New brakes = loops + hot get normal?

Hello all, I was advised to renew the brake discs and brake pads at the front of my car. Said done. I went straight on holiday and already made 2000km with the new brakes. Brakes work quite normal. So far so good But I hear a slight grinding noise from the front. When I touch the brake discs they are hot like a hob. Was today in the free workshop to ask if that is normal, they say yes! Allegedly with new brakes is always a slight grinding to hear because the coverings are very tight… and the discs can become up to 300 degrees hot according to the mechanic, which is also quite normal. Only when the disc starts blue or turns colour something would not be right. Is that really so?