J-Ultra

If you don't mind turning the crank yourself, you can get incredible value from a manual grinder. I have a 1zpresso J-Ultra, and I'm so happy with it. Easy to clean, grinds 18g coffee in about 30 seconds, 8 micron adjustment means I can dial in any coffee to its sweet spot. Plus it is very quiet fir

Hand grinders are the play, if you don’t mind the extra work. 1Zpresso J-Ultra rocks so hard for $199. Honestly, they produce results that compete with $400 electric grinders.

Once you get great grinders, it's mostly about preference. Not "this much better". I would absolutely encourage you to try 1Zpresso hand grinders if the idea of hand grinding is tolerable. Some people will never consider it. I have over $10k worth of grinders at home and use a 1zpresso as much as an

I'd get the Robot for espresso and the Subminimal Nanofoamer for making your flat whites. Assuming you can heat up water and milk you'll be sweet with this setup. The grinder is super important for espresso. For your use case I'd get a hand grinder like the 1zpresso J-Ultra which is excellent IMO.

unfortunately, you kinda really do need a grinder. i tried doing preground early on and it’s just not the same at all. you can get it to be fine but it’ll be like getting an espresso from a mcdonalds. if you’re looking for a super cheap (relatively speaking) way to get into things i would go with wi

Absolutely not unless you’re pulling multiple consecutive shots. I have a 1zpresso J-Ultra, which I understand is one of the best hand grinders. Grinding takes some elbow grease, but less than a minute. The resulting espresso with good beans and proper tamping has a thick layer of crema with no chan

If you ever wanted a portable manual grinder, the 1Zpresso J ultra is better than "good enough". I use mine 3 times a day for the last year and am so impressed. I don't even use my high end electric grinder anymore. It's never a bad idea to have a manual hand grinder as backup anyway.

If you’re willing to consider a hand grinder, the 1ZPresso J-Ultra is around $180 and does a better job than most grinders in the $1000+ range.

OP, ngl trying to assess what's going on with your shot is tricky. With a J-Ultra and F58, ypu should be running laps around your friend's setup. Things that typically contribute to sour shots are 1) short shots (time), 2) short ratios (ristrettos), 3) chanelling, 4) low puck density (either shallow

Yeah, it really is a good grinder that gets a bad rep given to random QC issues with burr alignment and static control. Overall, I had no issues with mine as long as I did the minimum maintenance. Now, I will say that going from a Z1, or shit, even the J Ultra, is definitely a couple steps higher in