Turin Grinders - DF64

DF54 v3 is a solid choice. A little over budget tho. I have the DF64 and it has been a phenomenal decision.

Single dose grinder is the way to go. DF64 and get some upgraded burrs down the road.

I have a df 64 and although i have upgraded my espresso grinder, i still use the df64 for drip. It’s a very good piece for the money. It works well enough and produces a fairly good consistent grind.

The df 64 will do both, it’s a pain in the ass to switch between grind sizes all the time though. Id honestly get a df64 and a cheaper one for regular drip coffee. I used to have a df64 for espresso and a capresso grinder for drip. It worked well. I now use my df64 for drip and a libra ap for espresso.

I’m not sure about the V60, maybe someone can advise; but the DF64 is a fantastic grinder for any espresso and is built like a tank.

I’m happy with df64. That said I make one drink per day.

I really like my df64 with my GCP. It replaced a gifted Breville SGP and the improvement was not subtle.

Not sure where you are seeing the specialita for $427 from ECS. I don’t even see it listed on their site. I see it here on idrinkcoffee: https://idrinkcoffee.com/products/eureka-mignon-specialita-grinder-amaranth On sale for $615 CAD from $879 regular price For reference, the DF64 is $550 regular price. I can’t speak to your comments on the burrs, but at the regular price you can get the DF64 with any SSP burrs you want and it will still be less than the regular price of a specialita

There’s literally thousands of DF grinders out there being used. The reviews have been positive. Sure you see people complain on the Internet about problems with their grinders all the time but that’s not a DF problem I just don’t know why you’re dying on the hill of saying that it’s a crap grinder. It offers tremendous value for the price in my opinion. Also, it seems silly to say that it’s not the best value for the price and then to refer to grinders that you have to “spend a little more” (the specialita is 1.6x more expensive

I totally agree! I wanted the sculptor but I’m poor, so settled with the DF64, and to be honest I’m pretty happy with it. Regarding the DF64 if you swap from filter to espresso it’s ok, if you grind for espresso and then filter, you’ll need to do a good cleaning of the grinder or your filter will be meh, as many fines come though.

DF64 and some knock off MP burrs is the way to go

Cheapest options will be hand grinders. Maybe $150 ballpark. Next up are base level electric grinders. I went with a DF64 about 5 years ago. It was a first generation, and it was about 300-400$. Might be able to find a good deal on a used one. Like a sette or something.