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.

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!

Nessa de robustez pode ser que um Baratza encore usado sirva como uma luva! Pra espresso ele não serve, mas pra coados ele serve que é uma maravilha e é um tanque de guerra. Usado tu deve achar custando lá pra 800-900 reais

I've got the Bambino so can't comment on the espresso machine (although I think you'd be fine with the Bambino or B Plus), but I can comment on the grinder. Was looking at the same options: DF54, Varia etc. I'm in NZ so after-market support on these brands is limited to none. Having come from an old

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