need for the purchase - so help would be great, then christmas is saved...

otherwise what brings "espresso plus" really??

much thanks and best regards


musikdidi

The article is already very old.

But perhaps it should be answered, since it can always be used.

The grinding mechanism of the Titanium is made of steel, but this does not have to be a disadvantage for a long time.

Ceramic is a very complex material to process, which is why these grinding mechanisms are (still) much more expensive than the old cone grinding mechanisms made of steel, should they ever fail.

Ceramic grinders are by no means a guarantee for an unlimited service life and freedom from wear which the manufacturers want to convey again and again.

The ceramic discs can also be destroyed by unfortunate circumstances such as mechanical influences, incorrect settings, etc. Moreover, in a long-term test (Stiftung Warentest) over 6000 cups did not withstand the grinding plants and failed with several machines before the end of the endurance test. More precise information is not available. However, Saeco was unable to explain or reproduce these failures at that time on request.

The first generation of ceramic selectors in Sirius Deluxe and Sirius were already significantly quieter than the conventional steel cone grinders, but could be adjusted externally during the grinding process in several stages as required (grinding degree).

An advantage of today's state-of-the-art ceramic disk grinders is the inimitably quiet grinding noise.

Disadvantage: Due to self-destruction due to incorrect setting (too wide a composition of the grinding disks in the direction of fine), these are hardly or only extremely limited and cumbersome to adjust by the user.

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Gruß, Saeconutzer
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In the first generation, the reason for the mass failures of the ceramic grinders was the gearwheels of the gearbox or rather the setting angle of the teeth. The consequence was that the grinder could get stuck (because of the fallen out teeth) and trigger a burnt out triac on the circuit board. In the second generation the problem should be solved.... but who knows devices from Saeco, knows that they are inventive as far as quirks are concerned.....

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Hello,

as always with ceramic grinders today, they are now clearly better than steel grinders ?

No.

Even somewhat more sensitive, which the material reacts relatively sensitively to misadjustment or when touching the payment disks and can result in expensive breakage.

The much-coveted freedom from wear on the part of the corresponding manufacturers such as Saeco probably only appears in the advertising brochure.

The only advantage I was able to make after years of practical testing with ceramic selectors is that they grind a little quieter at most.

Many manufacturers still rely on steel cone grinders that have been tried and tested for decades and now also work very quietly.

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Gruß, Saeconutzer
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