I wondered if any member had owned or does own the Kafatek Monolith Conical? I have nearly pulled the trigger on one several times now. I have a friend who has one of the flat versions and he really does enjoy it, especially praising the burrs. Is it an itch….most definitely. Will I scratch it……I hope so. They are taking $1000. deposits (non-refundable) for June delivery. Does anyone have any suggestions of a similar grinder that maybe worth thinking about? I think one of the things putting me off is that I had really wanted 83mm and not 71mm burrs. But I keep on hearing about their in house designed burrs!

I've considered one of the Monolith flats but yeah, serious money and probably enormous costs in getting them to the UK. The Weber Key uses 83mm although that's not a proprietary burr, rather a Mazzer Robur burr that I think they do something to in-house.

I had a deposit for the monolith flat max before financial sanity intervened and I sold it to someone else. I understand the pull as the reputation of the shurikone burrs seems uniformly positive just as it is for the shuriken flat burrs, but it is a lot of money...one thing good is that if u change your mind you should be able to sell the deposit and your place on the waiting list to someone else (presuming if the demand for them is still as robust as it was when I had a deposit)

@"chlorox"#p61996 I think the conical may not be as popular as the flats. I would be quite happy ordering now and waiting a few months. The burning question for me, is will I notice a difference or am I just being daft!

ive lusted after one for years, and never had chance to buy, you have to jump through hoops to get them new, bit charlie and the chocolate factory....

@"dfk41"#p61999 I think you are being daft. You have claimed multiple times to not have a very discerning palate. You have also poo poohed various puck prep/dosing techniques ad nauseam. You have at least one very good conical. That said, life is short if you can afford it treat yourself. You can always sell it on for a minor loss. 🥳

@"dfk41"#p61999 The fact that we r spending thousands on coffee instead kf guzzling instant coffee like most other people is already proof to the rest of the world all of us on this forum are quite daft! So if your finances are in the happy situation of being able to afford it responsibly, then there's no reason why u shouldn't buy one. Worse cometo worse u can sell it if it is unsatisfactory and a kafatek grinder tends to be more in demand than most other grinders.

@"Cuprajake"#p62003 The ordering system is easy and open…..just deposit a non-returnable $1000!

@"Amberale"#p62004 Well summed up sir!

If you change your mind after placing the deposit, your purchase is actually transferable. Meaning, if you change your mind, prior to shipping and your paying the 2nd payment, Denis allows you to transfer the reservation to another person.

dont you have to get in quick though to even pay the deposit?

Kafatek Conical

mathof2

Raja123 I find that for light coffees (>70 Agtron points), my Monolith Flat with Shrunken burrs produces espresso more to my taste than does my conical MC6 with Shurikone 2 burrs. The latter is however superior for those coffees darker than ~70 Agtron .

mykm

The whole video series was shot on location in 1 day during a standard production day amd I believe the Flat vs. Conical vid was the last one to be filmed, the fatigue of both production and filming at the same time is what comes across in this video

Adrianmsmith

@dfk41

Believe it or not but the video above is what made me finally arrange the trip to edinburgh for the , ode , ( @DavecUK ) 🤔🫣🤭

Raja123

Adrianmsmith yeah…

18-1

Pretty boring.

Raja123

dfk41 this might be more up your street, heh:

Adrianmsmith

Raja123

Well, definately at a different pace and less excitable!

Raja123

Adrianmsmith

Yeah it is. Salvatore makes spring lever machines.

https://espressosuperstore.com/espresso-machines/

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