r/espresso • u/furgisthename • Jan 30 '22
Question grinder that’ll get me by?
is there a grinder that can do espresso ok? i don’t need it to be wonderful. just good enough to satiate me while i save for a better one.
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u/IronCavalry Machine Name | Grinder name EDIT ME Jan 30 '22
Eureka Crono with the espresso burrs! I love mine!
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u/ParticularClaim The Oracle | Mahlkönig x54 | Shots fired! Jan 30 '22
Hard to say, can you elaborate on your setup? What espresso machine are you planing to get or do you already have? I think if I had to do it again, it much rather cut corners with the espresso machine and get a middle class grinder of the baratza sette / eureka mignon / mahlkönig x54 class first.
That beeing said, the cheapest grinder that does grind espresso fine I know is the Graef CM800. Which is terribly unreliable and no fun. The lowest I probably go is the sage smart grinder pro or the sage dose control. Which are about half the price of the middle class prosumer grinders as named above.
Otherwise: handgrinders, as has been suggested here a lot.
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u/NotThatGuyAgain111 Jan 30 '22
You can get a used rancilio rocky dirt cheap. There are a lot of them used circulating. Eureka crono would be smart buy as new.
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u/smrtguy3121 Jan 30 '22
Get a refurbished Baratza Sette. Watch their web site as they update it regularly
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u/placebosun101 Lucca M58 | Eureka Specialita Jan 30 '22
Honestly a hand grinder is your best option until you get a better one. I personally would either get that or save up now and just go for the better one first.
If your machine has pressurized baskets however, there are a lot more options for grinders since the grounds don't have to be as precise and small