Eureka - Zero

I'd go for a Eureka Zero, I love the grind by weight (GBW) workflow and am getting very consistent shots

depends on volume (how much are you grinding every day) and budget. Pretty decent manual burr grinders can be had for 30-40CAD, pretty nice Japanese made porlex ceramic burr manual grinder is about 100CAD. These are good enough to grind upto 20-30gms of beans a day before you get bored and tired. Then comes the rabbit hole of home barista use powered grinders. A good espresso grade grinder can be a few hundred dollars. The Baratza encore, Eureka specialita etc come under this category. Then comes the commercial grinders like a bunn commercial grinder that can be had used for less than a grand used on fb marketplace / restaurant supply stores that can grind upto a kilo in a minute.

Below .5 on average. But it still feels like a waste, maybe retention. I am just thinking about efficiency and consistent. No complaints about the Specialita except for the fact I need to adjust with each new bean.

For pour over I used the Fellow Ode Gen 2. Since making the switch to espresso I’ve used the Eureka Specialita with the Aro dial. Both grinders are brilliant but I feel like the Ode is ONLY for pour over whereas the Specialita can do everything.

I've had a Specialita for years that I got on a great deal from espressocoffeeshop (I think mine was around $400). Such a solid grinder, it even took a rock a few months ago and barely more than a scratch on the burrs.

I would say a Eureka Specialita could do the job. The one finicky thing is the grind dial needs to be rotated possibly multiple rotations to get between espresso and filter grind. So you need to test that out to find the right settings then ***write it down*** so you remember how to get between them. Like "*2.5 full rotations to get to filter and back*". The alternative, and what I do, is have my main grinder used 99% of the time for espresso. Then I have a nice 1Zpresso J-Max hand grinder that I use for filter, aeropress, French press, etc. I can hand grind for those coarser grinds in no time and little effort. I only drastically change my main grinder settings if I'm gonna do a huge batch of cold brew, because I'm not gonna hand grind like 200 grams of coffee.

My Eureka Zero has served me pretty well so far too. Basically a single dose version of Specialita

after obsessing over grinders I went for a specialita on sale for 330 USD. you could argue that a silenzio is even more future proof ( i don't use the timer and the screen will fail before the grinder) . I added a big dial from ario and a single dose bellow hopper. is it an endgame grinder ? no, but it's built well, very silent, great for espresso. its resale value is strong when/if my skills require a better grinder. Bigger burrs don't really matter for single dosing, where speed is usually not a goal.in itself. if you are super consistent with your puck prep and have mastered your machine and ideal water, maybe upgrade to a grinder that can accept special burrs and such.

Eureka zero and big grinder setting dial from aro. Easy to switch back and forth with new dial, built like a tank, relatively silent.

Eureka mignon zero 55s. Was about 350 usd

I got the Specialita and I believe - from my multiple reviews - the DF54 is up there is due to it's pricing. I've had the Baratza but the level up from previous to current one is not comparable. Eureka is just solid!