X-Ultra

Manual hand grinders are great for most uses and often better value for your money than electric grinders BUT they can be a chore for espresso. Hand grinding for espresso quickly became a nuisance for me. For all other brew methods they’re great! If you’ll be doing espresso often I’d recommend going

They’ll be quite similar. K has 48mm heptagonal burrs X has 40mm heptagonal burrs They’re so similar that any superiority between the two might be down to the coffee you’re grinding. You might prefer one coffee with the X, and the K might bring out a quality in a different coffee that you really lik

Easy way to start is with, well, no recipe at all. Do like it says in the booklet. “Weigh” the beans by just mostly filling the basket, then dump those into your grinder. Water from the tap up to the safety valve. Put it on medium-ish heat and let it run. Advice I got from Bialetti: run two cycles o

I know not everybody can or wants to put so much effort into coffee, but would at least consider a V60 with some form of grinder (I like my 1zpresso X Ultra, but there are many many others that are great. Probably go with the 1zpresso Q Air or the Kingrinder P1 if it needs to be cheaper). This is of

The K6 is far better than the k2 as it has an external adjustment system. It will be very easy to dial in shots with an external adjustment system. If you are will to spend 20k on a grinder than you have a couple of really good options. If you solely want to do espresso then the 1zpresso J-Ultra is

If you don't make espresso, the esp is eliminated, I have had the c3pro and I liked it, it is comfortable to grind and it is not big. Now I have a 1Zpresso x ultra but the price goes up a lot in comparison. The c3pro will be good for French and mocha. C2 is an older model, especially for espresso an

Stretch a little more and get the 1Zpresso J Ultra probably the best espresso focused manual grinder in the non/semi professional range. Fixcoffee will give you a 10% discount on your first purchase. It’s listed at 19k and so it will work out to 17k for you. The K Ultra is a superior all round grind

I heard the S3 Esp doesn't have the same burrset as the normal S3. Parang mas espresso-focused siya, more fines than the normal version. It's not the same case as in C3S vs C3Esp, where the only difference is in the micron changes per click. The point is, the S3 Esp may not be a good all-rounder, so

I have the x-ultra and it’s great. However I only use for filter. Watch the blind taste testing done by the Alternative Brewing channel on YouTube - he goes through the full line up followed by blind taste tests which is the only video of its kind I could find. Convinced me to buy the X-ultra. Howev

I use the 1Zpresso X ultra. Love it. I travel with it and use it for moka, pour over, aero press. Its probably overkill and a bit expensive but it's a great tool. I used to use an oxo conical burr electric grinder and I really prefer the x ultra.