Encore

Well you saved a ton of money so don’t skimp on a good grinder. It all depends how deep in the rabbit hole you want to go. I have this same machine with Baratza Encore ESP and am happy with it. I use the grinder for everything from espresso to pour over. If you can afford a $5-600 grinder, do you. T

Honestly even a solid drip brew machine, Baratza Encore Grinder and some good beans goes a long way too. Less fancy drinks but still.

Honestly? Baratza encore is easily your best choice that’s not a hand grinder

I would recommend the v Breville Bambino as well, I have this machine for the past two years it's great. I would absolutely not agree with the smart grinder. The Breville Bambino cannot extract light beans... If this matters to your mom get a machine that works with that. The Bambino excels in mediu

I use a Baratza encore at levels ~3-4 for espresso and ~10-16 for pour over and get results I enjoy. But every time I go through a bag of oily beans (usually a gifted bag or my partner’s purchase), afterward it seems horribly miscalibrated (too coarse). Then I take it apart, clean it, ensure it’s on

Baratza Encore is a very good grinder. Not too expensive, very sturdy and reliable, consistent grind over a broad range of settings.

Baratza encore esp is good enough

Depends, Starbucks is a low bar so I beat that quality using a Baratza Encore ESP. It struggled dialing in light roasts so I recently upgraded to a DF64, swapped in SSP HU burrs and properly aligned them. Now I can compete with many $1500+ grinders. The espresso machine is less important as they’re

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

Good range to be looking at. The Baratza Encore is a solid workhorse but worth knowing it is primarily designed for filter coffee rather than espresso, the stepped adjustment and grind range does not give you the fine control espresso really needs for dialling in. If espresso is your main brew metho