The Weber Workshops EG-1 - First Impressions!

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I’ve been reviewing coffee equipment for a few years now, and there’s always been this air of mystery surrounding the Weber Workshop grinders.
Mainly because a) they’re incredibly expensive machines and b) there simply aren’t a lot of reviews out there covering grinders of this caliber - because of point A.
Personally, I’ve been eyeing this grinder ever since I first had a chance to handle one at SCA expo Boston back in 2022. As someone who appreciates good design and engineering, the EG-1 has always been that holy grail of attention to detail whilst bringing an incredibly enjoyable workflow and of course, taste in the cup.
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@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

Read the written version of the first impressions here: www.itsxris.com/post/weber-workshops-eg-1-first-impressions An updated list of what's currently on my coffee bar: www.itsxris.com/brew All the behind-the-scenes equipment I use to make my content: www.itsxris.com/store

@Bombbeachh 8 месяцев назад

This was my holy grail grinder for a long time. Until I backed and bought the Key V1 and saw how Weber operates and how they treat their customers. After that experience, I’ll never consider buying their products again. Customer service is so important with expensive niche products like this.

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

This is definitely a talking point I'm going to include in my full review!

@SergeyKamenezki 8 месяцев назад

I've just pulled a trigger on eg1 onyx and it already went through customs. As for the customer service, I've heard many stories, but at the end when I contacted them for more information, I've got prompt and straight to the point responses, they went above and beyond to assist me with some shipping related things. So I can't say that my interaction with their CS team was bad, on the contrary I was positively surprised, since I have thought that it will be subpar. Will see how thing go from here. In my opinion product has to be good enough so you won't need the service. Since it's third version of the grinder I believe it is a safe bet, but only time will tell 😊

@LanceHedrick 8 месяцев назад

To be fair, they know this and just acquired the best customer service person in the entire coffee world. Andrew (from Flair). Absolute game changer.

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

can confirm, Andrew is fantastic!

@KyleRowsell 8 месяцев назад

Great video Xris! Excited for your deeper review and thoughts!

@salarycat 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for stating the price at the beginning, I won't have to humor the thought of getting it someday.

@mostlyharmless191-1 8 месяцев назад

Super interested in your detailed take on its coffee. I’m also a medium/trad espresso (neat) + light roast filter drinker. Love the EG-1 Cores and ULFs for the light roast filter, but…not having great time with medium roast/short ratio (ristretto) espressos.

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

I'll cover all my experiences with this grinder in the full review! I hope it answers all your questions.

@S4YY1D 8 месяцев назад

Can you please talk about setting the grind on this grinder, Do you start from the chirp point? And how much do you increase to get your espresso setting?

@hopecraftsman451 8 месяцев назад

Random suggestion, if you're in the world of diy... I had an ammo box mounted with a quick attachment clip to the side of my coffee set up. I used it as a knock box and spray painted it white. This might match your minimalist industrial vibe you have going on. Love the channel. I hope to see more stylish coffee accessory videos. 😊

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

This sounds like a cool idea! I've been meaning to think about a better knockbox solution because I hate having it on the top.

@hopecraftsman451 8 месяцев назад

@@itsxris and it would be a great place to put your logo

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

Happen to have a link to what the ammo box quick clip looks like? I like the idea of something hidden on the left side next to the machine for the knockbox

@hopecraftsman451 8 месяцев назад

@@itsxris no sadly I picked it up at a bike show in Sturgis I would imagine it would pop up looking for motorcycle saddle bags ammo box holder

@SergeyKamenezki 8 месяцев назад

Well, my eg1 just got here yesterday 🎉🎉. So far trying to figure it out hehe. Using it with my decent de1.

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

twinsies!

@MinimalUnbox 7 месяцев назад

I have been using ODE+SSP for a few years and waiting for Timemore 78. I am so tempted to pull the trigger on EG1. Do you have any perspective on how EG1 compares to these two? I enjoy light roast like you for pour over. And I was thinking to use Ultra Low Fine burrs?

@user-sb7qr4ht7u 6 месяцев назад

Are you going to release your full review soon?

@Llaammiill 8 месяцев назад

That is a beautiful grinder. I just got a Fellow Ode Gen 2 (loving it so far), I watched your review of it before I purchased it. While the EG-1 obviously is better (as it should be) I'd love to hear how much better, or different you think it is in the cup. It is hard to grasp how much more an end game grinder actually does for your coffee, when you have not experienced one yourself.

