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Keep the breville bambino and buy something like a Starseeker e55 pro. Usually can get them around $2-300 on aliexpress. Separate grinder is always a good idea.
If you only make milk drinks, IMHO you don't need a fancy grinder. There are good ones below 400 today like the Shardor 64 mm or Starseeker E55 Pro. The Eureka Zero is more than sufficient and it was great for espressos, I had one between 2023 and 2025.
you would need both Cornical and Flat eventually, bot nothing can be compared to E55Pro-
I just got a starseeker e55 pro and it’s been nice. Grinds are very consistent and fluffy. With RDT it has basically zero retention. Also very quiet.
I’ve had one for a couple months. It’s been great. Dark and medium roasts only so far but no complaints. Cleaned out thoroughly after the first while and had like .5g total built up inside, which is nothing.
I have been using the Starseeker E55Pro for a few months without issue. It’s a great little grinder and with RDT has nearly zero retention.
I have the Starseeker E55, it's fantastic for the money, I only paid $280 AUD though.
Loved it but got the Edge63 for fun. Isn't much better than the E55 the E55 was that good
I bought first kingrinder k6, it's perfect for your use case, if you are after espresso later, it will be very hard to keep grinding manually every day, that is why i bought starseeker e55 pro, which i really like for a conical and can not notice the difference from k6 for espresso. I posted about it a few days ago
Beginner here also, and I just finished my first set up. This is what I got in case it helps. I bought a Gemilai Ele g3028a and a Starseeker E55Pro conical burr grinder. It's been working great so far. I got them all new, and all-in I'm at about $800. The Ele is on sale on the Gemilai website right now for a spring sale for $639, and I bought the Starseeker on Aliexpress from the Starseeker official storefront on Ali for $180. You can get it directly from Amazon or Starseeker website for a little more than that if you want it faster. The Ali one I ordered took about a month to arrive. I'm loving this setup a lot so far and both the machine and grinder are working great.
I just got this one for about $175 after tax during a sale a few months ago. It's been rocking, but a it's giving me a bit of static. Do y'all recommend spritzing the coffee with water with the titanium burrs?
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