OPTION-O - Lagom P80

I picked one up too! I’ve never owned an electric grinder before and was planning on picking up a P64 this fall when I’ll be in China to save on shipping and duties. the P80 was a no-brainer for me given the price and the fact that I can use it with ULFs.

Actually very good approach! But I ordered straight away when orders opened. P80 is continuity of P64. Hope everything will be ok 🤞🙂

Ordered. Like my Casa workflow and feel. Quality product. Will replace df64

Yup, ordered within the first minute! Reasonable price and shipping including duties. I wish it came with a PCS like the 01.

Profitec Pro 800, with a WPM ZP1 or Lagom P80 grinder 👍😎

Micra has a separate hot water wand, so you will be able to "drop hot water" for Americanos, tea, and other uses. If you want to save some money, you should consider other small dual boiler machines such as Rancilio Silvia Pro X or Profitec Move. These are all "simple but excellent" machines that will match the espresso quality produced by the Micra, but you will lose the bragging rights and visual appeal of a La Marzocco machine. I'm not sure what you mean by "lower-fuss". Any dual boiler machine will have a similar workflow to your Pro 600. The advantage of any of the machines I mentioned above is they are not E61, which gives them much faster warm up, and you don't have to deal with periodic lubrication of the E61 cam. Going with a less expensive machine will free up more of your budget for a better grinder. Both Mazzer Philos and Lagom P80 are excellent "no fuss" grinders. When brewing espresso, the grinder is much more important than the espresso machine.

Easy choice: At that price point Mazzer Philos with i189D burrs. More money: new Lagom P80. A Zerno grinder of any stripe will cost you more than either, and IMO and for a variety of reasons just isn’t worth the extra cost.

I would pick 98mm platform over 80mm… Titus Nautilus, Lagom, Levercraft Ultra and its variants, heck… even EK43.