Duo

When I had a Niche Zero I almost bought a Fellow Ode with the SSP Burrs for brew usage. Got a Niche Duo instead just to keep the counter tidier.

Niche Duo!

This, my gen 2 Ode makes fantastic v60/switch, Aromaboy and Aeropress brews. I also have a Niche Duo with both sets of burrs, the filter burrs are better than the ode, but not £500 better.

I got Micra, Niche Duo and Eureka Specialita. I had the Specialita for a few years and upgraded to Niche recently, which is really great for medium/light roasts. I love the fact that I can use different roasts whenever I feel like, rather than waiting to finish the hopper.

It might be the niche duo actually. That's going to have great work flow and a flavor profile somewhere in the middle.

He is right for your budget. Having a £600~ grinder budget opens up a lot of good grinders that could last you decades. Grinder really is the most important piece (after the beans), the actual machine largely matters from how you aim to use the machine (e.g. fast turn on, need to make 4+ drinks at a time, etc) but even a £80 Stilosa can make a great espresso. Arguably even if your budget was £1,500 the argument still holds true to blow most of it on the grinder as a £1K budget opens up the Philos and many grind by weight grinders. Its just after that point it becomes diminishing returns on grinders.

if you want to stay in your original budget and single dosing get the Lagom Casa or the Niche Zero/Duo, not the VS6. The Niche 's have great UK pricing, understandably given they are a British grinder, and due to the tariff situation gets ignored on this subreddit with its overwhelming US userbase. Read this subreddit for peoples experiences and you will see why the Casa over the VS6. The Philos isn't THAT huge btw, its also seems to be having a price war on the UK sellers so its price has collapsed and is now around the same as buying it direct from Mazzer.

Baratza for drip, niche duo for espresso. I thought it would have been obvious, because the encore can’t grind proficiently for espresso, plus the positioning.