Q Air

Check out this video by Coffee Chronicler. Iirc he favorably compared the performance of the Q Air / Q to that of the Comandante C40, saying that it's "suspiciously close". Meaning it performs almost as well as a much more expensive grinder. Meanwhile iirc he rated the C2/C3S very low on both pourov

Ideally speaking none below 10k are good for esp. But if u insist to have them kaise bhi then get king grinder p2 or 1zpresso q air. U can have occasional espressos in them.

you can't grind for espresso with q air! Please don't mislead newcomers with random suggestions! ref: https://1zpresso.coffee/faq/

Yeah I was doing a bit of Gemini-ing for my own curiousity. Respectfully, I still don't really think the constraints here make sense (eg if you're going an extended period, then coffee bean weight itself gets pretty substantial). If I had to do something within the confines, here's some LLM-generate

The C3S is good of espresso style grinding , but the K2 is good for pour over. The better in this price range will be the 1zpresso Q Air.

For a similar budget to c2, you could consider the Q air by 1zpresso. It is capable for espresso grind.

The grinder issue must be addressed before choosing the machine/method. Unless you don't care much about taste and just want that espresso-like texture, then go ahead. But IMHO, the grinder is way more important than the brewing method. Someone already suggested the KINGrinder P2, but I’d also sugge

Timemore c3s or 1zpresso q air both i great for aeropress not sure for espresso

The 1zpresso Q Air is the same burr set as the Q2, but with a plastic housing. I've used the Q2 for V60 and it produces some brilliant cups, so I'd recommend the Q Air or the Q2. Works very well for Aerorpess too, but not the best for espresso. If you're looking for something better than either of t

1zpresso Q air if you are not grinding for espresso