Crew Review: Ascaso I-Steel Grinder

Gail talks to us about the Ascaso I-Steel stepless burr grinder, shows us how it works and compares its sound with the Rancilio Rocky.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Ascaso
• I-Steel
• burr grinder
• stepless
• comparison
• review
• demonstration

[zepoe]

A PS to my earlier response. Last week, the Dutch firm importing the Ascaso I-steel told me that my I-steel probably had a little internal screw limiting the finess of the grind. And indeed, when I took the machine in to their shop for a check up it did and after they took away this limitation, I can grind very much finer!

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@zepoe Cool! That's good to know about the screw; we'll keep that in mind for anyone who has a similar experience. - Kat

[zepoe]

Thanks! I just bought this one on impulse (entered the shop just to by ground coffee), I liked the simple pro looking steel design so much I wanted it. Ha, now pretty soon I will probably want an espresso machine too ;-) So I'll be checking the videos here.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@zepoe Great to hear! It does have a great design to it :) Let us know if you need any assistance with it - Kat

[Panoskol]

Hey guys, thanks for all the great reviews you've uploaded on youtube - they have been really helpful! I had a small question for you if you care to answer : People used to complain about the i-mini a lot, especially about accumulation of ground in the burrs and static electricity that wont let them actually fall to your PF. Would you say that the I-steel has improved in that field? Thx a lot in advance!

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@Panoskol Honestly, we have not used this grinder enough to know if that has changed / improved or is the same. It didn't seem overly static when we tested it. - Kat

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@DAXSEIN Thank you! :) - Kat

[DAXSEIN]

Kat, you and Gail rock!

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@Logicdj They'll both do a good job; conical steel tends to be a little bit more inconsistent (particle size) than flat burrs. - Kat

[Logicdj]

HI there, it's me again. i'm sorry bud i've got a question for you :D

I saw on your site that you have to models of the Ascaso I-steel, 1 for 345 $ the other for less. But will the second one do the job ? cause I want to become a barista but i want my material for a while. not for let's say 2 years and than buy another one. So will it do the job ore do you think I need to buy the want with the flat burst cause I don't know what the differents is.

Thanks already !