Author Topic: Need Recommendations on New Coffee Grinder  (Read 9161 times)

Offline ScareYourPassenger

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Re: Need Recommendations on New Coffee Grinder
« Reply #45 on: August 22, 2017, 04:17:29 AM »
Now for the derail.   I'm sorta in the same boat as the OP, tho' at a higher price point.

I really enjoy an espresso OCCASIONALLY but investing $2k on a Mahlkonig isn't justifiable for the occasional weekend where I pull ~6 shots.  $700 on a Mazzer isn't quite so irrational, but seems over the edge to me.

Best of both, buy a good course grinder since that is what you tend to do most. The vario-w with metal burrs does a great job. Then get a good hand grinder.

I tried to get a single grinder to do both and it didn't work as I wanted. Even with the ek-43, double duty wasn't possible. I will say that part of it may be the lever profile with the reduced fines.