Breville Smart Grinder Pro (BCG820)

The only grinder here with cradles for both 50 to 54 mm and 58 mm portafilters.

6.3 in16 cmwidth
8.5 in21.5 cmdepth
15.3 in38.9 cmheight

$199.95

At Breville · Oct 29

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Our drawing of the Breville Smart Grinder Pro, three-quarter view from the front right
Our drawing

What do owners report about the Breville Smart Grinder Pro?

18 reports · 6 sources, across 8 topics

  • reaching the hopper: Six reports describe the removable hopper, three of them from the same retailer page: two say it closes off as it unlocks so beans can be changed easily, and the third lists the removable hopper among the grinder's good design touches. A forum post describes swapping between one hopper for regular and one for decaf, and two Reddit posts describe taking it off for other reasons, one to fit a single-dose funnel and one to reach the top burr.
  • room above: Two reports say the grinder clears the cabinets above it: one calls its height correct for a 15-inch gap between counter and cabinet, and the other says it fits perfectly under the cabinets.
  • how it holds up: Three reports, two of them from the same retailer page, describe problems: one says the motor sometimes labors a bit at finer settings, and another says the dose varies between 15 and 20 grams from the same setting. The third says that about four years in, the clutch began slipping on harder beans, and a worn impeller was the cause.
  • loading the hopper: One report says a weighed dose goes in from the top each morning rather than leaving beans standing in the hopper.
2 reports · 2 sourcesroom above
6 reports · 4 sourcesreaching the hopper
1 report · 1 sourceloading the hopper
1 report · 1 sourcethe first weeks
3 reports · 2 sourceshow it holds up
1 report · 1 sourcecleaning it
3 reports · 1 sourcehow loud it is
1 report · 1 sourcestatic and mess

Read what each one wrote

Against your counter

Your counter, drawn to scale, with the machine standing on it.

Give us the three numbers and this drawing puts the machine on your own counter.

Your counter
Plan
across6.3 in16 cm
front to wall8.5 in21.5 cm
Front
tall15.3 in38.9 cm
Smart Grinder Pro: 6.3 in (16 cm) across, 8.5 in (21.5 cm) front to wall, 15.3 in (38.9 cm) tall.

Room the Smart Grinder Pro asks for around it

Space behind itThe maker does not state it
Space beside itThe maker does not state it
Space above itThe maker does not state it

Nothing is drawn for a figure nobody states, and the answer above stays at what published figures can carry.

Published figuresPUBLISHED, NOT MEASURED
Width6.3 in (16 cm)breville.com · 23 SeptemberThe maker's figure
Depth8.5 in (21.5 cm)breville.com · 23 SeptemberThe maker's figure
Height15.3 in (38.9 cm)breville.com · 6 SeptemberThe maker's figure
Room to lift the water tank outDoes not apply to this grinder: no removable reservoir.Does not apply
Room for the steam wand to swingDoes not apply to this grinder: espresso machines only.Does not apply
Room under the spout for a cupDoes not apply to this grinder: espresso machines only.Does not apply
Space behind it, space beside it, space above it, room above the grinder to load beans, front working reachThe maker does not state it
Weight6.4 lb (2.9 kg)breville.com · 6 SeptemberThe maker's figure
Voltage120 Vassets.breville.com · 3 SeptemberThe maker's figure
Power rating165 Wassets.breville.com · 6 SeptemberThe maker's figure
Current draw1.4 Aassets.breville.com · 6 SeptemberWorked out, not published

Makers and retailers publish 3 of the 8 figures a fit check uses; the other 5 you measure on your counter like this:

  • Space behind it: Measure from the wall to the front edge of your counter with a tape, take away the depth above, and keep at least a hand's width of what is left behind the machine for its cable and air.
  • Space beside it: Measure the open counter between the wall or the next appliance on each side, take away the width above, and check that what is left gives your hand room at the knobs and the steam wand.
  • Space above it: Measure from the counter to the underside of your upper cabinet and compare it with the height above; the difference is the room you have to open a lid or reach the top of the machine.
  • Room above the grinder to load beans: Measure from the counter to the underside of your upper cabinet and take away the height above; what is left is the room over the hopper, and it has to take the lifted lid plus an open bag of beans tipped to pour.
  • Front working reach: Measure from the front edge of your counter to where the front of the machine will sit, and compare it with the length of your forearm; that is the room to lock in the handle, slide out the drip tray and stand at the machine.

