Atom Speciality 65

Based on your post and comments, I do think a grind by weight grinder would suit you best. I love mine. It’s so simple, my wife hopped over to using my setup and giving up her K-cups because it’s that easy. Mahlkonig E64WS is what we use. Eureka Atom 65, Fiorinzato Allground Sense are great options

Mazzer Philos, the premium price is that the machine doesn't fail on you. While I really like the DF line for the budget option, once you get to the higher price range, I can't trust their QA and support to justify the risk. Personally, I'd shell out a little more for the durability, buy once cry on

I also have a Micra and use it with a Eureka Atom 65 GBW and really love it (coming from a Eureka Specialita). Great consistency of grind and very accurate dosing. And of course, built like a tank and mine came with a short hopper. Definitely recommend at least checking it out.

Timemore078s has more acidity and fruit flavor, eureka atom 65 taste somewhat fruity but i can taste more caramel notes Femobook a68 is the most traditional burrs, lightroasts taste muddied for my taste. I would assume mazzer philos will be very similar to atom 65 because the burr type is similar. I

Opus is a single dose grinder, and is not NSF certified. For your cart, you don't want to be weighing out each dose. You need a grinder that can grind-by-time or grind-by-weight that has a large hopper. Eureka Atom 65 is a popular choice for small coffee carts.

Does it have to be a single dose grinder? I see everyone is going that route since you are coming from the Niche and were considering other single dosing ones, but with that kind of budget you could get some nice grinder with grind by weight integration and a little 250gr hopper... On my side going

A Mignon gbw sounds good for your needs if you want to use a hopper. For single-dosing, a Niche Zero would be pretty good. Stretch the budget a little bit and you can get a time-based Eureka Atom 65 (I think the consistency dose is good enough) or, a bit further (or if you can find one used), an Ato

In my opinion get an nespresso pod if you want espresso or mocamasster if you can get away with brewing Batch PourOver (this is my preferred option as its built like a tank ). If you absolutely want milk drinks then go with whatever your local distributor is suggesting because maintenance and after

Almost went with mahlkonig but ultimately decided to go with a Eureka Atom 65 grind by weight and it was the best decision I ever made

If you are aware of a great espresso machine that exceeds my budget please feel free to still share. IMHO the minimum level of equipment to use in a commercial business would be La Spaziale Mini Vivaldi (sold in the US as Lucca A53 mini), with a Eureka Atom 65 grinder. If you are going to serve both