I recognise that the universal advice is 'go talk to a sponsor', but most don't stock all options so I'm looking to pre-filter (ho ho) for which grinders I should look at.
Been using a hario skerton hand grinder with a french press. Don't intend to change my brewing method in the foreseeable future - more likely to buy a roaster - so I need a grinder that handles coarse settings well.
All the reviews I find on the net invariably focus on espresso grind quality & any comment on coarse grind consistency is rare.
Priorities:
- 'Good' coarse grinding
- Something that'll still work in 10 years
- Low grind retention (I tend to swap between 2+ types of beans depending on mood)
My price range is fairly flexible - cheap is good, but consumer stuff that burns out in 2-3 years is a false economy imo. Call it a flexible 300-800ish?
I lack experience & therefore would be dubious about non-reputable dealer 2nd hand stuff.
I don't care even slightly about espresso grind quality - if I ever buy an espresso machine, I'll worry about grinders for it then.
My current impressions:
- The OE Lido 2 (or 3?) sounds like it would tick all my boxes, but the hand grinding is a definite turn-off.
- I've heard the Macap M2's primary weakness is a lack of consistency on coarse grinds (?) so it'd be no good?
- Sette sounded great but too appliance quality for the price - I could be reluctantly convinced that a $100-200 appliance might be a good idea, but not a $500+ one.
- I haven't had much success finding reliable looking comments on the other usual entry-level prosumer/small commercial suspects.
Thanks in advance
