Pretty decent price, next best price I could find online is $549. Originally $559.85, the coupon code provides a discount of $60. You have to enter the code in the checkout section, otherwise it just says its a $20 discount on the product page.
For the non-coffee snobs that might be in the market for a grinder, warning that they recommend that this should only be used for specific brew methods like AeroPress, pour-over, etc., and shouldn't be used for Espresso.
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Nah that's ebay assuming it is the gen 1.1 due to dropdowns.
For the non-coffee snobs that might be in the market for a grinder, warning that they recommend that this should only be used for specific brew methods like AeroPress, pour-over, etc., and shouldn't be used for Espresso.
This looks really expensive for a product that won't back itself for espresso.
Yes, I've often wondered about this, I thought the above brew methods were forgiving, so it seems odd to have a grinder dedicated to just those brew methods, let alone the precision hotplates and kettles.
It's not so much that they are forgiving, but that they require a much coarser grind size - this grinder isn't optimised for the finer grind setting used for espresso, but would likely have a better particle size distribution at the filter grind settings compared to other 'all purpose' grinders at that pricepoint. I don't know a whole lot about this as i'm primarily an espresso drinker myself.
I drink milk espresso drinks and have a Niche Zero. It's all about the burrs and particle distribution
I mean, you can say the same for just about all coffee grinders. Somehow, a mechanical burr that spins around became a $1000 item, for anything regarded as 'good.'
Just how expensive could it possibly be to manufacture?
Lots to go into it. You have considerations like:
How much grounds does it retain? The more it retains, the more stale coffee gets into your next grind.
How consistent is the grind? No point grinding coffee if it's all different sizes, especially for espresso.
How durable is the motor? Grinding sand sized particles out of coffee can stress the motor and if you're back to backing a few coffees for guests I don't want to smell the motor burning up.
How much of a pain in the ass is it? Can I single dose the grinder to swap out different coffees or do I have to pull the thing apart to swap my daily brew.
Other features like variable RPM, burr designs which really impact taste in the cup, warranty, support, etc.
Eventually you realise coffee snobs are just people that went insane trying to dial in their espresso.
Think finding the Pepe Silvia of coffee taste.
Not really aimed at that market. Burrs are more aimed at filter coffee, which is ground much coarser, and providing as consistent of a grind as possible without 'fines' (i.e. coffee ground so fine that it turns the brew into silty dirt water).
I personally don't brew espresso at home anymore (because it's too much faff), but like a quick and easy pourover or Aeropress. This would be a great grinder for that purpose.
This is exactly why I bought this grinder. My previous grinder was getting too much fines and just tasted so muddy. I think it's especially worse with lighter roasted coffee which is what I like to use.
I have 3 grinders, this being one of them. Probably best grinder if pairs with some SSP burrs before hitting high diminishing returns for pour overs
Just finished paying this off at full price after waiting forever for it to pop up here. Murphy’s law, eh?
Great grinder, though. Ticks all the boxes frowny mentioned above.
I have a Commandante but I heard only a lateral move… I guess I am getting lazy to hand grind nowdays.
Also does white stain from coffee etc? and can see more coffee dust?
I've had mine for close to 6 months and never experienced jamming, I'm not sure what people are doing to get it to jam?
Been eyeing off the gen 2 for ages for pour overs, wanted something low retention and that would be easy to use.. it's not often discounted, and the store is pretty reputable..
Hurts the wallet though!
If you're gonna be drinking pour overs frequently for quite a while, why not? It will be a nice investment.
I just got the grinder delivered today and boy what a difference it has made already from the first grind compared to the previous grinder I was using.
So the US version is 3 years warranty with registration but AU is 1 Year?
Have you drunk coffee in the US? Probably because Aus users are hardcore…
Not sure if that is relevant lol
This or a Comandante C40 MK4?
I already have a C40 Mk3… considering this as I am ceebs doing my 80g hand grind for cold brew.
Fine for my 20-40g pour overs.
Nice, $441.66 with ebay plus :)