So I’m not sure which way to jump with this one really. I backed the 078s and am somewhat tempted to stick with that. I have a Mazzer mini at the moment and the workflow isn’t what I want, I’d prefer proper single dosing - e.g weigh beans and low retention in order swapping between beans, and a way to record how I dialled in a bean so I can return to that position easily. None of which the Mazzer do well!
It’s strange, when I was last actively in to coffee there were only fairly established grinders e.g Mazzer, it’s weird that now we have grinders from somewhat obscure brands. Timemore seem less obscure as apparently they’ve been doing hand grinders for a bit but the DF63 and DF83 seem very weird - a no-name company which sells under many brands, and from what I can tell the DF63 seems a little bit “DIY”, though I’ve never used one so that may not be fair.
I drink almost all milk-based drinks but I’ll start going back to espresso a bit more I think, I prefer medium to dark roasts but I would like to also explore lighter roasts at some point, so I want something to give me flexibility.
The niche looks amazing work workflow and for dialling in but apparently not super good for more modern, lighter roasts. It’s feeling to me like maybe the DF83 is the way to go because you can swap burrs to something more appropriate further down the line, but it would seem that the 078s has a nicer workflow, which is not to be sneezed at IMO. Then you seem to have far more expensive options like the Zerno, I could stretch to that if it did everything I’m after but it’s a bit much..
Then also there is the DF63 or 63v which I don’t know much about.
So much these days! Not an easy choice