Cimbali Max Hybrid

floydpink · 08-28-2009, 06:55 PM

Does anyone have experience with this grinder?

I have been seriously considering a Mazzer Mini as a big step up from my Gaggia MDF grinder and feel it might be more suited for my increased grinding after getting the new machine and sudden approval of my barrista skills.

I was reading in one of those "coffee snob" forums where someone was claiming the jump from the Mazzer to the Cimbali would be equivilant to the jump from a MDF to a Mazzer, which seems like a bold statement as I have always considered the Mazzer to be of the highest quality. The guy also said the "upgrade" to the Cimbali was his "single greatest achievement in cofee making".

I can't help but wonder if he isn't possibly a shill for Cimbali>???

The price for the Cimbali is only about $100 or so more than the Mazzer and I am taking this all with a dose of skepticism and really was hoping to find someone who has used both.

08-28-2009, 06:55 PM	#1
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Cimbali Max Hybrid Does anyone have experience with this grinder? I have been seriously considering a Mazzer Mini as a big step up from my Gaggia MDF grinder and feel it might be more suited for my increased grinding after getting the new machine and sudden approval of my barrista skills. I was reading in one of those "coffee snob" forums where someone was claiming the jump from the Mazzer to the Cimbali would be equivilant to the jump from a MDF to a Mazzer, which seems like a bold statement as I have always considered the Mazzer to be of the highest quality. The guy also said the "upgrade" to the Cimbali was his "single greatest achievement in cofee making". I can't help but wonder if he isn't possibly a shill for Cimbali>??? The price for the Cimbali is only about $100 or so more than the Mazzer and I am taking this all with a dose of skepticism and really was hoping to find someone who has used both. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"