Hi all
Just stumbled upon this site - pure gold. You folks should charge in 6 minute blocks!
Anyways, Im at a decision point and I need help. Im finally upgrading(?) my much-loved Yama vacpot for an espresso machine. I have one of those ubiquitous Delonghi/Solis166/Barista/Bodum conical burr grinders.
I was looking forward to getting a Silvia, but having read all this talk about matching machine and grinder Im beginning to think that this might almost be counter-productive. If I mate my grinder with a Silvia will I be doomed to doing no better than seven second shots? In that case, would I actually do better to step back to a Classic so that my grinder can handle my machine?
Here’s hoping you all say my grinder will get along just fine with Silvia
Many thanks.
Rob
Just stumbled upon this site - pure gold. You folks should charge in 6 minute blocks!
Anyways, Im at a decision point and I need help. Im finally upgrading(?) my much-loved Yama vacpot for an espresso machine. I have one of those ubiquitous Delonghi/Solis166/Barista/Bodum conical burr grinders.
I was looking forward to getting a Silvia, but having read all this talk about matching machine and grinder Im beginning to think that this might almost be counter-productive. If I mate my grinder with a Silvia will I be doomed to doing no better than seven second shots? In that case, would I actually do better to step back to a Classic so that my grinder can handle my machine?
Here’s hoping you all say my grinder will get along just fine with Silvia

Many thanks.
Rob

.... Its not really that straight forward to answer without any boundaries set, e.g. your budget, the type and frequency of the coffee you want to make, and the list goes on.
. For espresso, and especially with a machine such as the Silvia, Gaggia Classic, etc you need to have a grinder that is up to the task. Around here and most other coffeesnob circles, this is usually thought to be, as a minimum, a Lux/Ibertal/Cunhill shoot-out. Theres even a new one recently released on to the market by Sunbeam that is apparently up to the mark too, and for less than $200.00. Probably a Paul Basset sponsored design although Im not certain about that.
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