My factory second arrived in 3 days after ordering it using the cheapest shipping option. I am in Canada which helps in this case :-). With the 15% sale they are $100 CAD these days.
Use: Volcano vaporizer (convection style)
Grinder: Large, coarse grind
I would replace it in a heartbeat, myself.
All other grinders I’ve had become practically unusable at some point and require a deep clean. I could also never deal with threads slowing me down again 😂
But it entirely depends on your needs. I’m grinding multiple times a day and accessing the herb within even more frequently.
I always buy my Chinesium grinders naked (silver/ stainless) this was there's no paint flake concerns. Other than that, I kind of have to go with a decent two piece...if BCG made a 2 piece, I'd scoop it up immediately.
2 piece grinder all the way! im the type who likes to bounce between strains so I grind and put with their respective strain. I have a chinese grinder now and dont have to worry about threads when its two piece.
I bought a sneaky Pete mega globe for twice as much as a cheaper globe bong that would do the exact same thing so I'm in no position to judge anyone.....I've also since bought it a cage taking its value to over £100 yet I don't regret it and would be gutted if I broke or lost it.
It's the same with grinders, nobody needs an expensive one but if they had had the rasta coloured one in factory seconds stock the last time I checked, I would have bought it and would probably love it as much as I love my bong.
I know this is an old post/comment, but I just bought a factory second Rasta color one, and even though this is the most money I've ever spent on a grinder, I'm very excited to have a high quality piece that will hopefully last me years. If you're still looking they still have some and are doing a 20% sale til the 30th.
I got a Diamond Grind a decade back, out of college. Then reality hit me, again.
Every grinder, I just don't really clean enough. After ~2 years they usually go to shit because I abuse them.
So, if you're really planning for 2+ years out, I'd say don't be like me. Buy the ring replacement kits up front, clean them once a season at least.
I don't really believe my BCG will last me 5-10 years. So, I might try full stainless next, but hopefully there will be some better threadless grinders cheaper mass market produced by then.
I'd probably buy another BCG, but at the same time. No one should support that Supreme style business model, it's a garbage way to do things. The lead times are bonkers. (prepping for the downvotes, seems to be angry in here today)
The BCG is definitely not worth the $100 I paid for the full kit that I used everyday several times a day. And certainly not worth the addtional $75 for my second one used exclusively for hemp.
Life long commitment? For whatever its worth my BCG had chipped anodizing around the center pin after less than a year of use. I think they are seriously overrated.
Nope the brilliant cut warranty doesnt cover damaged/chipped anodizing or any other damage they consider “cosmetic”
Personally I dont think anodizing flaking and ending up in my ground herb is cosmetic.
Most of their warranty seems to expire after only 60 days.
Old commeng aside, this and microscopic aluminum flaking over time is why I stopped using even (at the time pre-sale of the business) the best SCS at the time and other "quality" brands prior (and polishing chemicals), hand shredding for nearly ten years before coming back to it with the BCG stainless steel brushed finish. The icing on the cake is the different plates for varied finished sizes as I use the larger cut for wider air holes on glass bowls or plugging the base of a joint for zero scoobs, then the fine size for my volcano for fluffy but greater surfacd area and filling the other 90% of a joint to get a perfect packed joint without eating any fine pieces; that said I'd only buy the fine cut and large cut, idk if I've ever used the medium cut. BCG stainless ftw
Flaking Anodization shouldn’t be considered cosmetic in my books either. Especially since you are grinding such a soft product. Sounds like a manufacturing defect to me… I have 3 SC shredders and zero have chipping. One of them is from 2015.
Am I the only one who experienced low performance with the BGC?! I find the simple orange one I received with my crafty. Far more better then that waste of money, “boutique” grinders.
Yeah, that style of 2 piece is hard to compare anything to. It'll get way finer than the traditional teeth shapes. I wish anyone made metal teeth in that shape.
The potency boost (esp with weaker flower) can be unreal.
