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I started with multiple grinders in different colors. I love that my current one has multiple removable cups so I can just wash & go.
https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/coffee-products/coffee-grinders/p.coffee-and-spice-grinder.BCG211OB.html This is what I have.
Was using a KitchenAid flat blade grinder for a while, but on Prime Day they had the Krups burr grinder on sale for around $50, so I grabbed it! Way more consistent.
I use the whole beans from Zavida at Costco! $18 a kg. I have a kitchenaid brand grinder that I use twice a week
Bought a stilosa for $85 from Delonghi and a $100 KitchenAid grinder for my first setup and it still is glorious a couple years later. This machine looks very similar to mine. I freaked out about the grinder due to this sub, but learned later that any machine with pressurized baskets (such as this one) has a lot of flexibility there. I think you could save on the grinder for sure but I do like my KitchenAid.
Unpopular opinion, perhaps, but i don't need the best tasting coffee, I just need good tasting coffee in a machine that will last for years to come. I have a small Kitchen Aid grinder that I use and it works well for the coffee I like. Not trashing other people's tastes, everyone likes what they like.
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