Mazzer kony are rare and expensive 🤣 why I have a niche haha

Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

MWJB Better designs work better, worse designs work worse, cost is a different thing

Yep, I realised after writing, but didn’t want to edit the post. As in, one can have a poor design, yet it can be costly. 👍

dfk41 - yeah, I understand. Mine is from the very first batch, built in the UK, and it’s still going strong after 4 years.

It’s a great grinder, don’t get me wrong. But the point I was trying to make is that not everything made in China uses or is necessarily cheap and nasty copies.

Yeah, I asked BB about it too.

Similar to the Eureka Mignon in a way, but with a limited adjustable range, which means you can only really use for espresso, rather than for a multi purpose.

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    MediumRoastSteam you can only really use for espresso, rather than for a multi purpose

    Correct. The above website mentions it clearly.

    The DF64 has a wider range in grind size and can work well for a wide range of coffees. The DF64E is mostly designed for espresso grind sizes and doesn’t do as well with larger grind sizes. 

      LMSC - I know. I’ve been researching this grinder for over two weeks now :-)

      More info on the adjustment:

        550W motor. At the energy prices we are seeing, we might need to start considering the cost of running the grinder for 45 seconds! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

          The solo is 250W. Not sure how long does it take to grind 18g. The Mazzer Major is 650W. I have seen Jake’s take about 10-12s to grind including puffing the grinds out.

          The 550W should grind quickly. Let’s see.

            LMSC Just remember that speed of grind is not really what you want from a flat burr, especially if you want the best quality!

            You don’t want it too slow, the burrs must fully pack…but you don’t want it too fast either….it’s got to be a bit like baby bears porridge…“just right”

              LMSC The solo is 250W. Not sure how long does it take to grind 18g.

              About 18-20 seconds typically I’d say. Will time the next one

                Used major and SSP burrs it is seen as the dollar to pound is $1.13 to a quid

                Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

                LMSC Not sure if taxes are included.

                Almost definitely not - 1) they vary from place to place, from 0% in Oregon to 7.25% in California. 2) it is illegal for a company not based in a State to levy State sales taxes.

                In any case, we have to count on another 23-25% thanks to duty and VAT

                BTW - price has gone down?

                  LMSC 🤪

                  If we wait until tomorrow, they’ll pay us to take it away!

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                    LMSC Unbelievably hot price for an 83mm flat burr single doser.

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                      tompoland We don’t know what the stock burr set is.

                      It is a good price. But adding the SSP will take it to about $1050 + US taxes + shipping + UK VAT + UK customs.

                        LMSC + US taxes

                        Thankfully those should not be charged, as they will definitely ship out-of-state!

                        LMSC We don’t know what the stock burr set is.

                        It would probably be Italmill.

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                          DavecUK Italmill

                          I would like to think so as the base price is competitive and the DF64’s stock burrs set is the same.

                          dutchy101

                          dutchy101 LMSC The solo is 250W. Not sure how long does it take to grind 18g.

                          About 18-20 seconds typically I’d say. Will time the next one

                          Was 19 seconds this morning

                          10 days later

                          LMSC

                          So I gave the grinder a good clean yesterday - removed all grinds from screwheads with a toothpick etc. - it looked as clean as the day I received it. First coffee this morning I put 18g in and got 17g out so 1g down from the first grind after cleaning. Will measure the other 2 grinds I do today and edit this message as I go along.

                          Grind 1 - 18g in & 17g out (1 gram loss)

                          Grind 2 - 18.5g in & 18g out (0.5g loss) - planned that one perfectly haha

                          Grind 3 - 18.2g in & 18.1g out (0.1g loss).

                          Quite happy with that as it goes.