I got the A2 for my daughter because she would never use a hand grinder. It was $87 on Jan 1st. It’s a conical burr, the body is plastic and the grind adjustments are kind of annoying, but the batteries are rechargeable and replaceable. Seemed to work pretty well overall.
Currently using a Femobook A2 and for something so cheap I'm massively surprised by it. I paid £66 on Ali Express and I love it. Is it the best grinder out there? Of course not. But for the money it's fantastic. It's a slow grinder, but that doesn't bother me in the least. I use a Flair Neo Flex and the two pair brilliantly well IMHO.
Had been using a Kingrinder K4, which I also loved. But advised to stop hand grinding by my GP due to golfers/tennis elbow.
I just bought the A2 and used it for the first time this morning. Actually this was my first time delving into making "good" coffee. Got a Hario switch and beans from a great local roaster. It was pretty damn great.
One question I haven't been able to run down is the zero-ing process. Turning to clockwise to tighten, it turns about 10 or so clicks past zero before it gets fully closed. So when I'm counting my clicks to do a pour over grind, should I do 50-ish from the number zero, or from the fully closed position?
Also, is there any logic to the numbers being 4 clicks apart instead of...like 5 or 10??
I had pretty similar parameters as you and will be about 150 under budget. Keep in mind the adaptor releases soon, so I'm speculating on the quality, but I have no reason to doubt it will be anything but good.
Femobrook A2, Fused Visions Pietro adaptor with stand and the Pietro M burrs. You'll have a portable and elite grinder all in one.
My advice would be never buy a cheap grinder if you use it for espresso.
Sure the logic may be "But its only 3000rs", but it will grind terrible coffee, break after 6-12 months and be shit for your workflow. Rather wait a bit or invest more into something that will be great and give you proper grind consistency, and last for 10-15 years with proper maintenence.
My suggestions for espresso would be, in the lower cost bracket:
\- Timemore C3 ESP PRO ($100)
\- Timemore Whirly electric grinder ($150)
\- Femobook A2 electric grinder ($99)
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