Encore ESP

for the price of the Breville Smart Grinder Pro, there are so many better options. hell, breville owns baratza, and the encore esp is the same price. and if you're single dosing, the df54 is only a little bit more expensive. bambino is a good option though. one of the best bang for buck at that pric

You should see my Baratza Encore ESP lol. Sometimes it is generous enough to share the coffee with me.

Grinder is a strict no no no no no no. Baratza encore esp or rift 64. Machine let others suggest.

Try Rift 64, I heard it’s better than Baratza Encore ESP. I ordered that only

Are you moving from the Baratza Encore or the Baratza Encore ESP? I moved from the Baratza Encore (non ESP) to the CF64 (bought an open box model on sale) and it is a significant upgrade for me. It takes far less attempts to dial in the grind. That said if you don’t change beans often then you might

Turkish grind is the finest of all coffee types (literally powder), so it really puts grinders to the test. Honestly, manual grinders give you the best bang for your buck for Turkish coffee. Check out the 1Zpresso J-Ultra or a classic Sözen hand mill. If you really want an electric grinder, you'll n

I have no doubt that the 3 flat-burr and 3 conical grinders studied indeed are quite excellent. But burrs and small changes in them, from what I have gathered in this subreddit, can be dramatically different and cause dramatic flavor profile differences. And this study is asking that a universe of o

This is true also of the Baratza Encore ESP - I have had one for a year, and it absolutely has never ground finely enough. Almost. But no. Steer clear of that I would say.

Definitely go for the Eureka Mignon Zero over the Baratza Encore ESP. It is better in every way, plus unlike the Encore ESP the Zero is very quiet.

I would add: as with the original Encore ESP and Encore, Baratza needs to design a good portafilter holder for the grinder. Again, so easy to do (e.g. start with the current and simply fix the easily-noted issues)--I wish that Baratza would do so (people here even have posted efforts in this regard,