Nothing fits on its own, it fits a particular counter, so this page holds the figures and a setup makes the call.

Who is the Breville Smart Grinder Pro right for?

Your counter has 6.3 in (16 cm) across and 8.5 in (21.5 cm) front to wall to give it, with 15.3 in (38.9 cm) clear above.

The one thing to check first

Depth is published at 8.5 in (21.5 cm), and it is the figure most likely to end this search. Measure the space you have against it before anything else. Measure from the very back of the item to the very front, at its deepest point. (manufacturer)

When is another machine the better pick?

Your counter is tighter than that. The Encore Coffee Grinder is 2.2 in (5.5 cm) shallower, in the same category, and we have its width and depth figures too.

Encore Coffee Grinder

What is left for you to check?

Grind quality: nobody here has held one, so there is no verdict.Reliability over five years: nobody here has held one, so there is no verdict.Build quality: nobody here has held one, so there is no verdict.

How much power does the Breville Smart Grinder Pro draw?

Breville Smart Grinder Pro draws 165 W at 120 V. Every figure behind this is a manufacturer's published dimension, and nobody has put a tape on one.

In no published setup yet

Build a setup from the start page and this product gets judged against your counter.

Where can you buy the Breville Smart Grinder Pro, and for how much?

What each merchant showed, and the day we looked.

Same price at both sellers: $199.95 · Oct 29.

Breville's warranty requires an authorized seller (2 September 2026) · warranty page ·
Details

Breville's warranty covers units bought from an authorized seller; it excludes non-authorized sellers online, auction, eBay and other independent e-commerce sites not authorized by Breville (2 September 2026). warranty page

Units bought from a seller marked Authorized or Brand store are covered by the maker's warranty.

AmazonSeller varies
Details
Availability
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Authorization
The seller behind this listing varies
Warranty
Depends on the seller: covered when sold by an authorized seller; check "Sold by" on the listing
Returns
Check the seller's return window before you buy.
Seattle Coffee GearAuthorized

Out of stock at Seattle Coffee Gear · Oct 29

Refunds a price drop within 30 days · 30-day returns

Details
Availability
Availability: Out of stock at Seattle Coffee Gear · Oct 29: Out of stock at Seattle Coffee Gear · Oct 29Cannot buy now: out of stock: Cannot buy now
Authorization
Authorized dealer, per the brand's own dealer listdealer page, 26 September 2026
Warranty
Covered (authorized seller)
Price protection
Refunds a price drop within 30 days, in store creditpolicy page, 26 September 2026
Returns
30-day window · 5% restocking · you pay return shippingpolicy page, 2 September 2026
BrevilleBrand store
$199.95
Oct 29
Details
Availability
Availability: In stock at Breville · Oct 29: In stock at Breville · Oct 29
Authorization
the brand's own store
Warranty
Brand store
Returns
Check the seller's return window before you buy.
Whole Latte Love
$199.95
Oct 29

Refunds a price drop within 14 days

Details
Availability
Availability: In stock at Whole Latte Love · Oct 29: In stock at Whole Latte Love · Oct 29
Price protection
Refunds a price drop within 14 days, in store credit (machines and grinders)policy page, 26 September 2026
Returns
Check the seller's return window before you buy.

What owners report

What owners say in their own reviews and posts, on the things no maker states: the tank, the hopper, the room around the machine. We quote them; we never use their words as a measurement or a fit answer.

In short

Eighteen reports describe the Smart Grinder Pro. The hopper draws the most praise: four reports say it locks, closes, and comes off easily with little loss of beans when changing them, and two say the grinder fits under cabinets. Reports split on noise: two call it quiet, one grinding early without waking a sleeping child, while one had read it was quiet and found it is not. The biggest caution is how it holds up: reports describe the motor laboring at finer settings, a dose weight that swings between 15 and 20 grams from the same setting, the clutch slipping on harder beans after about four years of daily use because of a worn impeller, and one grinder that slowed down with loud clicking. The full reports are below, grouped by topic.

What owners report about the room it needs 9 reports

What an owner wroteAs of 10 September 2026. We quote owners in their own words; it is never a measurement or a fit answer.

room above2 reports · 2 sources

Two reports say the grinder clears the cabinets above it: one calls its height correct for a 15-inch gap between counter and cabinet, and the other says it fits perfectly under the cabinets.