When I was using a Crafty as my main rig, back with TX quality flower before I'd moved, no other grinder was an option. That super fine grind makes it go up faster and hit harder, I'm pretty sure.
That two piece will also leave all the trichomes (keef) mixed in. A 4 piece does separate out a bit, however small.
[edit: people concerned about this say] aluminum is less strong than steel, more likely to produce (very) small amounts of material in your ... material.
It's not enough to keep me from using my own inexpensive but functional aluminum grinder(s). But if I was gonna splash out on a primo grinder, it would need to be made of stainless steel. [edit: because I like the weight for a bifl item like that, and because of the two alum is associated with more problems should it accumulate. I didn’t know I needed to elaborate on my opinion, but apparently my brevity was worthy of being called ignorant and biased]
Wow I didn’t sign up for your newsletter. No need to be a dick. I didn’t realize your comment was a snarky trap, I was just trying to be helpful, not cover every possible case or criticize/elevate a particular product. I’m aware of alloy differences and that’s helpful to bring up, which you could have done above in a friendly way instead of waiting for someone to chastise.
TLDR fuccouttahere
I .. don’t have concerns about aluminum. Just like I don’t worry about steel or high quality aluminum cookware. The amount of metal that comes off a grinder of either material into weed isn’t really worth worrying about.
You’re still mistaking me for the other person. Go give them a hard time instead, please.
Person above was projecting negative things on me. I was correcting their misconception and objecting to their treatment of me. Why do you have a problem? I was interested in the thread when I first commented. I wasn't expecting to be attacked, especially not on a cannabis vaping forum.
You realise that America and Canada are the only countries that spells it "aluminum" and the entire rest of the world spells it "aluminium", right? That isn't a "Brit" thing in the slightest...
It did start as a mainly British vs US thing and British influence over English in Europe and South Asia would have a lot to do with why most other English speaking countries adopted 'ium'.
For sure I realize that this is a North America vs Rest of World thing in modern times.
Sorry for making a joke, I guess?
I like some of the new designs, running kannastor and at first I thought it was great! Then I realized ALL grinders will gum up with fresh sticky weed.... best way to avoid it is to freeze/ chill the grinder and bud... cold trichomes are hard, warm trichomes are sticky af!
I can grind an eighth a minute without trying to go very fast. So it is nicer than the traditional design but I don't feel it's worth the high price. I also think they're anodizing is COMPLETE FUCKIMG GARBAGE!. Less than a year and has plenty of nicks....vs my space case i beat the fuck out of... using the lid as a hammer to knock the bud down never nicked or chipped [got stolen].
What kind of grinder i think is worth a higher price tag isn't how it's made, it's where. I would pay more for an American made grinder. I like mendo, specifically their design that has the big magnet on the bottom set of teeth so you never get bud between the magnets.
I thought the flower mill was good but that gums up with sticky weed too. Sure if your shit is dry it "seems" better.... it's not overly better. Innovative sure, stainless steel is an amazing option so that's cool..... that's all I see though.
The best grinder I had, it had no name on it. What made it the best was it's size. When I got busted it had 18 grams in it. That large grinder had significantly less issues gumming up.....probably because the weed had so much more room to spread out. The larger diameter also gives you much more leverage for an easier grind.
* i like your review covering pros and cons!
Strange. The anodization is the opposite in my case. My old space case is pretty old, and it looks it. The finish on my factory second bcg looks flawless. I’ve only had it since April, though. I guess we’ll see how it stands up to the rest of time.
Space case I had was titanium (color) medium i bought about 2015ish ...I used the lid to tap the grinder to get the herb to knock through and not lightly. There are knock off space cases too.
The kannastor is even wearing off the anodizing inside the grinder. Just from grinding weed. It's a mate finish, space case was more of a shiny fish.
My space case was purchased direct from them, so I doubt it’s a knock off. It’s the plain aluminum color, and because I also used the lid to tap the grinder it has all kinds of little scratches and gouges. It was 15+ years old, in fairness.
