Mazzer - Super Jolly

I have two grinders... A modded Mazzer Super Jolly for espresso and a non-esp Encore for drip. I think the ESP will handle everything you want to do.

I am AuDHD and have this flavour of neurodivergent noise “fun” aka torture. I have a Zerno Z1 and it’s not especially noisy. It’s near silent with AirPods Pro in on noise cancelling mode. I also cannot hear it when I use my custom IEMs. I had the Niche Zero and the Duo. The Zero was pretty quiet. I think flat burr grinders have a higher pitched scream than conical - but the Z1 is fairly quiet to me. I sold the Niche grinders. I also have an “AliExpress copy” of the HG-1 grinder which cost me around £400 a few years back. It is very quiet because you control the speed of the grinding with the wheel. So this is mainly the sound of crunching coffee beans and a low mechanical rumble of intermeshing gears. Do not buy a Mazzer Super Jolly. That thing was loud! I am happy to record the sounds of these machines if you want. Oh and to fully answer your question, the Z1 doesn’t have much in the way of safety features so you can absolutely load the hopper with a measured dose of beans (I use 17.5 or 18g) and leave it switched on…. via a smart switch like a Kasa Smart Plug. I use these for some of my home lights. The smart switch can be operated from your phone or you can ask a home assistant like google home / Alexa or whatever to turn it on/off.

Espresso machines and grinders still have significant manufacturing in Italy and other western countries. None of my equipment is made in China. Mazzer, Kafatek, LA Marzocco, Elektra.

Mazzer is really worth it. Trust me.

I was lucky and found a mazzer super jolly that was broken so I got it for free. $150cad worth of parts and it runs beautifully.

An old school Mazzer Super Jolly. Commercial grade, easy to fix n maintain, and will last a lifetime. Bought four from a company that was going out of business. Sold three of them and recouped my investment in such a manner that I essentially got the fourth one for free.

It is the internet, with a global reach. Many of the subs and forums get dominated by people who need to tell why they are right and you are wrong. Having owned a DF64 and found it to be one of the loudest, most unreliable grinders backed with no customer service, I have had in 40 years, I would say well done you dodged a bullet. Anything by Option O gets my vote (I have a P64 now, owned a Mini and tested a Casa and P100). The cheaper Eurekas I like as hopper fed grinders, but not single dose (the adjustment is not consistent). Niche Zero (I have one) is bombproof, quiet and lovely adjustment. However, more of a traditional darker to medium roast grinder. A used Mazzer SJ or Mini would be bombproof and a good find.

K6, super jolly and robur

Very much no. Look for a used Mazzer mini or Super Jolly.

Get a used Mazzer Superjolly I picked mine up years ago for £80. The original burrs were fine but I bought new ones anyway, it's built like a tank and you'll probably never need to change the burrs in your life with home use