Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder

Yes, I'd replace that grinder for a DF54 or even the Encore ESP. I have a similar OXO conical burr grinder but primarily use it for drip, cold brew, etc. It won't work with unpressurized baskets.

I use that OXO conical for drip and cold brew. Not good for espresso though

OXO Brew Conical Burr grinder cannot grind fine enough for espresso? It should be able to grind fine enough for pressurized/dual wall. For non-pressurized, you are correct, it will not grind fine enough. And even if it could, it lacks the fine grained adjustments needed to dial in non-pressurized. I

What grinder do you have? I had the same experience and ended up upgrading my grinder to one explicitly geared towards espresso. It has made all the difference. I’m new to home espresso and was thinking my OXO conical burr grinder would be fine running on the finer settings. That was not the case.

Oxo Brew Conical Burr is the problem. if you want good espresso a good grinder is essential DF54 or Baratza Encore ESP are good entry level grinders that will work great with the flair 58. hand grinders are cheaper, but I would advise against it. there is already a lot of steps in espresso workflow,

I have an OXO Brew conical burr grinder that I’ve been using for years for pour over but since I got my espresso machine I’m getting the impression it cannot do a fine enough grind. My shots are pouring WAY too fast on my gaggia even with the finest grind setting so I’m wondering if I need to upgrad