I’ve been pretty happy with my home setup for a while. I have progressed from the Sage Barista Express to the Sage Oracle and never had any issues at all. I recently bought a hand grinder for when I have a speciality blend or am on the road and so purchased a KinGrinder K6. I have found that it is actually a lot better than the grinder built into the Sage.

I am now looking at upgrading to a separate grinder and maybe swapping to a more manual Espresso machine also.

I have looked at Niche and Eureka as well as the Df83 grinders but honestly am a little lost. I only drink Espresso based drinks and am UK based.

I have also looked at the La Pavoni and Eureka machines for Espresso.

Just really looking for some guidance. I have an independent coffee roaster that I get my beans from and like a darker roast and am happy with what I get. I very rarely change blends or if I do I switch between one or two blends.

  • @PostnataleAbtreibung
    3•4 days ago

    There are a lot of good grinders out there. I like Graef a lot, but actually use a Rommelsbacher one, as in budget and feature it came handy as well as being decent enough for my needs.

    Aside from the quality of the grinders and being ceramic cones and whatnot, i really needed one feature: antistatic.

    I mean, i like my coffee, but i didn’t like the powder to stick on me, the cat and the surroundings. Yes, you can avoid it by spraying the beans with water before grinding, but this adds an extra nasty step to cleaning imho.

    So, this might not be an advice on a brand or model, but on a feature you should consider. Anti-static is a gamechanger for me when it comes to cleaning the kitchen.

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•4 days ago

      I will look at these thanks. I have had a grinder that had static before and it was a nightmare.

      I am pretty proficient in being able to repair stuff, and used to repair gaggias and sage machines anyway.

      Do you have an opinion on ceramic or metal and conical or flat burr at all?

      • @PostnataleAbtreibung
        2•4 days ago

        I have a strong preference for conical. Taste is great and you can control how fine or coarse the result is way better than with flat burr only.

        Surprisingly, i have no preference on ceramic or metal. It doesn’t impact the result to a level i could identify. I’ve been told to use ceramic because it is better, but honestly, i now have a metal one (partly due to budget) and i am happy.