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

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

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

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

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

Since you're looking for quality without the tinkering the Breville bambino plus paired with a baratza encore ESP grinder is a fantastic way go go. The bambino plus plus heats up almost instantly and even has an auto froth feature for your lattes which takes the stress out of learning manual steam w

That’s the only thing I will miss from Baratza, their absolute legendary support. They sent me replacement parts for free twice, even after I admitted I broke one by my own stupidity. They couldn’t help me getting consistency from my Encore ESP though, so I eventually sold it. They did give me many

the Berazza Encore Esp Pro, but it's also stepless It is but it isn't: the grind mechanism is stepless, but you mostly gauge your setting via the digital display which is stepped (via 2.2-micron steps or so)--thereby allowing for easy repeatability/setting but with such small steps as to be ~steples