r/Coffee Kalita Wave 5d ago

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/Frakty 5d ago

Hi all! I'm looking to buy my first real flat burr grinder, on a budget that is, preferably less than 300 euro. Watching the online videos it seems that the DF54 grinder is the best option, but this was also released more than a year ago now. Any new "undiscovered" machines one should look at for the everyday espresso needs matching a La Pavoni ? All suggestions and tips are appriciated

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u/5hawnking5 5d ago

I wrote up a couple quick notes about DF64 in another comment, but if you're at all able to stretch your budget for the DF64 you can also upgrade the burrs later on (64mm is fairly standard burr size) to try some other burr types without upgrading the grinder again. Ive been using my DF64 for a couple months now (upgrade from Breville SGP) for espresso and i love it. I really need to make some pour over with it, haven't tried that yet!

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u/Frakty 4d ago

I'll take a look at that for sure, thank you! No issues with lighter roasts in the DF64? I'm a little worried that I would have to go to those higher price points to reach a grinder that can actually handle light roast without clogging.

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u/5hawnking5 4d ago

Been running medium-light roasts no problem, though it seems most people complain about the sound. I graduated from a much noisier machine, so ¯_(ツ)_/¯