Wilfa - Svart WSCG-2

Love my Svart, but I suspect OP is in the US (budget given in dollars) so Wilfa not an option, unless things have changed recently.

Also what country are you in? I really like my Wilfa Svart as a solid and cheap grinder, but it's not an option for those of you outside Europe (or certainly wasn't last time I looked)

I've got a Wilfa Svart which is a good budget option, have a vague recollection they were (at least when I bought it a couple of years ago) hard to get or not available outside Europe though.

No doubt there are better grinders, buy my Wilfa Svart has served me well for 3 years.

Nothing to do with price or value, it’s just about quality and taste. You can buy coffee beans for three quid from the supermarket and grind them as you need them. They should give you a better taste than buying the same stuff pre-ground. The entry level for speciality coffee is going to be close to ten quid for 250 grams. If you do decide you want a grinder, I’d recommend the Wilfa Svart. It’s a small electric grinder. I’ve been using mine for getting on for a decade, and paid £100 with a bag of beans thrown in.

The burr grinder makes a big difference. Baratza Encore it up! That's the price to performance grinder I would recommend. I have the Wilfa Svart, turns out I needed a voltage transformer for it in the US so I'd just recommend the Encore instead if you also live in 120v land. p.s. the hopper size means nothing - weigh your beans and throw the amount you weighed into the hopper and grind. Don't keep beans in the hopper. That's something I learned over time.

Jeg har en Wilfa som kosta 900kr for noen år siden som fungerer til det meste, og en håndkvern som kosta det dobbelte som er for spesialkaffe og spesielle anledninger. Jeg lager for det meste håndbrygg. Wilfaen er den tredje elektriske kverna jeg kjøpte, de to foregående var billigere. Den første kosta hundre kroner på Jula og holdt i et år, gjorde forsåvidt jobben, men kvernegraden ble veldig upålitelig før jeg satt den opp på loftet. Den andre var et obs-kjøp, var 300kr, og egentlig dårligere enn den første. Wilfaen har vart meg seks år til nå, og viser ingen problemer.

I'll second the Wilfa Svart recommendation, though I find it starts to struggle at espresso grinds.

I have the Wilfa Svart grinder and I’m happy with it. It grinds fine enough for both dark and light roasts in the Moka, and I also use it for French press and filter coffee. The silver one is £90-100 new though, so maybe a little too much.

This morning I woke up to the Wilfa WGCS-2 that I bought back 5 years ago as a student had stopped working on me. Now I'm faced with the choice of what to buy next and these are the options that I'm considering. I mostly brew pourovers but the occasional French presses and batch brews as well. My priorities are with a neat and relatively small grinder as I have a tiny kitchen and very limited counter space. I have had hand grinders in the past and have zero interest in one now. A Wilfa Uniform, for 250€ (shipped). I think this is the upper limit on what I'd be willing to pay. I'm questioning if the coffee will be that much better? It's of course cheaper than it was at launch pre-pandemic, and not the new Uniform Evo. It seems like most complaints I see are on build quality (at a 350€ launch price point) or the scale that's not included with mine. Fellow Opus, for 185€ - I like the look and size, people say good things about the coffee but complain about the workflow. I don't mind if it's plasticky, but will it get grinds all over my kitchen? Wilfa Aroma Svart for 150€. A minor upgrade on my old grinder, as they use the same burrs but a different motor. On the list but not something that exites me. Baratza Encore for 140€ (ESP for 170€). I find it a little ugly, and I'm not sure what, if any is the benefit of the ESP for my use cases. Am I missing any obvious options? Anything else I should consider to help make the right choice?

I recently bought the K6 and i'm sold! It grinds so consistent with little fines. It may be even better than my Electric grinder: wilfa svart

I’m no expert but have read from people who are and have chatted to local shops who do great pour over. There seems to be a positive to an uneven grind when it comes to pour over. Partick Rolf from April talks about using a Wilfa Svart Aroma to win a brewing competition. I’m reading this with interest though. I have the std. all black Svart and I think I’m doing ok, but the grass is always greener.

I have this as well and agree I never saw it when I was in the US. Only here in Europe.