J-Ultra

if you're being serious, i think a hand grinder like a j-ultra and a la pavoni (easily found used for less than a bambino plus) offer a drastically better coffee experience for less. this coming from someone who had a bambino and a vs4.

It’s certainly a mighty combo, but I don’t think it’s peak espresso per dollar. My idea of peak espresso per dollar is a Cafelat Robot or Flair, paired with an 1Zpresso J Ultra or a Kinu M47.(The prices for the Flairs vary dramatically. Until recently, there were offers for a new Flair 58 for 399€;

This whole concept of things being better/ worse just doesn't hold true most of the time. Once you get to a certain point in coffee equipment, there isn't really such thing as better or worse. Just different. I don't really know what you expect to get out of the J ultra that you don't get out of you

I’ve had an X-Pro S for over 2 years (predecessor to the X-Ultra). I love the grinder. It’s a fantastic all-purpose grinder (as is the K). The burrs were slightly changed when they came out with the X-Ultra, but you get more for your $$$ with the Ultra - it has a magnetic catch cup and comes with a

Delonghi ECP 3420, add a bottomless portafilter, funnel, scale, tamp, and a replacement steam wand body. That's about $200 into the machine, budget some of the rest for your grinder. If you don't mind turning the crank for 30 seconds to make a shot, the 1zpresso J-Ultra is my daily grinder for the l

Yes! 1000%. I bought the J-ultra 2 years ago with the same question. It was the best coffee decision I have made. It takes some getting used to get proper grind sizes for different beans and brewing methods. But a good grinder will make any bean taste better. It took a lot of the bitterness away fro

More clarity for both methods is the X. Not that the J isn’t a good grinder. It’s great. It produces a more traditional, espresso, that has a rich, syrupy aftertaste and it’ll emphasize the more traditional coffee flavors (cocoa, caramel, nuts). I have an X-Pro and a J-Ultra and I use both for espre

I got rid of my Jura z7 and zero regrets. I loved the simplicity of the Jura, but the coffee cannot compare. It is also the polar opposite - you will learn about every aspect of making espresso with the Robot - I would suggest even using a hand grinder at first to fully appreciate every step of the

My espresso setup started with a sage barista pro, then got j-ultra, then flair 58+ then replaced my j-ultra for the df83v. Moving from the sage built-in grinder to j-ultra was a huge improvement (say 50% better) . Moving from the sage to the flair was another big imrpovement (say 20%). The switch f

Of course. ZP6 is the clarity king which is for filter coffee. I can't make espresso with ZP6 without pressurized baskets. J Ultra, on the other hand is the espresso grinder. Though 1zpresso did show the chart of J Ultra for filter coffee but I found brewing filter coffee with J Ultra may make my co