Encore ESP

Ignore the rude people here. Welcome to the hobby! You’re in for an incredibly rewarding, albeit sometimes frustrating experience. As others have said - you need a much finer grind. I had a burr grinder at home that was supposedly all purpose, but even at its “espresso” setting it was way too coarse

I just did a ton of research as a beginner and I went with the Breville Bambino Plus ($400) and the Baratza Encore ESP ($200). I’m having a blast and making some of the best coffee I’ve ever had. Another option is indeed the Barista Express. I didn’t go with this one because I wanted a better grinde

Are you moving from the Baratza Encore or the Baratza Encore ESP? I moved from the Baratza Encore (non ESP) to the CF64 (bought an open box model on sale) and it is a significant upgrade for me. It takes far less attempts to dial in the grind. That said if you don’t change beans often then you might

With the Encore+ M2 burr upgrade (same one the Baratza ESP has) I get pretty consistent espresso grind results to the point that I can't see myself getting a separate grinder any time soon, but it takes a LOT of back and forth and dialing in than I'm guessing a proper espresso grinder does. Don't ne

The Breville grinder in the original post is more or less the same grinder as the Baratza encore ESP. The burrs in both the grinders are the Baratza M2 burrs and should provide a similar experience, while the Breville one has a nicer metal body. As it can almost always be had on sale (or dirt cheap

Turkish grind is the finest of all coffee types (literally powder), so it really puts grinders to the test. Honestly, manual grinders give you the best bang for your buck for Turkish coffee. Check out the 1Zpresso J-Ultra or a classic Sözen hand mill. If you really want an electric grinder, you'll n

If it's Americano you mostly drink would you consider filter coffee, or filteresque? I have a Gaggia Classic espresso machine, and a Baratza encore esp grinder, and used the combo uniquely for a number of years, but as I moved to drinking more Americanos and drifted towards filter coffee, it kinda s

If considering the Encore ESP, I'd also look at the Encore ESP Pro: the latter is a nice enhancement over the original ESP, with significantly tighter grind precision in the espresso range (a pretty amazing 2.2-micron display step, essentially near-stepless in practice--in comparison, the original E

Im so glad with that grinder, coming from a Baratza Encore ESP, I know now what consistency is lol. I’m going to try Turkish grind with it soon, as I bought Turkish/Greek style roasted beans from Greece. It should be able to handle it according to Eureka.

The Encore ESP Pro is a nice enhanced version of the Encore ESP. Note: the flavor profile is the same--the ESP Pro uses the same burrs as the ESP, and one should expect the same flavor between the 2 grinders, as a general matter. The biggest value is the ESP Pro's 2.2-micron display grind steps, as