I have an XBloom. It creates fantastic coffee and the built in grinder is legitimately good. Apart from weighing the beans, it’s effectively a one click ‘all-in-one’ filter/drip machine.
For context I have a $1,500 Zerno Z1 grinder that I use for espressos and don’t find that I’m missing it when using the XBloom built in grinder for my filter coffees.
My wife and I use the XBloom every morning. I've programmed one button for her to simplify it and I use the app for me. Love being able to get a pourover using my own choice of locally roasted beans.
Not the quietest grinder. Kind of a higher pitched sound. A brew can take anywhere from 2:30 to 3:30 depending on your recipe, but it's one click, walk away and come back to a cup of coffee.
These are outside the budget of op but I have mm, xbloom, ratio 8 and Aiden. Mm is by far the worst. For batch brews, Aiden is best pick. For single cups, xbloom is the best choice.
I also leased an xbloom before returning it. It is almost a great machine but falls short in a few key areas. First the grinder isn’t great. It isn’t bad but I wasn’t pleased with the muted profile. Second, no matter how clean the exit area of the grinder was, it never evenly dispersed into the filter. It would always be very uneven to one side. Third, the water doesn’t get hot enough for light roasts. I got some decent cups out of the machine but they were never consistent. Wanted to like the machine but a clever dripper with a good stand alone grinder makes way better coffee imo.
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