drostin77 wrote:** I already have to many "hobbies" (I shave with a straight razor, I program obsessively), so I don't think I have time to dedicate to an involved espresso-making process each morning.

Completely off topic, but you got my attention on that one. Got about 40 straights in my shaving rotation. I do custom scales, restorations, custom silvertip brushes etc... Got a few one off customs as well, 2 Joe Chandlers, 2 Robert Williams, a Harner and just ordered a one off custom Mastro Livi in Bergamo Damascus, my own blade design. You should be able to scare up some sweet Japanese straights. Never tried a single bevel blade before but the guys that use them love them.

Back to the question at hand. Getting a grinder that is super at both extremes will be difficult. You can get a very good espresso grinder that will make an OK press pot or a super press pot grinder that will not do espresso at all. The problem is that French press requires a very large and even particle with no fines. An espresso grinder needs to make a very small particle but with a range of particle sizes including fines.

I have what I consider to be a very good espresso grinder, LaCimbali Max, but it makes a mediocre press pot. Since I drink espresso 90% of the time, press pot is of little concern in my decision. From what I have read from others, the best press pot grinder is going to be a large flat burr grinder like a BUNN commercial grinder, like the ones you see in the supermarket. Unfortunately, that same grinder wont produce the correct particle variance or size for a good espresso. So you will have to decide which is the most critical to you. Your bigest hurdle will probably be the voltage.