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Really compact grinders. I’ve found three, any more ideas?

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  • #16
    Originally posted by level3ninja View Post
    If only you could wait an Option-O Lagom Mini with 48mm burrs is about the smallest electric grinder and around 25cm tall, 10cm deep, and 6cm wide. I ordered mine on 23 December and it's already left the factory, but they're sold out this batch with no timeline on the next batch yet. If you're in Sydney I can loan you a Smart Grinder so that your decision making process is fully caffeinated!
    How is this going for you?(for espresso?)

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    • #17
      Originally posted by tommy888 View Post
      How is this going for you?(for espresso?)
      Ever since the temporary replacement power supply arrived it has been used over the Niche since it fits my desired flavour profile better than the Niche does. (The Niche produces higher texture & lower clarity shots, the Mini produces higher clarity & lower texture competitively.) It also produces fluffier grounds and retains less than the Niche. There are a couple of workflow quirks you need to live with (slower grinding-just change your workflow a bit; needs lid on for grinding then off for palm-tap; catch cup good for pouring grinds out of but not for dosing; it's small and requires smaller hand movements). For the money the grind quality is amazing. Enjoying espresso more again since getting this grinder.

      I did a more detailed initial review here:
      https://coffeesnobs.com.au/forum/equ...option-o/page2

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      • level3ninja
        level3ninja commented
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        'Competitively' should be 'comparatively' if it wasn't obvious

    • #18
      Thankyou! I’d only ever use it for espresso and I’m toying with the idea.

      for a small footprint budget grinder, I might leave this here. Baratza are releasing an espresso version of their encore. I’ve searched some US coffee sites and it looks like it will sell sub 200USD

      https://baratza.com/grinder/encore-esp/

      meets the OPs requirement for small footprint as well at an entry level price point.

      availability might be the hard bit.


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      • #19
        Not with a barge pole on Baratza. #landfill

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        • #20
          Originally posted by Caffeinator View Post
          Not with a barge pole on Baratza. #landfill
          in house they seem to rate it as one of their best grinders for espresso.

          https://baratza.com/wp-content/uploa...4_5-032422.pdf

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          • Caffeinator
            Caffeinator commented
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            No doubt- until they break.

          • Dimal
            Dimal commented
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            Many better options out there some of which have already been listed...

        • #21
          For 200 USD?

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          • #22
            None of the Grinders in the OP's list of options can be bought for $200.
            Going cheap on a grinder for espresso is false economy in the extreme.

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