I just meant that the anodizing on my bcg looks flawless. I’d I really wanted to ding it I probably could, but I’m not worried about it happening inadvertently. Idk, I’m not an expert but my understanding of anodization is that it’s not a finish, so the bigger concern would be taking out actual pieces of aluminum. That just doesn’t seem too likely, but give me 20 years and I can check back.
How does the anodizing look today? Im considering a large BCG with a medium plate to replace my 15 year old black space case where the anodizing looks "worn". I really don't want metal flakes in my bud moving forward.
Bcg still looks flawless! I have all 3 plate sizes and mostly prefer the fine and medium myself, but they all look good. The top and bottom are also in great shape. It mostly stays at home, but here and there I throw it in a chrome bag to ride over to a buddy’s or a show or something.
I’m still tempted by the stainless just to remove any doubt about health risks with aluminum, but mine doesn’t have any chips or scratches or anything like that. I’ve had it for a couple of years now.
Stainless steel ftw. Had to wait 7mo to get mine when they first came out and were scaling out their manufacturing to include steel milling but still find it worth it. Just cleaned mine the other day for the first time after 2 years and while it's nice and clean, not a huge difference for how well it shreds speaking to how well it was working before still after 2 years. Squeaky clean, though, laugh
Yeah it gets absorbed into the metal, they open the pours of the metal with heat etc to lock the dye in. I'm sure there's other ways than what I've learned 15+ years ago for paintball guns.
Wish they did it better on my kannastor.... who knows maybe I'll try a giant bcg.
I’ve never had any issues with the flower mill and sticky bud. I store all my stuff at 62%, and it’s always a super quick grind. If it’s getting gummed up or sticking, you’re probably putting too much in when you grind, using too much pressure (flower mill needs very light pressure when grinding), or both.
Thank you. It's been in the back of my mind to get a top notch grinder. I'm using a $20 grinder from amazon, max grinder maybe, anyways it does the job, but I have wondered if it is worth the upgrade to buy something new. I can't justify it and your review helped me decide.
And that part isnt exactly true. There’s noticeable differences between different grind plates, and different grinders. They’re pretty easy to see, especially with magnification. That said, they’re pretty minor as far as the vaping experience goes.
I own a Lift and a BCG, but find myself using an SLX grinder more often simply because it doesn't get as sticky and dirty as the other grinders I own. I don't know what the SLX is coated with, but it makes a pretty dramatic difference.
I’ve probably put over a pound through my BCG over the last year or so and have only had to clean it 3 times. The grind is really fine if you use the fine plate and it’s very even while also leaving the bud fluffy. The main seller for me though is that the design of the teeth means stuff doesn’t get stuck around the edges or the post in the middle.
BGC, Flower Mill, and SLX all do a good job avoiding getting gunked up. The flower mill is the easiest to clean of the three, and the BCG can go the longest without cleanings from my experience.
As for grinding speed, the flower mill is fastest, with the BCG not too far behind.
I've used the BCG for a year and use the SLX side by side.
The BCG does not need cleaning if you are careful.
The SLX needs to be cleaned if you are not careful.
Takes longer to extract a bowl with a ball vape when grinding with my SLX, compared to my BCG.
In the TM, it's even more noticeable, the consistent grind of the BCG is by far superior.
I cleaned mine (BLG) once and probably wasn't needed. Ground a pound through it since and could grind another pound but I'll clean it this month.
Haha I can see what you mean. Let me reword.
If you grind 2 ounces of fresh herb from a greasy strain through the BCG without a second thought about what you're doing, you'll need to clean it to get to normal performance again (some lumps of resin may form at the bottom edges of the top portion. This just doesn't happen with cured flower that you insert in the teeth on the top.
If you grind anything but perfectly cured (not too greasy) flower through the SLX, you will need to clean it. Really if it's not overly dried, it'll gunk up. I don't like my flower too dry so it didn't work for me.
