agree, ive never used a bean to cup other than a costa in a petrol station,
i think the biggest bug bear i have is that you need to spend around £1500 to get good entry level kit ,
my upgrade path was wasteful with money and beans, to where i am now, but if we look at the £500 bracket what espresso machine could we recommend? you would struggle
i hope we dont come across as snobby id hate to think that,
i think it would be good to tie it all in to a section of almost an idiots guide, because most get into coffee through chains - then a cheap pod machine and then progress, so if we can educate that way ie grinder a does this while more expensive grinder b gives this, then it gives people options, rather than saying just get a bianca, lol
but get the bianca