Encore

Nice, but honestly the results look heavily biased towards what is common, available for a long time and affordable (most posts). E.g. a Baratza Encore really should not be at the top of a pour-over, light roast or multi purpose grinder list.

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

Baratza Encore or Baratza Encore ESP? the Baratza Encore can't grind fine enough for espresso

Also have Baratza Encore, I have never found it to be an acceptable grinder, I have switched to an Eurkia grinder, stepless, much better results. I know some Baratza fans will down vote this, however Baratza Encore was never an espresso grinder. I still use my Baratza for my chemex setup, which work

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

Baratza Encore should work nicely there. It was my daily driver for an aeropress, various pour overs, and pretty much anything short of a true espresso maker.

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

Here’s my entry level beginner friendly setup: - Bambino Plus- Baratza Encore ESP (grinds perfectly for espresso, drip, chemex, etc…)-Normcore Tools (WDT, Dosing Funnel, Tamper, bottomless portafilter, 18g basket)- Timemore mini scale (fits nicely in the bambino) This is more than enough (in my opin

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 don't have this grinder, but if you can bump up your price to $300 the Baratza Encore Esp Pro grinder works really well for espresso, Aeropress, ORB, pourover, etc. I use mine for all of these brewers to great effect!