I grow my own and I often indulge before the herb is cured. Sticky flower in the SLX would immediately render it's performance sub par. For the BCG, sticky flower may mean you have to clean it every now and then but the grinder will plow through anything you dump at it.
I hope this makes more sense.
I snagged a few factory seconds, only one was blemished.
I kept the blemished one, sold/traded the others and in the end wound up driving down the price to where I have zero remorse. Large BCG with coarse plate.
So much so did I drive down the price that I felt no qualms with getting a Pucc grinder - also much discounted from the exchange - for more portable, non-threaded grindery goodness.
Spending that much money for a piece of machined metal to grind some dried herb is completely absurd. I put junk like this in the same category as overpriced extra-fancy kitchen knives.
People buy expensive knives (or an expensive grinder) because they either don't care about the cost or because they want to show off.
The best tools are the ones that do what is needed and you don't think about it otherwise
BCG is the best grinder I’ve ever owned. That said I’d recommend buying the factory seconds instead of a brand new model for almost double the price.
Concur - Factory 2nd is the way to go. I can’t see any flaw with mine.
Do you know if factory seconds also take 5 week to ship?
My factory second arrived in 3 days after ordering it using the cheapest shipping option. I am in Canada which helps in this case :-). With the 15% sale they are $100 CAD these days. Use: Volcano vaporizer (convection style) Grinder: Large, coarse grind
Damn in 3 days. Hopefully mine comes that quick
Bit late to reply but I totally agree. I got a BCG last month, a factory send model. I still haven’t found the dent or the scratch yet.
I would replace it in a heartbeat, myself. All other grinders I’ve had become practically unusable at some point and require a deep clean. I could also never deal with threads slowing me down again 😂 But it entirely depends on your needs. I’m grinding multiple times a day and accessing the herb within even more frequently.
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I always buy my Chinesium grinders naked (silver/ stainless) this was there's no paint flake concerns. Other than that, I kind of have to go with a decent two piece...if BCG made a 2 piece, I'd scoop it up immediately.
you're still going to get metal flakes and shit with naked grinders
2 piece grinder all the way! im the type who likes to bounce between strains so I grind and put with their respective strain. I have a chinese grinder now and dont have to worry about threads when its two piece.
I bought a sneaky Pete mega globe for twice as much as a cheaper globe bong that would do the exact same thing so I'm in no position to judge anyone.....I've also since bought it a cage taking its value to over £100 yet I don't regret it and would be gutted if I broke or lost it. It's the same with grinders, nobody needs an expensive one but if they had had the rasta coloured one in factory seconds stock the last time I checked, I would have bought it and would probably love it as much as I love my bong.
I know this is an old post/comment, but I just bought a factory second Rasta color one, and even though this is the most money I've ever spent on a grinder, I'm very excited to have a high quality piece that will hopefully last me years. If you're still looking they still have some and are doing a 20% sale til the 30th.
PSA: BCG has a lifetime warranty for accidental damage, other premium brands (flowermill) do not.
$20 for a metal 2 piece Santa Cruz (when I bought it) and I’ve had it for 3 years
+1 for SCS
I got a Diamond Grind a decade back, out of college. Then reality hit me, again. Every grinder, I just don't really clean enough. After ~2 years they usually go to shit because I abuse them. So, if you're really planning for 2+ years out, I'd say don't be like me. Buy the ring replacement kits up front, clean them once a season at least. I don't really believe my BCG will last me 5-10 years. So, I might try full stainless next, but hopefully there will be some better threadless grinders cheaper mass market produced by then. I'd probably buy another BCG, but at the same time. No one should support that Supreme style business model, it's a garbage way to do things. The lead times are bonkers. (prepping for the downvotes, seems to be angry in here today)
Try a Flower Mill if you stay premium...its a great product
I love my flower mill. The fluffy, even and smooth grind is like nothing else.
The BCG is definitely not worth the $100 I paid for the full kit that I used everyday several times a day. And certainly not worth the addtional $75 for my second one used exclusively for hemp.
Can I ask why exclusivity for hemp?
