Coffee machine

[V12man]

Hi thx V12, would like an electric. I would like to buy once, but will try to stretch the budget to max 5000. Thx

 

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That is a really hard budget point to hit...

 

Grinder I would recommend without budget restrictions - Sette 270 W - https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/baratza-sette-270-series-conical-burr-coffee-grinder?variant=44683984452

This grinder will be fine for a long long time.... for anything from pour over to espresso - but it's not cheap.

 

Inside 5k

If you NEVER want to do espresso - https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/baratza-encore-conical-burr-coffee-grinder?variant=18764048452

 

If you want to do espresso but just outside budget:

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/wega-max-5-8-instant-espresso-grinder

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/anfim-ks-t-domestic-on-demand-espresso-grinder?variant=50029019332

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/mahlkonig-vario-home-coffee-grinder?variant=15154689540

 

Inside budget but there are better grinders above....

 

https://www.worldofcoffees.co.za/collections/manual-coffee-machines-accesories/products/rancilio-rocky-grinder

 

And if you have unlimited budget and a forgiving wife... and a f..ing strong back and reinforced counter top.

 

https://www.mazzer.com/en/electronic-grinder-dosers/kold-electronic/

 

or

 

https://www.mazzer.com/en/electronic-grinder-dosers/robur-electronic/

 

 

And if you want to go cheap, you could do this - Also available in blackl - it will last you a year - maybe 3. Everything else above is probably good for easily 5 - 10 years.

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/severin-conical-burr-electric-coffee-grinder?variant=846589573

 

edit - I haven't really looked for best price - you may well find better.

Edited May 22, 2018 by V12man

[the nerd]

Hi thx V12, would like an electric. I would like to buy once, but will try to stretch the budget to max 5000. Thx

 

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if you can stretch... 

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/mahlkonig-vario-home-coffee-grinder?variant=15154689540

 

if you can't: 

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/baratza-encore-conical-burr-coffee-grinder?variant=18764048452

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/rancilio-rocky-espresso-grinder

[the nerd]

That is a really hard budget point to hit...

 

Grinder I would recommend without budget restrictions - Sette 270 W - https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/baratza-sette-270-series-conical-burr-coffee-grinder?variant=44683984452

This grinder will be fine for a long long time.... for anything from pour over to espresso - but it's not cheap.

 

Inside 5k

If you NEVER want to do espresso - https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/baratza-encore-conical-burr-coffee-grinder?variant=18764048452

 

If you want to do espresso but just outside budget:

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/wega-max-5-8-instant-espresso-grinder

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/anfim-ks-t-domestic-on-demand-espresso-grinder?variant=50029019332

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/mahlkonig-vario-home-coffee-grinder?variant=15154689540

 

Inside budget but there are better grinders above....

 

https://www.worldofcoffees.co.za/collections/manual-coffee-machines-accesories/products/rancilio-rocky-grinder

 

And if you have unlimited budget and a forgiving wife... and a f..ing strong back and reinforced counter top.

 

https://www.mazzer.com/en/electronic-grinder-dosers/kold-electronic/

 

or

 

https://www.mazzer.com/en/electronic-grinder-dosers/robur-electronic/

 

 

And if you want to go cheap, you could do this - Also available in blackl - it will last you a year - maybe 3. Everything else above is probably good for easily 5 - 10 years.

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/collections/coffee-grinders/products/severin-conical-burr-electric-coffee-grinder?variant=846589573

 

We have the same ideas on grinders... 

 

Not much in that range but also not bad just out.. 

 

The only one I disagree on is the sette... Its had some issues! I was dead set on one until the issues started cropping up! Would have sold my Mazzer in a heartbeat to fund it. 

[V12man]

We have the same ideas on grinders... 

 

Not much in that range but also not bad just out.. 

 

The only one I disagree on is the sette... Its had some issues! I was dead set on one until the issues started cropping up! Would have sold my Mazzer in a heartbeat to fund it. 

