I mostly do drip coffee (shh, I’m basic), but I’d like a more consistent, fresh brew, and potentially something that could do an espresso grind, as well.
I’ve seen good things about the Capresso Infinity Plus, but thought I’d ask about the personal preferences from more experienced folks here.
It’d be lovely to have something that can easily fit on the counter, and with a simple mechanism and/or reparability (even if that means looking for old stock of a certain model).
Thanks!
I have an Orphan Espresso Lido 2 that I have had for ten years. It will outlive me. Rock solid.
Yooo, Lido 2 represent! I’ve had mine for about the same number of years, use it daily, and it’s !@#$ing amazing. I remember wincing at the $200 pricetag, but it performs better than the Baratza, outlives the Baratza, and… well, yeah. Hand grinders for the win. I have more than gotten my money’s worth.
Hell yeah! Bonus points to it for being a serviceable murder weapon!
I have mine dialed in to get 44grams of espresso from 22 grams of beans in ~ 30seconds. With a bottomless portafilter, a WDT, a puck spinner, and a tamper, I NEVER get channeling.
Whoa, that’s impressive that you hand grind for espresso. That takes a bit of muscle even with a pretty dark roast I’d guess. I mostly use it for pourovers, but even on a coarse grind, some of those lighter roasted African beans can have me working up a sweat. :)
Oh and a couple of beans always pop out of the top! I’ve been meaning to custom-fit some kind of lid…
I have a baratza encore going on about a year. No complaints, does a pretty consistent grind for my pour over. It can do espresso, not amazingly well but for the price the performance is more than acceptable. Supposedly you can swap in the burr from one of their higher end grinders for a couple Andrew Jacksons and it does much better for espresso that way.
I’m happy with my Fellow Ode 2. The ionizer is a game changer. If I wanted something that could do espresso too I’d probably start looking at the Opus.
I might look at the 1zpresso J-Ultra, but I’m not sure how well it handles filter coffee.
I really love my 1Zpresso K Pro. A few notes, though:
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it’s manual, I know that’s a deal breaker for some, but I prefer manual grinders 🤷♂️ I greatly enjoy the “ritual” around coffee
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it doesn’t get down to espresso grinds
If those aren’t deal-breakers, then I can’t suggest it enough! A little pricy, but significantly cheaper than an electric of similar quality.
Nice thing about the manuals: if you have a hand drill, you can make it an electric. Fit it right over the nut that holds the handle and just drill away.
You just blew my mind, I don’t even need an adapter. My drill fits exactly to the Kaldi burr grinder I have lying around unused.
I have that one! Got an electric encore baratza for daily use because husband isn’t as into the ‘ritual’ as I am, but I enjoyed using it quite a bit. I keep it in the cabinet now for any potential power outages; I will then bust it out with my signature look of superiority.
It’s a royal pain in the ass to switch between filter and espresso (seriously, don’t bother trying), but I love my Eureka Facile. A few simple 3D prints at the local library and I’ve modded it to be one hell of a single-doser.
And for regular coffee, I’ve a Timemore Chestnut manual – perfect for my Clever dripper.
+1 for Timemore Chestnut (C3S) - quality build, can go from powder to as coarse as you’d need. It is manual with click-adjustments on the bottom, so I’ve found it helpful to keep notes of the click numbers. It has no visible number scale, so unless you remember what it’s currently set at, you’ll have to reset it by tightening all the way, then loosening the # of clicks corresponding to purpose.
