EDGE Electric Coffee Grinder

I have a Starseeker Edge 48mm and it works very well for both methods, I think it's a great grinder, especially considering the price.

Dude, I don't know, I'm not a barista, but I recently purchased a Starseeker Edge 48mm and it's fantastic. I paid less than half of the other more famous ones. It's a conical grindstone, I got the titaneo one. Very uniform grinding, practically zero retention

I picked up a Starseeker Edge 48mm titanium, I really like it. Very good for strains and espressos, very versatile

I didn’t understand if you want a hand grinder or an electric one. I have a Kingrinder K6 and a Starseeker edge and they are great for espresso. The K6 is very good grinding for espresso and pour over, is easy to adjust using the external dial but it is not a small hand grinder. The Starseeker is a small electric grinder and also make a great espresso for lower budget. This one I use exclusively for espresso but I know it is capable of making good pour over as well.

I prefer a good conical burr grinder, over a budget flat grinder... And to be honest, over a premium flat grinder as well. I had a very nice flat burr grinder and replaced it with a conical Burr grinder last year and I couldn't be more happy with that decision. Yes, many people will call out the benefits of a flat grinder, but what I found is that they are far less consistent. If you happen to get it dialed in perfect then sure the quality of the shots you pull at that moment might be amazing, but every time I get a new espresso, it takes forever to dial in and it's very rare to actually get those perfect shots. With a conical grinder, you have a much bigger margin. Sure, the absolute top end quality of a shot from a conical grinder is in theory, not as good as a flat grinder, but in practice it's pretty much the other way around for me. They're much more forgiving so I can dial in very easily and quickly and the shots that I get out of them are excellent... and extremely consistent. Edit: I should have mentioned that I have the starseeker edge as my conical grinder and I love it.

That was essentially the experience I had. I got a shot to a good place one day only to have to readjust the next day because the humidity changed a little bit. I enjoy the process of making coffee. It's a ritual that I enjoy. But constantly having to dial in and readjust made that process. Not fun for me.

To be honest, mainly the vibes. I wanted something that was a little bit more compact and I really preferred the way that it looked, and since it wasn't too expensive I was willing to take a gamble on it to see if I liked it. The burrs are smaller, but I was surprised how well it performed. I imagine going up to the bigger burrs might help even more. Probably make it even more consistent. To me, I eventually realized that I value making consistently excellent shots more than very rare "unbelievable" shots. I'm only making a couple of cups of coffee for myself and my wife on any given day so I really don't want to be having to fight the machine, and I was quite impressed that I was able to get such consistently good shots out of what many people would say are very small burrs.

Soooo many options. I will recommend based on the few I’ve owned. For the price, it’s pretty tough to beat the Gemilai G3006 “Owl” [Gemilai G3006](https://www.gemilai.com/products/g3006-espresso-machine-bf?variant=51921443160377) right now. It’s everything the bambino is, but standard e61 grouphead so endless options on portafilters, etc. It also steams VERY well for a thermoblock machine. There are also lots of excellent grinders in the $300 range that aren’t breville. I have a Starseeker Edge and it’s fantastic paired with the Gemilai. But you can’t hardly go wrong with a DF64 either. I’ve got a few posts on the Gemilai Owl if you want to see it and how you can set the OPV valve to dial in the pressure exactly where you want it.