CCMan1701A

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The scale is important if you're filling the hopper with all your beans. If you measure before filling the hopper then you can just let the machine go till it's empty.

Adding the bellow to my machine keeps the grinder pretty clean on the inside. I only grind 11g and it all goes into the catch bin. Since I have to pickup and move my grinder after each use I have never seen grinds on the counter to clean up. I'm wondering more about how you are using the machine that it is causing such a mess. Also, it could be a faulty device, maybe the bin is not sitting correctly.

I weigh before and after grinding to make sure it all comes out.

After my weeks of research and reading reviews, I determined that the Encore ESP is the best value due to the finer adjustments for dialing in the grind size for espresso. However, I am in the states and not sure how much this costs where you are.

I make espresso maybe twice a year, and really wanted a single grinder that does fine grinding for the few times I need it.

The standard encore should be fine as well, but I don't have experience with it. Don't forget your spritzer for wetting the beans before grinding. Also, the encore is not zero retention so you should figure out a way to get those last few grinds out, I picked up the bellow attachment for the hopper, but I think there are other solutions.

Good luck and remember, you'll be with whatever grinder you choose for a while (unless it breaks) so imagine your future coffee usage as well.

Fancy. What burr upgrade did you pick up? I haven't used mine enough to need this, but could order and have it laying around for future me.

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I could have gone with a manual, since it's only one cup a day, but I know myself and would quickly be annoyed with the grinding process. Also, there is maybe twice a year I need to brew coffee when people come over. Does the grinder take space? Yes. It's like the size of a small blender. I put it in the dead corner of the counter top.

Let us know what you end up with. I may get a manual for travel fun.

I like my Baratza ESP grinder, but only because I also have the bellow attachment. Whatever you end up with don't forget the water spritzer to spray the beans before grinding. Also, you'll need a kitchen scale if you don't have one.

I think it would take me months to go through 3lbs of coffee as I only use one cup a day, which is only 11g of coffee.

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Yeah it really does lol.