This "Only GRINDERS" thread is not for you if...

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

...New grinder = good idea. Jane likes to spoil me so.. good one?

The Good Jane.

1. Anything less than the best would not match the humidor motif.
2. To make to-die-for moka and espresso down the road may harken.
3. Possible coffee drinking crowds (e.g. Shackie thing) demands capacity.

If Jane has an unlimited budget and she is not afraid to overspend it, don't **** around. Select among the three or four of the top-rated burr mills according to style, size (will it fit under the cabinets, etc.) and color. The top 10 best of the bunch all do a lifetime job brilliantly, Dave. Nobody moves up the grinder ladder, ever, and sez, "Feh. THAT was a waste."

MazzerMini
Macap
Pasquini

Keep the old grinder for decaf, flavored beans, the boat house - whatever.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

MazzerMini
Macap
Pasquini

Jeez - another thing. Consider in the mix, besides the cosmetics of machine height or color and cord location, the doser and auto-timer options.

Doser is good for espresso, but only when you're making at least three or four at a time. Otherwise, it is in ther way and one more thing to keep clean. I like a doser given that I make a lot of espresso but many people find them inconvenient.

The on/off timer is something I never have used. If you're tending to make a pot of coffee in the same machine, regularly, I can see where a timer would be a good thing. Turn it on and it shoots out a measured amount of grind, just right for your Teknikalkworm basket, and then shuts itself off. No waste - no minding the button while you're running the water or flipping the bacon or telling Jane, over and over, how much you appreciate the new grinder with the timer on it.

[Da Klugs]

Originally Posted by Resipsa

We're working on him Ev's we're working on him

Dave, I like the Baratza Virtuouso for everyday all round grinding. Solid construction, dependable, does a great job grinding and just one step below the "major" coffee grinders and worth the money, but not cheap.

And it is and always be the "Shack Grinder"

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

The Good Jane.

1. Anything less than the best would not match the humidor motif.
2. To make to-die-for moka and espresso down the road may harken.
3. Possible coffee drinking crowds (e.g. Shackie thing) demands capacity.

If Jane has an unlimited budget and she is not afraid to overspend it, don't **** around. Select among the three or four of the top-rated burr mills according to style, size (will it fit under the cabinets, etc.) and color. The top 10 best of the bunch all do a lifetime job brilliantly, Dave. Nobody moves up the grinder ladder, ever, and sez, "Feh. THAT was a waste."

MazzerMini
Macap
Pasquini

Keep the old grinder for decaf, flavored beans, the boat house - whatever.

So assuming she loves me alot and I have an 18 inch high counter area that is 3x2... the specific reccomendation is....

Rancillio Rocky has served me well and fits the niche between $Moo$ grinders and the $200-and-under set. Personally I think that for the low-mid-$300 price tag it is much closer to a top tier grinder than the price would lead you to believe

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

And it is and always be the "Shack Grinder"



So assuming she loves me alot and I have an 18 inch high counter area that is 3x2... the specific reccomendation is....

They do make a shorter hopper for the Mazzer these days but, short or tall it's my first pick. Nobody ever got one and said, "Feh. This thing sucks."

The Macap may be the equal of the Mazzer for a few clams less and, in most peoples opinion, it comes in a package more pleasing to the eye. It lacks history to speak for future performance but looks great in the here and now.

Macap owners tend toward an irrational exuburance - and a jingoistic, "My grinder, right or wrong!" mentality which cannot be explained by anything except the poisonous, toxic gasses Macaps release, Mazzer owners claim. I think the imbalances that have occured in BigWaved and ResIpsa since they got Macaps validates the Mazzerian argument.

The Rocky is a legendary, fine grinder for a younger (or less worldly) man than yourself, Dave; it's a finely tuned 599cc crotch rocket in the shadow of a Harley Ultra Classic. (gentle shrug - fine grinder, a Rocky, but not up to the demands of someone who may pursue coffee with even 10% of the vigor you pursue cigars. C'mon...

Let Jane decide. If you get a Macap just keep a few windows open to cross-ventilate. Hope this is helpful.

http://www.1st-line.com/machines/com...nder/index.htm

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

They do make a shorter hopper for the Mazzer these days but, short or tall it's my first pick. Nobody ever got one and said, "Feh. This thing sucks."

The Macap may be the equal of the Mazzer for a few clams less and, in most peoples opinion, it comes in a package more pleasing to the eye. It lacks history to speak for future performance but looks great in the here and now.

Macap owners tend toward an irrational exuburance - and a jingoistic, "My grinder, right or wrong!" mentality which cannot be explained by anything except the poisonous, toxic gasses Macaps release, Mazzer owners claim. I think the imbalances that have occured in BigWaved and ResIpsa since they got Macaps validates the Mazzerian argument.

The Rocky is a legendary, fine grinder for a younger (or less worldly) man than yourself, Dave; it's a finely tuned 599cc crotch rocket in the shadow of a Harley Ultra Classic. (gentle shrug - fine grinder, a Rocky, but not up to the demands of someone who may pursue coffee with even 10% of the vigor you pursue cigars. C'mon...

Let Jane decide. If you get a Macap just keep a few windows open to cross-ventilate. Hope this is helpful.

http://www.1st-line.com/machines/com...nder/index.htm

Mister Moo, you do make me laugh,

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Resipsa

Mister Moo, you do make me laugh,

WTH... it's my thread. Truth is overrated.

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

The Rocky is a legendary, fine grinder for a younger .... man than yourself, Dave

I knew, felt, that there was something other than quality that led me to the Rocky.