I see - apologies about the direct comparison.
The thread I was referring to (and again please let me know if this is inappropriate) where other grinders are compared starts here -
https://www.reddit.com/r/vaporents/comments/jbl18p/_/g8w8gqi
Yeah no problem posting that here, but I (also think I can speak for many of us here) wholeheartedly disagree with them, point by point:
- I have 2, both feel SUPER high quality, more so than the SCS to me, not sure what he is talking about LOL
- it is level, also not sure what he is talking about here (the beveled gem shape?) And yes technically top grinding parts are heavier than bottom dish (duh the dish is hollow without heavy teeth...) but it is NOT top heavy, it still sits flat and balanced, not toppling over or anything
- no kief screen is a HUGE selling point for me and most others... And I am comparing directly to my 3piece SCS which I bought bc of no kief screen (took that section out of my older SCS 4piece I relied on before and out of my SLX I was using pre BCG as well)
- magnet is not even a little bit difficult to remove, "lot of force" ?? It attaches securely if that is what he means, but implying it is as difficult to remove as turning several threads is absolutely ridiculous
- never once had herbs flying out when opening... I can imagine this guy flinging his open, separating the pieces away from himself, with loose group after grinding a lot at once, then spraying weed everywhere and it makes me laugh... Super easy to hold top and bottom together and carefully split the BCG open without spilling a single crumb...
- magnetic post yes this is a legit criticism but I don't find it to be much of an issue, I got used to it pretty quickly and even like how it separates the ground herb a bit, though it is just a necessary trade off for this magnetic design.
- I do not have an herb ripper, but as I said I found the grind to be superior to SLX, SCS (old and new), and the kannastor GR8R (hated this one and sold it soon after getting it) and well worth the $75 I paid for each of my BCG (first with fine plate second with medium plate) during the 420 sales...
Lastly, and this is most important, the biggest selling point of the BCG for me (along with superficial beauty and great customer service) is the side teeth design in the top of the grinder, which prevent it from literally EVER locking up on you as you grind... I often like to grind upside down for greater consistency with a fine or medium fine grind, this can dirty up a grinder quick and with SCS/SLX they lock up instantly even after a fresh cleaning... BCG has NEVER locked up on me without any cleaning in over a year now. I do load my grinder pretty carefully with smaller nugs between the teeth, but even if you load larger nugs more haphazardly the grinder will not lock up on you thanks to this design!
Hope this helps qualify that negative review for you!