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! Definitely will make comparisons to the Ode in my full review since I've been using it fairly extensively.

@Llaammiill 8 месяцев назад

@@itsxris i will look forward to it.

@SergeyKamenezki 8 месяцев назад

Today I've installed ultra burrs and I O.M.G! Also for espresso. I find it much better for espresso let alone the filter 🎉🎉🎉

@chrisg1631 5 месяцев назад

what kind of retention do you avg. if you use rdt?

@jty3578 8 месяцев назад

Was there something specific with the Orbit that made you look for something higher-end?

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

Personally just thought the value wasn't there for the amount it cost

@homecafecharlie 8 месяцев назад

I'm curious about it but I just don't want to spend that much money on a coffee grinder just yet. Nice video Xris 😎

@borjalpze 8 месяцев назад

Hi! can you share the recipe for the narrow brewer? Thanks and congrats!

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

8g beans, 130g water! Pulse pour in 30-second pulses, 30g ish per pour. Very easy, very delicious. Relatively fine grind size (about 300 microns higher than espresso size).

@borjalpze 8 месяцев назад

@@itsxris Thank you so much!!! you are the best, looking forward for the full review!!

@rmark1104 8 месяцев назад

I am on the fence on the EG-1. Am a big espresso + oat milk fan and am currently on a Niche zero / Lelit Bianca setup for the past 2 years. To jump or not to jump?

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

For primarily milk based drink consumption I don't think it's worth the exponentially massive increase in price

@rmark1104 8 месяцев назад

@@itsxris I do however want a second grinder so that I can run 2 types of beans simultaneous without having to redial-in. I do also have a bit of an upgrade itch. ACAIA Orbit and other flat burr set-ups such as the DF64v or 83? Thoughts welcome from you and the community.

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

I still think the Fellow Ode Gen 2 is one of the BEST brew grinders you could get. If you want a 2nd dedicated espresso grinder then I would suggest the DF83, DF64 Gen 2, or Niche Duo (depending on your budget).

@garethyap1871 Месяц назад

@@rmark1104 did you end up upgrading and if so, what did you get? I’m on the same setup as you (at the time of your comment) and have been feeling the itch lately…

@rmark1104 Месяц назад

@@garethyap1871 yep I bought the Acaia Orbit!

@MinimalUnbox 7 месяцев назад

Could you share your Cafec 27 recipe? I got it recently and have a hard time getting a good cup out of it.

@itsxris 7 месяцев назад

8g in, 130g out, pulse pour in 30g increments, fine grind (maybe moka pot size)

@MinimalUnbox 7 месяцев назад

@@itsxris awesome! Thanks will try!

@MinimalUnbox 7 месяцев назад

@@itsxris what's you TBT? Also can you share approx size in micron if you know of?

@edgarpoureshagh6023 6 месяцев назад

I'm starting to realize I'm a little OCD... I really want to level the legs of that Profitec haha.

@iamjerney 8 месяцев назад

Can’t believe you got a silver one

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

matches the aesthetic

@ggusta1 8 месяцев назад

Looking forward to the review. I don't understand why their customer service is apparently consistently awful towards their customers. . Talk about getting to the goal line and fumbling... They ought to rename themselves the Atlanta Falcons.

@minhinh0 8 месяцев назад

Is the opinion still based on the 1 public incident or repeated other incidents (that I’m not aware of because it wasn’t publicized)? I bought various accessories from them and had to cancel or modify multiple orders and the customer service was great every time. Just curious because from my personal experience their customer service was as expected and I’m not sure where this public opinion is from outside of the public incident.

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

I will say my customer service experience thus far has also been quite good. But it's worth noting (hopefully) its because they've made changes due to the way most people view the company currently.

@pilosopo25 8 месяцев назад

Why not kafatek?

@AlphaTenkai 8 месяцев назад

I assume personal preference but would be nice to see more Kafatek reviews out there as well

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

I answered in a different comment, but yeah just personal preference. Personally not a fan of the look of the Kafatek

@iconindexsymbol 8 месяцев назад

Damn, second!

@wizzyy9047 8 месяцев назад

this is a first !

@VinegarAndSaltedFries 8 месяцев назад

Honestly awesome grinder but incredibly overpriced. How such an expensive machine’s packaging is so meh is beyond me. Like seriously it looks similar to the packaging of a DF83.

@itsxris 8 месяцев назад

The packaging is definitely a let down