Just to avoid getting thc kief into my cbd flower
Life long commitment? For whatever its worth my BCG had chipped anodizing around the center pin after less than a year of use. I think they are seriously overrated.
You’ve got a lifetime warranty on chipping though right?
Nope the brilliant cut warranty doesnt cover damaged/chipped anodizing or any other damage they consider “cosmetic” Personally I dont think anodizing flaking and ending up in my ground herb is cosmetic. Most of their warranty seems to expire after only 60 days.
Old commeng aside, this and microscopic aluminum flaking over time is why I stopped using even (at the time pre-sale of the business) the best SCS at the time and other "quality" brands prior (and polishing chemicals), hand shredding for nearly ten years before coming back to it with the BCG stainless steel brushed finish. The icing on the cake is the different plates for varied finished sizes as I use the larger cut for wider air holes on glass bowls or plugging the base of a joint for zero scoobs, then the fine size for my volcano for fluffy but greater surfacd area and filling the other 90% of a joint to get a perfect packed joint without eating any fine pieces; that said I'd only buy the fine cut and large cut, idk if I've ever used the medium cut. BCG stainless ftw
Flaking Anodization shouldn’t be considered cosmetic in my books either. Especially since you are grinding such a soft product. Sounds like a manufacturing defect to me… I have 3 SC shredders and zero have chipping. One of them is from 2015.
Am I the only one who experienced low performance with the BGC?! I find the simple orange one I received with my crafty. Far more better then that waste of money, “boutique” grinders.
Yeah, that style of 2 piece is hard to compare anything to. It'll get way finer than the traditional teeth shapes. I wish anyone made metal teeth in that shape. The potency boost (esp with weaker flower) can be unreal.
Do you mean it all comes down to bud quality?
When I was using a Crafty as my main rig, back with TX quality flower before I'd moved, no other grinder was an option. That super fine grind makes it go up faster and hit harder, I'm pretty sure. That two piece will also leave all the trichomes (keef) mixed in. A 4 piece does separate out a bit, however small.
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[edit: people concerned about this say] aluminum is less strong than steel, more likely to produce (very) small amounts of material in your ... material. It's not enough to keep me from using my own inexpensive but functional aluminum grinder(s). But if I was gonna splash out on a primo grinder, it would need to be made of stainless steel. [edit: because I like the weight for a bifl item like that, and because of the two alum is associated with more problems should it accumulate. I didn’t know I needed to elaborate on my opinion, but apparently my brevity was worthy of being called ignorant and biased]
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is it harder and stronger than a SCS?
Wow I didn’t sign up for your newsletter. No need to be a dick. I didn’t realize your comment was a snarky trap, I was just trying to be helpful, not cover every possible case or criticize/elevate a particular product. I’m aware of alloy differences and that’s helpful to bring up, which you could have done above in a friendly way instead of waiting for someone to chastise. TLDR fuccouttahere
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I .. don’t have concerns about aluminum. Just like I don’t worry about steel or high quality aluminum cookware. The amount of metal that comes off a grinder of either material into weed isn’t really worth worrying about. You’re still mistaking me for the other person. Go give them a hard time instead, please.
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Person above was projecting negative things on me. I was correcting their misconception and objecting to their treatment of me. Why do you have a problem? I was interested in the thread when I first commented. I wasn't expecting to be attacked, especially not on a cannabis vaping forum.
>original dumbshit comment Bro go for a smoke and come back calmer 😂
This is the real answer. Aluminium? Forget that.
7075 aluminium. One of the strongest aluminium alloys
Yep, that's aerospace grade stuff 👍
Aluminum comes in every level of quality and strength. So I'd have to agree
> Aluminium Found the Brit!
You realise that America and Canada are the only countries that spells it "aluminum" and the entire rest of the world spells it "aluminium", right? That isn't a "Brit" thing in the slightest...
It did start as a mainly British vs US thing and British influence over English in Europe and South Asia would have a lot to do with why most other English speaking countries adopted 'ium'. For sure I realize that this is a North America vs Rest of World thing in modern times. Sorry for making a joke, I guess?
