Re: Coffee grinder (burr type) recommendation?

- David R.
I have hands-on experience with all four of these grinders

Me too. And a dozen others. When it comes to espresso grinding, I can tell
the difference between a high end conical burr grinder and a high end flat
burr grinder, the grounds from the conical are cooler. A bit. If you grind a
doserful (>250g) at once.

In domestic situations, the noise from other portions of the process will
swamp any effect that different burr types and configurations may have, once
you're at the level of the MDF or Lux. Differences between these low end
grinders and more expensive professional grinders tend (IMO) to be a matter
of ergonomics, not grind quality.


Felix
If/when I buy an espresso machine, I plan to feed it with an MDF, even
though I own a Super Jolly. So we basically agree.

Until you <DO> buy an espresso machine, you have no way to judge the
quality, or lack of same, of any grinder vs the SJ. The SJ is a dedicated
espresso grinder, built for a single job, which it does pretty well. In my
experience of flat burr grinders, the only non-espresso dedicated grinder
which outperforms it for espresso (and everything else) is the Ditting
KR1403, and the 140mm burrs vs the SJ's 64mm may have something to do with
that. But frankly, I wouldn't want either in my kitchen, they take up too
much space for too little use.

To bring the thread back on topic, my own burr type recommendations in the
price range are Lux conical burrsets or Gaggia MDF/Rocky/Cunill flat
burrsets.


Alan


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