Maelkoenig/Baratza will sort those out - they always have - but (as you know) speed of grinding is important to me... and unless you go BIG you don't get that - except for the Sette. (and no I have not bought one yet - I am still a Robur fan (annoyed wife and all))

 

I am also of the opinion that the Baratza Encore is not espresso capable (some people will disagree)

[Grease_Monkey]

Howzit guys, I usually make coffee with my espresso machine. I have always had a moka pot, but it did not fit on my gas stove top - always off balance or falling in one or other direction. But I moved at the start of the year and just realised my moka fits on the new gas stove top - so I'm keen to stert using that a bit.

 

What should my grind look like for a moka pot? Not sure if it should be very fine, or more coarse?

[V12man]

Howzit guys, I usually make coffee with my espresso machine. I have always had a moka pot, but it did not fit on my gas stove top - always off balance or falling in one or other direction. But I moved at the start of the year and just realised my moka fits on the new gas stove top - so I'm keen to stert using that a bit.

 

What should my grind look like for a moka pot? Not sure if it should be very fine, or more coarse?

They are pretty forgiving grind wise - Should be pretty close to an espresso grind - maybe a touch courser but definitely not pour over course .

 

Check the bottom of your mokka pot - if it's bowed outward then thats the problem with a flat stove - panel beat it with a 5 pounder.... which will hold for a while and then you have to do it again - alternately buy a very high quality one - Bialetti - in stainless steel...

[Meezo]

between the 2

 

Wega Max 5.8 Instant Espresso Grinder

or

Mahlkonig Vario Home Coffee Grinder

[Grease_Monkey]

They are pretty forgiving grind wise - Should be pretty close to an espresso grind - maybe a touch courser but definitely not pour over course .

 

Check the bottom of your mokka pot - if it's bowed outward then thats the problem with a flat stove - panel beat it with a 5 pounder.... which will hold for a while and then you have to do it again - alternately buy a very high quality one - Bialetti - in stainless steel...

Thanks, I will start at one or two steps coarser than my espresso grind and take it from there.

 

The reason it was falling over on my previous stove top is that the "claws" which a post rests on over the open flame were too far apart for the bialeti to rest on, it only made contact with 2 or 3 of the sides and was off balance. This isn't case with the new stove top - the gaps are much smaller and the bialeti can rest nicely on it. But I will keep that in mind if it does happen to bow out...

[Beesrib]

Hi V12 and Nerd, thank you very much for the time and links to get me pointed in the right direction.  It seems like if I want to do it properly, I will have to save some more and look between the 5-7 grand range.  would hate to buy a grinder now, and in a year or two when I want to move to something better than a moka pot, not be able to do a decent espresso grind.  thx again

[V12man]

 

between the 2

 

Wega Max 5.8 Instant Espresso Grinder

or

Mahlkonig Vario Home Coffee Grinder

 

Wega - but it's an aesthetics thing for me...

[V12man]

Hi V12 and Nerd, thank you very much for the time and links to get me pointed in the right direction.  It seems like if I want to do it properly, I will have to save some more and look between the 5-7 grand range.  would hate to buy a grinder now, and in a year or two when I want to move to something better than a moka pot, not be able to do a decent espresso grind.  thx again

Buy a decent hand grinder now and then save.... you always need a hand grinder for trips away... Porlex is a great one, and not insanely expensive - and can do espresso grinds easily.

[Beesrib]

Buy a decent hand grinder now and then save.... you always need a hand grinder for trips away... Porlex is a great one, and not insanely expensive - and can do espresso grinds easily.

Thank you. I will also consider this option.

 

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[SpruitCommuter]

I have had the Wega for a few years - very happy with it.

 

Wega - but it's an aesthetics thing for me...

[GidB]

Malkhonig K30 for the win with a La Mazzoca G3 (manual of course).

 

Just putting it out there for the best setup and most unaffordable setup.

[cadenceblur]

Malkhonig K30 for the win with a La Mazzoca G3 (manual of course).

 

Just putting it out there for the best setup and most unaffordable setup.

* manual if plumbed in 

[cadenceblur]

Thank you. I will also consider this option.

 

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Use the porlex for my manual brewing - very happy with it.