  • My grinder is a Breville Smart Pro with almost all my required features: correct height

    fits under the owner's 38 cm / 15 inch counter-to-cabinet gap; owner calls the height correct for that space

    a forum post · 2020-03-11

  • it fits perfectly under my cabinets

    an owner who weighed this grinder against the Sette 270 reports it clears his cabinets

    a review on a retailer's site, www.wholelattelove.com · 2023-01-24

reaching the hopper6 reports · 4 sources

Six reports describe the removable hopper, three of them from the same retailer page: two say it closes off as it unlocks so beans can be changed easily, and the third lists the removable hopper among the grinder's good design touches. A forum post describes swapping between one hopper for regular and one for decaf, and two Reddit posts describe taking it off for other reasons, one to fit a single-dose funnel and one to reach the top burr.

  • a single dosing setup from Etsy that allowed me to remove the hopper

    the hopper can be taken off and replaced with a single-dose funnel

    a Reddit post · 2025-12-14

  • If you take off the hopper and take out the top burr

    the hopper comes off to reach the top burr

    a Reddit post · 2024-12-31

Show the other 4 reports
loading the hopper1 report · 1 source

One report says a weighed dose goes in from the top each morning rather than leaving beans standing in the hopper.

What owners report about living with it 9 reports

Noise, mess, the first weeks, how it holds up: what owners wrote about the days after the box. Reviews, in their words, counted one by one; none is a measurement and none touches the fit answer.

What an owner wroteAs of 11 September 2026. We quote owners in their own words; it is never a measurement or a fit answer.

the first weeks1 report · 1 source

One report says that on an early grind the grinder slowed down with loud clicking as the motor's torque limiter kicked in, and stalled.

how it holds up3 reports · 2 sources

Three reports, two of them from the same retailer page, describe problems: one says the motor sometimes labors a bit at finer settings, and another says the dose varies between 15 and 20 grams from the same setting. The third says that about four years in, the clutch began slipping on harder beans, and a worn impeller was the cause.

Show the other 1 report
cleaning it1 report · 1 source

One report lists the removable tray as one of several easy-cleaning touches.

how loud it is3 reports · 1 source

Three reports, all from the same retailer page, split on noise: one calls the grinder super quiet, and another says it is not very loud and does not wake a sleeping child. The third says it is not as quiet as described elsewhere, though a very coarse grind setting may be why.

Show the other 1 report
  • I'd read it was quiet, it's not

    a different owner expected quiet and did not find it, though a very coarse grind setting may be why

    a review on a retailer's site, www.wholelattelove.com · 2020-09-18

    the same review says the machine is set almost as coarse as possible

static and mess1 report · 1 source

One report says it does not make a mess around it the way most grinders do.

  • does not create mess around, like most of the grinders will do

    the same owner as the “how it holds up” report above finds it makes less mess than most grinders he's used

    a review on a retailer's site, www.wholelattelove.com · 2018-02-14

    same review as this product's “how it holds up” report from this reviewer

Every fact, with its source and its date · 6 facts

The size, and where each figure comes from

Breville Smart Grinder Pro is 6.3 in (16 cm) wide, 8.5 in (21.5 cm) deep (breville.com, 23 September 2026) and 15.3 in (38.9 cm) tall (breville.com, 6 September 2026). Every figure behind this is a manufacturer's published dimension, and nobody has put a tape on one.

ProductFactValueSource typeSourceDatedStateUsedWhat it decides
Smart Grinder Pro (BCG820)depth8.5 in (21.5 cm)Manufacturerbreville.comEvidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: PublishedYesUsed for fit
Smart Grinder Pro (BCG820)height15.3 in (38.9 cm)Manufacturerbreville.comEvidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: PublishedYesUsed for fit
Smart Grinder Pro (BCG820)voltage120 VManufacturerassets.breville.comEvidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: PublishedYesUsed for power
Smart Grinder Pro (BCG820)wattage165 WManufacturerassets.breville.comEvidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: PublishedYesUsed for power
Smart Grinder Pro (BCG820)weight6.4 lb (2.9 kg)Manufacturerbreville.comEvidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: PublishedYesNot used for fit
Smart Grinder Pro (BCG820)width6.3 in (16 cm)Manufacturerbreville.comEvidence: complete, from published figures, not measured: PublishedYesUsed for fit

The picture · why this one is drawn

We have a manufacturer's picture of it, and have found nothing that lets us use it; a picture on a public product page is not a licence.How we decide which pictures we can use

As of23 September 2026Sourcesbreville.com · assets.breville.comMeasured by usnothing yet; published figures only