Sculptor 064S

You can get the Timemore 064s for less than $500 right now. It’s a fantastic grinder with pretty solid build quality. Definitely one of the best values out there

Timemore sculptor 064 or 064S. Slightly more expensive but auger fed and vertically mounted and overall nicer feel. I will say though, I thought my DF54 would be super ugly but it's surprisingly not that bad looking in person.

If you're using one grinder for espresso and pour over, I'd stay away from Eureka. Their biggest weakness is the turning dial, which is small and doesn't give you an indication of how many times you've rotated it. Going back and forth between espresso and pour over/drip would be annoying and harder

I love my Timemore 064s. It does a great job with all brew methods at all roast levels. It will give similar output to DF64V but has better build quality.

The grinder is the most important part of your setup; much more important than the espresso machine. Get the best grinder your budget can stand. A better grinder will be more consistent and have fine grained or stepless adjustments, making your learning curve on how to dial in easier. At your budget

not OP, but I also looked at Eureka Mignon vs Timemore Sculptor. I went with Timemore 064s because I preferred the design. It looks visually very pleasing and premium which imo is under-considered aspect as it's something you look at on counter daily. The magnetic catch cup feels very nice and snaps

I can't comment on the others (other than that I'd consider the reviews of the X64 SD to be much worse than "meh"), but I can say that I love my 064s (and also my 078s). I've never had problems with burrs stuck in the hopper, popcorning or clogging with either grinder. My only concern about Timemore

I love my Timemore 064s. It has similar burrs but better build quality and lower retention than DF64. If you are in the US, it is currently on sale at timemore.com at a 20% discount. The discount isn't explicitly mentioned on the website, but will appear when you add the grinder to your cart. It als

I would remove the DF64 from the list unless you find it for like $300 and want to save money. In terms of the Turin/MiiCoffee grinders, for 64mm flat burrs, the Chinese manufacturing product lineup ranking is pretty much DF64V ~= CF64V >> DF64 > GF64 So then looking at just the 64mm grinders, the c

Timemore Sculptor - not the best for espresso only, some quality issues You may want to reconsider this. I have the 078s and I love it for all brew methods and all roast levels. It blows the doors off of my Niche Zero for light roasts, and is also great for dark. There were lots of reports of qualit