Lagom Mini Series

You may need to stretch your budget to get out of the DF options if you want electric. I'm incredibly satisfied with the Option-O Lagom Mini. Granted I am only pulling 2-ish shots per day.

yeah the weight is the main disqualifier for the Casa for me. Mini2 is 1.5kg, Casa is 3.5kg. Also much larger volume.

Ok so I’ve had it for about a week now and this thing rules. Maybe not as much clarity and sweetness as I get from the P64, but it’s gonna be a perfect travel grinder. Thanks again!

Pay $100 more and get the lagom mini. Leaps and bounds better than any fellow grinder.

Option O Lagom Mini. It’s better than any fellow grinder and more aesthetically pleasing.

I'm puzzled, it seems like you're concerned about the noise of the grinder disturbing your children but you haven't said anything about the noise from the espresso machine. In any case the Option-O Lagom Mini 2 is pretty quiet but is $300-tiny-burr slow. As an aside Seattle Coffee Gear sells the Silenzio 55 (new) for $449 and Whole Latte Love does price matching.

To piggyback on this very appropriate advice as well as a few other comments above, plan on upgrading. If you go with a grinder where you can easily swap burrs, that could be considered your first upgrade. My first grinder (after hand grinders) was/is great (Lagom Mini) but lacks the flexibility to swap burrs. This was my top priority when shopping for my next grinder. I went with a 064s since the reviews of the stock burrs were solid for both espresso and pour over. I'm not focused on light roasts but like to try them out once I a while. I was able to with the stock burrs, but have since upgraded to SSP CS Lab Sweet V3 burrs which seem custom made for light roast. Any grinder with solid reviews with 64mm burrs will give you a ton of flexibility moving forward. Cheers!

Take the Oxo, Breville, Ode, and Opus off your list. Consider adding the Lagom Mini. I have one that does espresso and filter like a champ and has without issue for a few years now. It's a little slow and limited duty cycle (I think 90s per 5m or something) but for home use it's great. There's a mini 2 now that I admittedly don't know much about.

Not the Casa, but I have a Lagom Mini and love it as well! Option-O’s quality is just phenomenal. The Mini comes with Moonshine which makes FANTASTIC juicy pour overs too. And the new Lagom Mini can be powered via USB-C, making it a great option for portable travel too. All for under $400 is insane.

I’m late to the party here but I love my Lagom Mini 2. Unless you’re doing volumes of coffee, it’s a really good grinder that straddles that gap, and it’s small and easily transportable.

It is the internet, with a global reach. Many of the subs and forums get dominated by people who need to tell why they are right and you are wrong. Having owned a DF64 and found it to be one of the loudest, most unreliable grinders backed with no customer service, I have had in 40 years, I would say well done you dodged a bullet. Anything by Option O gets my vote (I have a P64 now, owned a Mini and tested a Casa and P100). The cheaper Eurekas I like as hopper fed grinders, but not single dose (the adjustment is not consistent). Niche Zero (I have one) is bombproof, quiet and lovely adjustment. However, more of a traditional darker to medium roast grinder. A used Mazzer SJ or Mini would be bombproof and a good find.