Not trying to spam the community but I was really proud of how this one turned out. Basically a perfect shot for my personal tastes.

For those curious:
18g of Lavazza Oro ground on a Timemore S3 at setting 0.0
Tamped with the Normcore V4 ripple (it was $25 off otherwise I would’ve gotten the smooth one)
Machine is Gaggia Classic Pro
Scale is Timemore Black Mirror Mini
Portafilter is the one that comes with the machine, with the regular 18g basket that comes with (not the pressurized one)
Cup was from the thrift store, no idea who makes it

Feel free to ask any other questions about equipment I may have forgotten to add

  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksOPM
    2·
    1 month ago

    That’s the direction I’m leaning, but I can save a couple hundred bucks going for the DF54 so that’s an attractive option to me as well. I can also save a little more money going for an Encore ESP. My wife also knows of someone nearby selling a Baratza Sette 30 for $225 CAD and it looks in pretty good shape so that’s another consideration, but we’ll see. I do kind of want to save up for the DF64 but that’s also a lot of bags of coffee I could buy instead if I went for a cheaper grinder. I’m very undecided at the moment.

    Edit: there’s someone else selling a Sette 270 for $250 as well, so I’d choose that over the Sette 30. But still not sure if I should go that direction or save up for a flat burr.

    • evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 month ago

      I have the predecessor of the encore (basically updated to an encore), and it’s a great grinder. I know a couple of people with the ESP, and they seem to like it as well. The only downside is the grind adjustment ring and burr carrier are plastic so it can technically get a little wobbly over time. Those parts are easily replaceable, though.

      The sette, I think is mostly just for espresso? I know you can also buy the parts to turn it into the sette 270, too, so that might be a good way to go.

      • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksOPM
        1·
        1 month ago

        Yeah, Sette is mostly for espresso but can do courser grinds. Here’s the grind size chart for it:

        I actually enjoy manual grinding for pour over and french press, just not espresso, so I’d be fine with just an espresso electric grinder and continuing hand grinding for anything courser.

        Do you know much about the DF54? Is the 64 a large upgrade or incremental?