I've put ~ 350 # of beans through that grinder since I bought it new, and am well aware of it's limitations. I would consider this grinder to be the absolute minimum for Espresso and would recommend to anyone who can afford it to go higher right at the start. If you don't have easy access to fresh roasted beans (which are worlds above more important for Espresso than any other method of brewing coffee, IMHO) you might want to consider a home roaster, from the Behmor, to the Hottop and the GeneCafe, and others too numerous to mention here. As long as it fits the portafilter basket nicely, and feels good in your hand, you have what you need.Īfter that come decent cups, bottomless portafilters, digital thermometers to learn to stretch milk properly for Cappuccinos, electronics (PIDs specifically, to control boiler temps properly, which depending on your machine, may be highly recommended), and so on. (On a personal note, I find it hilarious that you can buy a high end $2000 Espresso machine, and they include a 25 cent piece of plastic to tamp the grinds that came out of your high end grinder worth up to $1000 or more.) Many feel Reg Barber is "The thing" to have, but that's a personal choice. When you buy a machine, the very first thing you do is toss that little plastic *** tamper that comes with it and forget you ever saw it. Next on the "purchase priority" list is a decent - good tamper. A Gaggia Classic and the Miss Silvia can both make excellent coffee, and many consider these to be the minimum "entry level" machines.
Johnmrson said above that serious coffee drinkers spend more on a grinder than they do on the machine, and truer words were never spoken.
Generally, the accepted age is less than 2 weeks (again, I'm not the first to say that). You can spend thousands on a grinder and an Espresso machine and still only be able to manage less than acceptable coffee. You've probably read enough on CoffeeGeek already to know that I'm not the first to say that. You WILL NOT get good coffee with old or inferior beans. Reasons for my disagreement are explained below.įirst, when looking at equipment, you have to set priorities.
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If you're considering a Silvia and a Maestro, my suggestion would be to swap the Silvia for a more inexpensive Gaggia (Classic/Baby/Evolution, etc.) and sink the difference plus the $100 from the Maestro into a Rancilio Rocky (~$350) or Baratza Vario (~$450).Īlternatively, if you're budget is a bit tighter, I'd recommend the same Gaggia machines paired with a hand grinder from Orphan Espresso or a new Kyocera or Hario.Īll good information and advice above, and I'd agree with it all, except I respectfully have to disagree with the statement "A step adjustment is fine", but that is a disagreement without knowing exactly what you expect from your machine. If you're serious about espresso, consider the grinder first, machine second. Save yourself some time, money, and frustration. I'll let you know how it all turns out, but in the meantime, let me summarize by saying this: $350+ for a suitable electric coffee mill? That just wasn't feasible at this time, so I ended up ordering a Hario Skerton ceramic burr hand grinder, which coincidentally just arrived last night. Let's take another look at grinders.or not.
The home roasted coffee made a world of difference in the brewed cup, but again, the espresso was thin, runny, bitter, and pulling entirely too fast. of green, and a nagging resistance to accept the fact that the coffee is only half of the problem.my grinder is just not capable of grinding for espresso. So now I'm in about $350 all said and done, my brewed coffee is still good (not great), and, not taking my lack of experience into consideration, my espresso sucks.Īha! The coffee! Fast forward to a couple weeks ago. I wrote it off as a whim and bought the Maestro for $100 figuring that "at that price, it'll do if I ever get into espresso."Ībout a week later, a Gaggia Evolution was on its way.Īs you might now know, the Maestro was able to grind really fine (what I perceive as powder) and make espresso, but.what I perceive and what the espresso machine needs are clearly two different things. For its intended purpose, i.e., no espresso/Turkish, it's a great value for a great grinder and I have no regrets.other than the fact that being forced to re-evaluate my whole coffee experience at home (due to the broken grinder) led me to think I might want to try espresso. Coffee Drip drinkers, decided to shell out for a grinder in the $100 ballpark and we eventually settled on the Maestro. My wife and I, who were primarily French Press and Mr. It all started when my Black and Decker burr grinder (that revved higher and faster than a "crotch-rocket") went kaputt. I'm also pretty new to espresso - maybe a few months into it.
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