Looking for suggestions

floydpink · 03-19-2011, 09:17 PM

If you're budget is under 200, you're nowhere near an espresso machine that will work well.

You'd be better off putting it towards a good grinder and getting a Moka Pot as has been said many times in many threads on many boards and holds true.

A spice grinder will never work for espresso. It may work for drip coffee, but won't give you the consistent grind needed for espresso.

Start with the grinder and the rest will come in time. A good burr grinder like a Rocky is the minimum that will get you by, and a Mazzer or Macap is worth the investment as you'll never need to upgrade. (unfortunately, your budget just tripled on the grinder for these two.)

The Jura is a fully automatic machine and for half the price, you can get a good grinder and semi automatic machine, like the Rocky and Silvia combo and have as good, if not better results and a lot more fun in the process for many years.

03-19-2011, 09:17 PM	#2
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Looking for suggestions If you're budget is under 200, you're nowhere near an espresso machine that will work well. You'd be better off putting it towards a good grinder and getting a Moka Pot as has been said many times in many threads on many boards and holds true. A spice grinder will never work for espresso. It may work for drip coffee, but won't give you the consistent grind needed for espresso. Start with the grinder and the rest will come in time. A good burr grinder like a Rocky is the minimum that will get you by, and a Mazzer or Macap is worth the investment as you'll never need to upgrade. (unfortunately, your budget just tripled on the grinder for these two.) The Jura is a fully automatic machine and for half the price, you can get a good grinder and semi automatic machine, like the Rocky and Silvia combo and have as good, if not better results and a lot more fun in the process for many years. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane" Last edited by floydpink; 03-19-2011 at 09:25 PM.