DavecUK I’ve bought a delonghi with a removeable group. It makes surprisingly good drinks, but sometimes I get a slightly ‘mould’ back taste… It has automatic rinse (at turn on and turn off) and a cleaning cycles which I use every week. I also rinse the group every few days. Any ideas how to reduce mould? Only other thing I can think of is to keep the chamber open to increase airflow around the group and inner chamber after using it to reduce mould growth.
DavecUK I agree with what you’re saying, I just assumed the Jura would have a removable brew group (even cheap delonghis have a removal brew group…) but apparently not. Thermoplan machines seem really good, apparently its modular and you can take it apart in a few minutes. They also go for about £300 - £600 often on FB market place, only drawback is that they’re plumed so a bit more of a commitment to give them a go.
Anyone had mild success with a super automatic coffee machine? I’ve had to pack away my La Pavoni due to having no time… I’m wondering whether a super automatic might lull the pain of not having home made espresso?
I’m pretty all cheap super automatic machines are garbage, so success might be limited to the Swiss made ones (some models of Jura).
I want to try one but scared I’ll buy it and hate it. Maybe a borrow swap with my La Pavoni if anyone wants to test out a manual lever?
I bet it’s expensive, can’t really be much better than a robot can it?
I’ve been wondering, how thick do they normally coat burrs? Can’t really be too much as it’ll just ‘dull’ the edges? Does the coating ever chip after x kgs? If they use physical vapour deposition it must be expensive? But China is seemingly producing cheap coated burrs these days.
dfk41 I say it’s good because it grinds well for the price… I thought that would be obvious. Also yes I am an engineer (bachelors in mechanical and a PhD in manufacturing). Of course I appreciate someone’s opinion who has tested a product, but that wasn’t the point I was making. The point was that everyone’s focusing on this ONE Chinese grinder because Dave has tested it, and STILL saying other Chinese grinders are not good (when in fact this is merely a Chinese grinder that BB thought they could make some £$ reselling).
This one’s pretty good, albeit no speed control. I got this one for cheap, it comes with two copy SSP burrs for filter and espresso.
Also here’s the exact grinder as the T64, price isn’t great but likely cheaper on Alibaba…
I don’t get the hype for this, it’s just a rebadged Chinese grinder… Chinese grinders are really good these days, but I guess BB selling it makes it more ‘legit.’
Just letting anyone who’s interested that the Kingrinder K4 is back in stock at £88 on their official Amazon store. Looking forward to trying it soon 🙂
Too long time for espresso. I guess it’s alright for filter but for espresso? Probably better to hand grind. They had to pick a weak motor because it runs on a battery I guess.
Jony I did see that grinder, but the K4/K6 seems better value. But I’ll keep a look on ebay if they do pop up for a good price used.
Cuprajake Too far out of my budget! £100 is the max I’ll go currently sadly.
Dusk Yes but there’s no fun in that! I think it’ll be fun to design and make something, and if works well enough I could sell a few to cover material costs 😉
So I want to test out hand grinders for espresso to see if I can live with the 1-2 minutes of grinding per espresso.
The Kingrinder K4 seems like a very good option, especially around £80-90 and even less with their regular sales, but it’s currently out of stock on their Amazon store (and other UK stores are selling it for far too much).
Does anyone have a used K4 or a similarly good (and cheap) grinder laying about for me to test at a good price (cheaper than the full price K4)?
I’m also planning on trying to add a motor to mod it into a motorised grinder (just for fun). I’ve got a few designs in mind.
