X-Ultra

For the same price you can get the 1zpresso X-ultra, which is considered to be much better. So it depends on how much effort you want to put in for grinding (especially if you get an espresso machine in the future).

AeroPress grinder is absolutely not worth it. The cheaper 1zpresso X-Ultra for $170 USD is a much better grinder. Even the 1zpresso Q Air for $70 USD is arguably a better grinder.

I have an 1zpresso x-ultra and use it for espresso everyday and it's great. That being said if your girlfriend is considering/interested in a nespresso manually grinding coffee beans for espresso is probably the opposite of what she wants to do in the morning

This is an almost impossible price point to achieve. The closest I can suggest to get you real espresso is a manual lever machine ($100 Flair Neo Flex) and a hand grinder ($160 1Zpresso X-Ultra). You would still need to add in some basic tools to make this feasible (~$100? scale, temp controlled wat

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

In that case x ultra is a great choice. If you want something that fits in the plunger of an aeropress, 1zpresso Q is also a great grinder and will produce a similar cup quality. However the dial on X-ultra is substantially easier to use and has more fine-grained adjustments, but the magnetic catch

My 1zpresso X-Ultra has 12.5 microns per click and one click changes the shot time for a set output by approximately 3 seconds. I know that stepless adjustment is seen as a plus by many people but I don’t agree. 10 microns per step is fine enough and it will make dialing in easier.

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

I have a 1Zpresso X-Ultra and a picopresso. It's not not some god tier espresso setup, but it's not even 300$ total and still decent.

I've been through this mess before. Either buy an inexpensive hand grinder cabable of espresso like a Kingrinder K2 or 1Zpresso X-Ultra, or save up for an entry-level electric grinder like the Fellow Opus, Turin DF54, or Barratza Encore ESP. It's a bit of a spend up front, but it's worth it and will