I'm very happy with my Mokkom 64mm. It's [$170 Grinder](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1YMTR1R). I've had it for one month and am using it for espresso, drip, and manual press.
[Mokkom 64mm](https://a.co/d/9qX2Esl) - cheap in cost, shiny - and I have been having tasty cups since my purchase. And you can throw in a Fellow Ode 2 gen burr and have a very versatile setup for pretty cheap without breaking your $300 budget.
On the electric side - save a little - pick up the Mokkom 64mm and get the Ode 2 Gen burrs as a separate upgrade. Whole setup can go around 250ish these days.
Have a Mokkom 64 - almost using exclusively for filtered coffee and some espresso like AP brews. Been great so far. Definitely entry level at about 180US - but entry level does not mean it disappoints. Looking to upgrade the burrs in a little to mess with the grind range some. I picked up Ode2 and SSP MP burrs to give a try with. Oh Mokkom comes with both the single dose bellow as well as a hopper that can hold onto a 350 g bag of coffee.
I also have one of these and it’s a solid grinder.
As long as you’re not brewing super special beans or changing beans every other shot, on demand grinding with the hopper/timer is much better than single dosing.
I think the cheap Chinese generics are worth considering. Obviously the real test is going to be long term reliability but so far my 180 dollar metal body 64mm flat burr grinder I got from Amazon seems to be exceeding expectations.
I have the Mokkom 64mm. I think as far as white label Chinese ones the Shardor is more popular and slightly cheaper. But I got the Mokkom because it had a metal body (though its pretty light metal and suspect mostly plastic inside) and included a single dose bellows.
Anyway out of the box the alignment seems fine as far as I can tell. I use it daily switching between espresso and pour over. Retention seems reasonable while using the bellows while grinding. For my espresso grinds I mostly do medium or light medium beans and have no issue getting fine enough. I still have plenty of room to go finer to the point I think it could do Turkish. And my coarse grinds for pour over are great as far as my pallette can discern.
So not telling you to not go with name brand. There is no way to know how this will hold up long term. But if you are determined to stick to a very low budget this seems to be a good option.
If you can't afford a high end grinder now, get the Mokkom 64mm flat burr grinder. It's $200, can have it's burrs swapped out and is very reliable. You'll get grounds as good as the best of them but we just don't know how durable the motor is. You should easily be able to get 3-5 years of usage though as long as you keep up with maintenance.
And it matches your new espresso machine perfectly with its stainless steel body.
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Great value for espresso, but clogs and poor for pour-over.
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