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  • #16
    Hi wattgn, thanks for the tips.

    I thought your comment was pretty funny. You see, I used to have pretty eccentric OCD (probably still do). When I was around 10 or 12, I couldn't bring myself to enter a room without flicking the light switch on and off an even number of times. An odd number was out of the question (it would also usually need to be a multiple of ten, or else my whole life would collapse). Match that!

    Clumping is not (yet) something I'm overly concerned about (whether I should be is another matter entirely) - although it does seem to keep numerous coffee snobs awake at night.

    I personally just like simple grinders that are very easy to strip and clean, robust and reliable.
    Haha that's probably because you're a sensible, practical person - whereas I am not. Having said that, I figure any grinder I choose will need stripping and cleaning at periodic intervals. The way I see it, my combined outlay (espresso machine + grinder) will be fairly significant, so I don't see the point of skimping on the grinder.

    Call me a laughably misguided newbie, but I don't want to compromise on the flavour in my cup. I'd rather shoot straight to the top, and then deal with the consequences.

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    • #17
      As said, the grinder is unlikely (unless a horrible cheap one) is unlikely to upset your coffee. The Macap M4D has a lovely worm gear adjustment which allows the finest possible adjustments to be made unlike the Rocky. The bigger numbered steps like on the Rocky though mean you can easily flick from say plunger to espresso and back again easily.

      It sounds like you should have one of these smart wired houses where the lights go on and off for you as you move through the house...

      Yes, what you get is entirely up to you and really you can't go too far wrong with what you get. Some users here even spend $2500 on full blown commercial grinders so it is hard to find someone on the forum to say you have over done it. It seems over doing it, is at best, a minor misdemeanor here on the forum and is quickly forgiven. A cardinal soul destroying sin though is to go too cheap in which case you will be shunned and wander through the forum alone for the rest of your miserable life.

      Live safe and prosper.

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