Multiple Brands - DF64V Gen 2

I loooove my DF64

I’ve been rocking the DF64v2 for nearly a year on my Silvia pro, breville drip (for family morning coffee during the week) and the occasional v60. It does everything I need it to. Dialing back and forth I use a piece of painters tape to get close to my previous espresso grind setting. Drip and filter is excellent although the catch cup is very small. I tend to grind right into the v60 of drip basket. Espresso is espresso and there are always tweaks to make cup to cup. Overall I’ve very happy with my pick.

https://preview.redd.it/9mnhzhoioq6f1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3db24a0d92f0d4eecf8d19c6e24ba3e0b5ca7191 It makes decent coffee with the stock burrs… both filter and espresso. Little static, yes 😅 I’d recommend keeping it and give it six months. Probably get wildly better results with better burrs. I’m saving for a better grinder but don’t regret the DF64. Part of the learning curve. It’s not consistent for me when I go from espresso up to filter and back down.

This is just my opinion, and may not be a popular one. I’ve lived with the DF64v2 for six months. I find I’d disappointing. Very capable for espresso, but messy, and when adjusting up to filter sizes and back down to espresso range it is not consistent or repeatable. I am saving to replace it.

Keď sa tomu (kávorobeniu) začneš trošku venovať, určite natrafíš na názor, že mlynček je podstatnejši ako kávovar. Stretol som sa s poradím: 1. mlynček, 2. zrno, 3. kávovar. Internety považujú za "entry level" kombo okolo 1K - ja kupujem mlynček DF64V2, kávovar Gaggia Classic evo25 a k tomu Gaggimate. Ak by som v kávovare nešiel aj po designe a modoch, zobral by som Breville Bambino Plus.

Df64 v2 works great

What roast levels do you enjoy? I had a Specialita and it was fantastic for medium and darks but on light roasts it really struggles. I moved to a DF64 v2 that I got used and it’s been very good. Definitely not on par in terms of build quality, but it makes very good coffee and so far is quite consistent.

Depending on your budget, mid range- DF64 v2 is good and in budget range HiBrew G5 is quite reliable.

DF64 V2 It's a fine grinder for 400$ USD has son glaring consistency problems need to align the bur sets.

You can get a grinder with multipurpose burrs. It’ll do a decent job at both. A hand grinder equivalent would be a K Ultra or C40 in terms of cup profile DF64v would be a better option I feel You could also get a Timemore 064s for a vertical burr platform These grinders won’t excel at both, but you’ll still get pretty good cups

DF64v is gen 3 iirc And yeah, wasn’t recommending hand grinders, just meant that it would be an equivalent to getting those kinds of hand grinders vs something purely pour over focused like a ZP6 (or SSP brew burrs)

I’m sorry you’re right, I was thinking about the DF64V