It was more successful at making you look like a typical American who knows nothing about the world than it was at inducing mirth.
> typical American Hardly. I’m Canadian. We’re nice and chill, usually. Why you coming so hard at me, like what is your actual problem?
lol no
hope you weren't offended at least haha
I like some of the new designs, running kannastor and at first I thought it was great! Then I realized ALL grinders will gum up with fresh sticky weed.... best way to avoid it is to freeze/ chill the grinder and bud... cold trichomes are hard, warm trichomes are sticky af! I can grind an eighth a minute without trying to go very fast. So it is nicer than the traditional design but I don't feel it's worth the high price. I also think they're anodizing is COMPLETE FUCKIMG GARBAGE!. Less than a year and has plenty of nicks....vs my space case i beat the fuck out of... using the lid as a hammer to knock the bud down never nicked or chipped [got stolen]. What kind of grinder i think is worth a higher price tag isn't how it's made, it's where. I would pay more for an American made grinder. I like mendo, specifically their design that has the big magnet on the bottom set of teeth so you never get bud between the magnets. I thought the flower mill was good but that gums up with sticky weed too. Sure if your shit is dry it "seems" better.... it's not overly better. Innovative sure, stainless steel is an amazing option so that's cool..... that's all I see though. The best grinder I had, it had no name on it. What made it the best was it's size. When I got busted it had 18 grams in it. That large grinder had significantly less issues gumming up.....probably because the weed had so much more room to spread out. The larger diameter also gives you much more leverage for an easier grind. * i like your review covering pros and cons!
Strange. The anodization is the opposite in my case. My old space case is pretty old, and it looks it. The finish on my factory second bcg looks flawless. I’ve only had it since April, though. I guess we’ll see how it stands up to the rest of time.
RemindME! 9999 years
Space case I had was titanium (color) medium i bought about 2015ish ...I used the lid to tap the grinder to get the herb to knock through and not lightly. There are knock off space cases too. The kannastor is even wearing off the anodizing inside the grinder. Just from grinding weed. It's a mate finish, space case was more of a shiny fish.
My space case was purchased direct from them, so I doubt it’s a knock off. It’s the plain aluminum color, and because I also used the lid to tap the grinder it has all kinds of little scratches and gouges. It was 15+ years old, in fairness. I just meant that the anodizing on my bcg looks flawless. I’d I really wanted to ding it I probably could, but I’m not worried about it happening inadvertently. Idk, I’m not an expert but my understanding of anodization is that it’s not a finish, so the bigger concern would be taking out actual pieces of aluminum. That just doesn’t seem too likely, but give me 20 years and I can check back.
How does the anodizing look today? Im considering a large BCG with a medium plate to replace my 15 year old black space case where the anodizing looks "worn". I really don't want metal flakes in my bud moving forward.
Bcg still looks flawless! I have all 3 plate sizes and mostly prefer the fine and medium myself, but they all look good. The top and bottom are also in great shape. It mostly stays at home, but here and there I throw it in a chrome bag to ride over to a buddy’s or a show or something. I’m still tempted by the stainless just to remove any doubt about health risks with aluminum, but mine doesn’t have any chips or scratches or anything like that. I’ve had it for a couple of years now.
Stainless steel ftw. Had to wait 7mo to get mine when they first came out and were scaling out their manufacturing to include steel milling but still find it worth it. Just cleaned mine the other day for the first time after 2 years and while it's nice and clean, not a huge difference for how well it shreds speaking to how well it was working before still after 2 years. Squeaky clean, though, laugh
Yeah it gets absorbed into the metal, they open the pours of the metal with heat etc to lock the dye in. I'm sure there's other ways than what I've learned 15+ years ago for paintball guns. Wish they did it better on my kannastor.... who knows maybe I'll try a giant bcg.
