Chestnut C3 ESP

Coffee grinders for espresso range from $100USD to $4000USD. Cheapest one's will be hand grinders and given your working on a De'Longhi Dedica EC685 -- You are in the budget range of espresso. Look into hand grinders, it'll take 30+ seconds & a bit of an arm workout but you'll get a good cup of espr

I love my Timemore Chestnut C3 ESP Pro. beautifully made, consistent and pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things (especially if you buy it from Ali Express... in fact a lot of the popular grinders are considerably cheaper on Ali Express than Amazon)

Espresso capable grinders under $50 are hard to find. You would have to go for a hand grinder for sure since electric grinders start at around $150/200. My pick would probably be a Timemore C3 ESP through Aliexpress (Amazon etc. would set you over $50).

Neither. Avoid ceramic burrs. They don’t do a good job and create a lot of fines. Hard to recommend exactly without knowing what your budget is and what availability is where you’re located, but here are some good manual grinders to consider: All-around grinders that do well for all brew methods: -

I have a Jura coffee machine for when it needs to go fast, but during the weekend and when I work from home I use a manual grinder with my Bialetti. I did a lot of research and in the end settled on the Timemore C3ESP. Anything cheaper did not get good reviews.

Cold brew, paper-filtered (no gritty fines): Ground coffee + water, use any closed container, 1:10 or less water. Use less water if you're planning to dilute the brew (with water or milk). Use a scale for measuring. Refrigerate for 12hrs, this is max for me, but you can try for longer. Pass the brew

A manual steel burr grinder will make a world of difference compared to a blade grinder. You don't need the most expensive models. I have a Timemore C3ESP and it's perfect for me. Cost around 60 USD.

Hahaha for sure, Lets start with my first grinder ever Timemore c2, small ,well built and good burrs and does the job definitely an upgrade from buying pre ground coffee ,cheap china copy grinder or blade grinder etc. i got it from ali experess in the good days when custom wasn't an issue. For start

If you want good results (and not waste a lot of money in the process), get a decent but affordable hand grinder. You really don’t want to dial in your beans one store-ground 12 oz bag at a time. The TIMEMORE Chestnut C3 ESP Pro is a more than decent all-around grinder and can be yours for $72 right

I have Timemore C3 ESP (but without "pro") and, usually I was setting the grind for espresso by tightening the screw to the limit and then unscrewing 3-4 (rarely 5) clicks. This setting is not precise enough to get perfect grind size - depending on the beans I was getting anywhere from 25 to 45 s br