STARSEEKER - EDGE63 Electric Coffee Grinder

Loved it but got the Edge63 for fun. Isn't much better than the E55 the E55 was that good

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 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'm curious to know where you have it set for espresso? I have an edge as well and I pretty much dial my beans into a sweet spot between 4.5 - 7, though I've seen recommendations from the company that it should be far closer to the 2 range for espresso.

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.

https://preview.redd.it/i1xnrt6h35le1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3f74683604f9097928cf62cd7e328402d2dc263 That’s exactly 70g of beans in the hopper. Can it do it, yes, but the cup that catches the grounds only held 50g of beans. So, if you load up the hopper, just stop halfway through when the cup fills up then empty into the coffeemaker and finish it off. You could probably figure out someway to fit a larger cup or remove the cup holder arms and fit a larger cup underneath. I wouldn’t say it’s ideal, but if you wanted both an espresso and drip coffee grinder that’s actually capable of doing both easily, this is a great grinder!

I just bought the edge and should get it next week. I bought it specifically for espresso since I have a Bunn G3 already, but I like the idea of the versatility for automatic brewing as well. I will try to remember to push it to its limit on capacity and report back.

Overall I would say it’s 4/5 stars. It’s truly an all in one and can do both espresso and pour over very well. It’s also very quiet which I greatly appreciate when everyone else is sleeping and hasn’t ever woken anyone up by it. It’s solid and well built with almost 100% metal construction. The small footprint is excellent for saving space on the counter. Very low retention (generally 0.1 gram or less). The ONLY real downside is it’s relatively slow. As in it takes nearly a minute to do 20grams. If you can pick it up on AliExpress for $200ish it’s probably one of the best you can get in the price range.

Mine is about perfect right between 3.4 and 3.5 and then maybe up or down one or two ticks from there depending on various roasts. I actually started at 2.5 and couldn’t get any water through it so backed it down to 3 and it was still a struggle but closer. Worked my way back to 3.2 then 3.4 and it was flowing perfectly.