Advice on grinder for espresso

[Crema_Lad]

Sure does! Has built in Acacia based scales, will allow for 3 presets or on demand (pulse) grinding. Was a little temperamental in the beginning (sensitive to vibration and uneven surfaces) but past that now. Really impressed with this grinder!

[artman]

I have used a few grinders and used them all for single dosing beans into hopper. The small conical burr in a lelit combi style machine (they sell under a few different brands with the same internals), Breville smart grinder, K3, A8, sette. All work well with this technique. Yes some tend to popcorn a bit at time but just run it a bit longer to grind the lot. If you feel you can't have any retention just grind through for a second or two.

It will come down to what you like the look and feel of, try to get hands on with them as it can sway your decision.

There is a huge choice and like I said before all will cover your criteria.

Cheers

Cheers

[simonsk8r]

But whaaaaat built in scales.. does it really, that's awesome!! I'm considering getting a new grinder very soon, either this now or the Quamar Q50P...

[Casa Espresso]

Advice on grinder for espresso

We now stock the full Eureka grinder range. The Eureka Mignon 50e is in the mix here. Timed dosing and very accurate adjustment .
https://www.casaespresso.com.au/grinders.html
Fits nicely between the M2M and M4D

Antony

[MavCN]

Thanks for all the Feedback. The Sette 270/W, Quamar Q50P & Macap M2M/D (or even M4D) were definitely in my thinking. For the criteria above, does one standout? or one not mentioned?

[MavCN]

There is a wide range of grinders that will meet your criteria spanning a fair $ range. You could basically almost any doserless grinder and it will fit all your criteria. Milk based drinks makes the choice even wider (in my opinion) as the milk masks some of the subtle differences you would expect will be more apparent in espresso or long blacks.
Perhaps provide a budget and this will narrow down any suggestions.
Cheers

Budget isn't really an issue but common sense is, ie. there's no point going ott for the criteria and setup mentioned. Looking for something that's very good for the kind of use described. To me, the point about weighing beans and grinding one shot at a time seems relevant, ie. no weight on the beans. Is that a big issue in itself and more particularly, do some grinders handle that better than others or do ppl recommend keeping the hopper at least half full? The grinder will be in a fairly sunny room so prefer to not have beans just sitting in it.

[trentski]

Conical burr
HG-1
Settle 270W

Flat burr
Mazzer mini doserless (the one with bigger burr)

Thats a short list and without justification for your recommendations worth a little less than the time you put into it.

To answer the OPs question a budget is required or my shortlist is mythos one.

[Crema_Lad]

I have similar volumes/type of coffee drink and recently bought a Sette 270W grinder

The 'W' model includes built in scales so weighs the ground coffee as it falls into the PF. There is a cheaper version without the scale If you're doing your weighing pre grind.

What I like about this grinder is its compact size and consistent fluffy grinds. Also by its design the beans go in at the top (lol as most do!) and are distributed into the PF or container directly underneath the conical burrs, with limited retention as a result.

Some say it's noisy but TBH I don't find it any noisier than I'd expect a grinder to be. It's also pretty fast!

I'm using it with a Breville bes920 and making some really consistent shots of good, no great tasting coffee!!

[sugilun]

Conical burr
HG-1
Settle 270W

Flat burr
Mazzer mini doserless (the one with bigger burr)

[artman]

There is a wide range of grinders that will meet your criteria spanning a fair $ range. You could basically almost any doserless grinder and it will fit all your criteria. Milk based drinks makes the choice even wider (in my opinion) as the milk masks some of the subtle differences you would expect will be more apparent in espresso or long blacks.

Perhaps provide a budget and this will narrow down any suggestions.

Cheers

[MavCN]

Apologies because I know there is already much information and many Threads but I'm seeking the wisdom of this group for grinder recommendations that best suit these particular criteria.

- low volume usage (2-3 shots in morning).
- low volume in hopper - tend to weigh beans per shot (and not have them live in the hopper) so a grinder that is suited to that & will hopefully not be too bad with respect to popcorning/clumping.
- minimal grind retention.
- easy to vary settings.
- to be used with a Rocket Giotto.
- we drink milk based coffees (don't know how relevant that is).

Thanks