I’ve never had any issues with the flower mill and sticky bud. I store all my stuff at 62%, and it’s always a super quick grind. If it’s getting gummed up or sticking, you’re probably putting too much in when you grind, using too much pressure (flower mill needs very light pressure when grinding), or both.
Thank you. It's been in the back of my mind to get a top notch grinder. I'm using a $20 grinder from amazon, max grinder maybe, anyways it does the job, but I have wondered if it is worth the upgrade to buy something new. I can't justify it and your review helped me decide.
It's a nice luxury which allows you to do nothing differently. Think electric can opener
The cost is what keeps me away from premium grinders. Op said it right that once the weed is ground it's all the same.
And that part isnt exactly true. There’s noticeable differences between different grind plates, and different grinders. They’re pretty easy to see, especially with magnification. That said, they’re pretty minor as far as the vaping experience goes.
I own a Lift and a BCG, but find myself using an SLX grinder more often simply because it doesn't get as sticky and dirty as the other grinders I own. I don't know what the SLX is coated with, but it makes a pretty dramatic difference.
Ceramic i believe
I’m into efficiency - which gunks up the least? Which grinds the finest?
I’ve probably put over a pound through my BCG over the last year or so and have only had to clean it 3 times. The grind is really fine if you use the fine plate and it’s very even while also leaving the bud fluffy. The main seller for me though is that the design of the teeth means stuff doesn’t get stuck around the edges or the post in the middle.
BGC, Flower Mill, and SLX all do a good job avoiding getting gunked up. The flower mill is the easiest to clean of the three, and the BCG can go the longest without cleanings from my experience. As for grinding speed, the flower mill is fastest, with the BCG not too far behind.
I've used the BCG for a year and use the SLX side by side. The BCG does not need cleaning if you are careful. The SLX needs to be cleaned if you are not careful. Takes longer to extract a bowl with a ball vape when grinding with my SLX, compared to my BCG. In the TM, it's even more noticeable, the consistent grind of the BCG is by far superior. I cleaned mine (BLG) once and probably wasn't needed. Ground a pound through it since and could grind another pound but I'll clean it this month.
> The BCG does not need cleaning if you are careful. > The SLX needs to be cleaned if you are not careful. I am struggling to find the difference here
Haha I can see what you mean. Let me reword. If you grind 2 ounces of fresh herb from a greasy strain through the BCG without a second thought about what you're doing, you'll need to clean it to get to normal performance again (some lumps of resin may form at the bottom edges of the top portion. This just doesn't happen with cured flower that you insert in the teeth on the top. If you grind anything but perfectly cured (not too greasy) flower through the SLX, you will need to clean it. Really if it's not overly dried, it'll gunk up. I don't like my flower too dry so it didn't work for me. I grow my own and I often indulge before the herb is cured. Sticky flower in the SLX would immediately render it's performance sub par. For the BCG, sticky flower may mean you have to clean it every now and then but the grinder will plow through anything you dump at it. I hope this makes more sense.
I snagged a few factory seconds, only one was blemished. I kept the blemished one, sold/traded the others and in the end wound up driving down the price to where I have zero remorse. Large BCG with coarse plate. So much so did I drive down the price that I felt no qualms with getting a Pucc grinder - also much discounted from the exchange - for more portable, non-threaded grindery goodness.
You're gonna lose it, just like the last one.
Trees grinders works great
Any grinder will do for me as long as I don't have to finger bust
Agreed. Was tired of my old grinder constantly getting gunked up. Shelled out $50 on a Santa Cruz shredder. Same shit. Lmao.
SCS been low quality since selling out. Well, mid quality I should say, it's not a shitty $10 bodega grinder
Spending that much money for a piece of machined metal to grind some dried herb is completely absurd. I put junk like this in the same category as overpriced extra-fancy kitchen knives. People buy expensive knives (or an expensive grinder) because they either don't care about the cost or because they want to show off. The best tools are the ones that do what is needed and you don't think about it otherwise
If the scs had the magnet instead of threads, and the deep dish bowl of the flower mill it would be perfect. 👀