Please watch until the end if confused. We love good fun here. If duped, I apologize. I am quite convincing ;) Much love and hope you enjoyed! I had fun making it. TBH I just freaking love history, so getting to play with these querns, and how it forced my hand to research, was good fun. Cheers for now! Looking forward to chatting in the comments!

This is it- This is what specialty coffee looks like to non-coffee people.

I love how quiet it is, won't wake up the entire cave in the morning. Plus it looks nice on the counter next to my other bronze and stone kitchen accessories.

$55k and it isn't even mule driven?!

You know. The main benefit here is simple. When your grinder is stone you don't have to worry about stones breaking your grinder.

Thanks for the comprehensive review, Lance! Regarding the finger holes, they are actually meant to put a wooden peg into for turning leverage, but we couldn't figure out how to square off a round peg to fit in there. Any suggestions?

"This is a high-retention grinder" and "RDT doesn't really help" had me dying! The whole video is hilarious but those lines are criminally underrated

Lance, I can't believe you failed to mention the nutrition issue. When you grind with the SG1, some of the fines will be nearly microscopic bits of grinder stone. Then, whether you use a French Press (long exposure to the hot water) or an espresso machine (oh, that pressure!), some minerals from the stone-fines will leach out into the coffee. And then, Yes! You have essential minerals in your coffee! -toby

Real question: how did the stone beans actually taste?

I like that you don't have to worry about buying 120 or 220 volt (also helpful for resale). One problem with all these reviews, though, is that they sneak in the accessories like the magic tumbler. I get that I can just buy the SG1, but now that I've seen the workflow with the tumbler, I feel like I have to get that too. P.S. The white set is like a shot of sunshine into the Lance Hedrick experience.

I was going to get these, but then I heard SSP were going to release polished marble burrs, that not only have more precise machined grooves, but really help with the retention issue.

Hugo bringing gravity to the video with "I prefer this one." Made me chuckle 😂

Yes, stone mills can be used for grinding coffee. Although these days, they are mostly used to make Japanese powdered green tea (matcha). Large producers use machines to turn the stone mills themselves, of course.

I have used one of this in India growing up for rice, and spice grinding. My parents had them handed down to them by their parents and grandparents

I was not expecting content of the highest quality. I am going back to the old days. Thank you! New sub!

Too bad you didn't get it earlier and co-ordinated the video release for April 1st. Very educational! You did get me curious how it would taste, I can't imagine the grind consistency being very uniform.

This is why Lance is arguably the best in the business. Nobody bothers to go into this level of depth these days. We've just witnessed the birth of IOB scale & I think it's time for the coffee community to start taking "Induced Operatic Baritone" seriously as a metric for coffee quality.

This grinder has been such a classic within societies for millennia! And modding is something enthusiasts have been doing all the time. One most common and useful mod was attaching a rotating handle on the upper burr, which vastly improves efficiency. Another popular one, albeit mostly among more prominent, affluent families, was attaching your livestock to the grinder and let it do all the work. The best thing about this mod is that you, the owner, is totally freed from the labour work.

Funny to think that your entire career as a coffee professional and KZfaqr has actually just been a lead up to your audition for Jean Vajean on Broadway. Pretty keen to see how the coffee based version of Les Miserables pans out.

Finally, a rock solid grinder!

Yes! This one is for outdoor camping coffee lovers 🤩

I absolutely love that you did a review of this. That SG-1 is truly legendary. 😂

Man, solid point about RPM control. It's almost harder to get this over 60 RPM.

Imagine having to send this in the mail to one of your patreons! Hefty shipping cost

An absolute gem, Lance. Bravo and thank you for keeping coffee fun! 😂

It says a lot about the coffee world that plenty of people would believe this and some would pay $50k for it 😂

Can’t remember if I’ve ever laughed so hard on a coffee related video, amazing job

I heard Hario is dropping a handheld version of these soon. Using the same Hokkaido stones that have been traditionally used to make glutinous rice flour.

Oh yeah, I remember being strapped onto one of these when I was a young Cimmerian boy and my village was raided by Thulsa Doom, now ten years later I look like an Austrian bodybuilder and have a crippling caffeine addiction.

Definitely interested, what about supply of spare parts, incase one of the stones chip? And how long does it take to season the stones?

by far the best grinder video on KZfaq, seriously funny and amazingly put together!

Lance being Napoleon Dynamite: "Do you smell that? You probably can't." (11:16)

I hear this was originally slated to come out earlier, but Doug Webber forgot that Lance prefers to have a grinder for at least a month before publishing his review. Now looking forward to the Hoffman’s review, though I heard that’s been delayed by almost a year!

For about 10 minutes I’m watching this thinking, “what on God’s green planet is going on? This must be fake but the history is so interesting so I will keep watching.” Then the opera during the tasting was the piece de resistance, utterly amazing and hilarious. Well done good sir, well done.

🤣Your most entertaining video to date. Loved it! Thank you for making it, had me rolling.

This video made my day man! I love how you explain it! So so so so much ♥

It’s actually only $500 - shipping is $54,500

this thicc boi grinds coffee, makes a good arm exercise, and a good weight for deadlifts in the morning too. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE

My man, you stepped up your editing game a lot. Congrats

Thanks Lance, I needed a good chuckle this morning! 🤣

Here I was considering making my own, and Weber beats me to it. Congrats! Great video Lance. Such a convincing role you played that I was reaching for my wallet.

