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  • #16
    Re: Another newbie needs help.

    Those of us with doser grinders only grind enough beans for what we need each time.

    For example I like double shots, so I grind just enough to fill my double basket.
    When the basket is full, the doser is empty.

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    • #17
      Re: Another newbie needs help.

      Originally posted by mrnaive link=1177662677/0#14 date=1177692280
      Opps.... I just saw a Lelit Combi PL042 on the web,
      Brass boiler, 57mm portafilter with a built-in Lux burr grinder.. definitely the bargain of the bunch!

      Any comment for that???
      Another dilema....
      Well that is basically the same as a Quaha Combo - and a few other brands as well.

      I personally do not like combos.....

      Coffee beans like a dry, COOL, dark environment for maximum life. Inside a combi the grinder gets quite hot.... the burrs are warmed and so are any beans which are in the hopper. Some people like Thundergod and I only place enough beans in the hopper to grind straight away - but based on a recent discussion - most members store beans in the hopper - so in a combi they will go off a lot faster than in a separate grinder.

      The Lux grinder isnt as good as a Rocky and IMHO isnt as good as a Iberital either.

      If the grinder or coffee machine breaks - both have to go off to be fixed..... and if one breaks beyond repair..... you will have a hard job selling only half of a combi....

      When you get "upgradeitis"... and most here do... you have to upgrade both grinder and coffee machine - if you buy separate units you may choose to upgrade just one. And you will find combi units wont hold their value as well as a Sivia does for example - so your upgrade cost will be a lot higher.

      But they do make good coffee.....

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      • #18
        Re: Another newbie needs help.

        For $900 you can get a Gaggia Classic and an Iberital challenge or Gaggia MDF grinder. Both grinders are very good.


        Do not underestimate the Gaggia Classic and MDF set up. I have one and get very good coffee from it.

        Please do not let people talk you into spending more money than you can afford, or make you feel bad because you have opted for the basic set up. There is not a thing wrong with the Classic, it will take you a little while to get accustomed to it, however you will find that when you do get upgraditis, a sylvia or anything < $1600 will be more of a sideways step from the classic.

        I have been doing a lot of research as have others and really have found that my next machine will most likely be a Bezzera or something like that.

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