STARSEEKER - EDGE Plus Electric Coffee Grinder

For what you're wanting and your price range, I'd get something like the Starseeker Edge 63/Edge Plus. They're nice, big conical burr grinders. Ignore the regurgitated comments recommending flat burr grinders like the DF64/54. Of course, some flat burrs can do a good enough job with traditional espresso. But, they're not optimized for that.

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.

My initial reaction to using a new Starseeker Edge single dose grinder this morning is very positive. Starting at the most clockwise setting/position/tightest position and turning counter clockwise 360° and further to 6 on the dial made for a beautiful grind and not many fines if at all! I use a paper filter in my moka pot but I can go finer next time. Also, no retention. Measured 18.9 beans and got the same output.