I can never tell when you are serious or joking, Lance. XD Was it actually that good?! EDIT: I just read the description. I loved what you said at the end about rediscovering the style of grinding though :D

This channel is a rabbit hole, i wish i hadnt find it, it has costed me a lot of money and frustration, but im also glad i found it

Hahaha, I honestly never would have guessed a few days ago when I saw this thing on 4/1 that you'd be making a video with it! Super fun and informative, love it my dood!!

The niche killer!

450mm stone burrs....the next BIG thing in specialty coffee!

Amazing! I love how there's almost no retention with this grinder. Weber made a winner here. Sold the EG 1 the second this was announced. Its been 3 months and I'm still on their waiting list. I can almost taste the dirt.

This was awesome. I’ve subscribed goodsir 🙌🏼

Wonderful!!! I love that interesting, real history was mixed in ... plus Lance had the exact right mix of "pretentious coffee geek" and "pure Lance" to make this off the charts entertainment. If I could give this 12 Likes, I would. The only drawback is that the video should have been released on the same day the Niche Duo was released.

Lance could you do an old vs new comparison video? The SG1 in a head to head with my favourite way of enjoying coffee, having it's particles smashed to pieces by the Large Hadron Collider, it gives uniformity like nothing else.

This is by far the best Weber parody I have ever seen 😂

Absolutely fantastic content

Wow i still have one at home that my grandma used to make tofu out of. We normally put a stick on top as the handle. It really gives out fine even ground if you do it slow and steady. Oh and it takes A LOT of break in practices. Then it may actually be the grinder you dreamt of no joke.

Did this do well in a marker test?

Phew... glad I made it to the end to hear the disclaimer while I was on hold with my bank. I was seconds away from remortaging my home after your reaction to the SG1 tasting.

I haven't laughed this hard in a while. How did I miss this?! 😂😂😂😂

Yesterday I just thought, if James Hoffmann try fried coffee why there are no one try using a matcha grinder to grind coffee. And here he is.

Can i take two? One for espresso and one for cold brew? My house is already on eBay

Hahaha watching this not on April fools day is a trip. Good one, Lance 😂

The best video on coffee grinders I have seen in a while 😄 Also, can I say that your singing is great haha! You should consider a carpool karaoke style video 😁🙏🏻

Not gonna lie, when I started getting into coffe I thought the EG1 was the most hipster grinder one could buy. The SG1 proved me dead wrong

I was considering getting a flat burr grinder but, my husband says he will not let another coffee contraption into our house. I think I can pass the SG1 off as fitness gear. 🏋️‍♀️💪☕

Amazing upload lance 🙏

This is how it feels to grind with the 1Zpresso J-Max and my weak noodle arms for the morning brew!

"I'm gonna eyeball how much I need" is the most unbelievable sentence in this video somehow 😂

How was the actual taste?

I was originally very confused why this was published mid April 😂 Great video, Burr Man!

I was waiting for the beatboxing session and then got a whole dang hymn to coffee.

Man it looks like a must have for hand grinder enthusiasts! Can't wait for Daddy Hoff to test the SG1 with a Bripe 😎 Though I doubt that 2000 years of "innovation" could even come close to competing with the bent handle on my C40 🤨. That's the real game changer! Weber really need to step up their R&D.

Late April fools? Lol👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼love it 😂

You got me. I couldn't take you seriously and you had me questioning anything you've ever said until the end of the video, lol.

Thanks for the laugh ....😂 ! Excellent idea!

What did lance say when it snowed?? Burrrr 😂

REJECT MODERNITY EMBRACE R O C C

Great video, totally enjoyed it!

I had a great time waking up and watching this 😂

I'm glad Weber has time to make jokes and not send me replacement parts or answer my emails. Haha guys you got us! Did you send sprometious this for testing?

Can we also get a video of Lance just singing?

Oh my goodness this video is what I needed = D

This showed up in a pack of Star Gate videos and is simply amazing. That intro! Thanks. :D

I saw this just now and OMG 😂 This is GOLDEN. Love it

This is so eloquently entertaining. Please make an asmr video with this contraption.

A few days late but I can't believe you got me to watch the full 17min. Well done.

This would go great with the Bripe for the ultimate travel kit. No electricity needed!

Can i do good medium-dark espresso base with kingrinder K6? For lattes?

I love a les mis reference. The more I watch your videos the more I’m convinced you’d be a great best friend 😂

this is exactly how my friends see my coffee routine

This had me going for so long 😂 I can’t even!

I now don't know who is more crazy - you or Mr Hoffman 😂 Love it 😊

Haha great acting man! Loved it 😂

Hope this is at next year's coffee festival , idea for a stand in '24 I guess? Btw, burr man, do you happen to have any plans on creating a video about the link between burr geometry and taste ? Ridiculously complex so right up your alley

This is the best review of any product I’ve ever seen in my 37 years as a human on planet earth.

I can't tell if this is meant to be a joke or not. I can see coffee people being obsessed with this, but at the same time i can't imagine anyone being this much more exited over two stones and a stick over a precision made mechanical engineering work of art made specifically for grinding coffee Edit: I just got to the end lmao

Wonderful grinder! After watching your review I almost bit the bullet and bought one myself :) I'm a bit disappointed that it didn't come with a catch cup, but I guess you can't have everything

😂😂😂… keep up the great work😊!… seriously!

I'm curious how the coffee from the SG1 actually tasted. Was it blade grinder bad?

I love you man 😂😂😂😂you were so convincing 😂

I was expecting a “but if you call now, we will send you not one but two heavy rocks!!” At the end

Lance, any stonefruit notes by chance?

14:40 The best vocals I have ever heard!! You’re the goat my man!! 😂