Pharos has been my daily grinder thus my only grinder now. I owned a gaggia mdf, which retained more stale coffee and generated a lot more sound than pharos(of course). I do have lots of espresso & milk drinks... average 8 cups of coffee /day but i never thought shaking and getting the grounds are t...

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Great write up:) thank you so much for comparing the great grinders taking time! All of these were in my mind for my next toy to play with. Such an awesome thread

I'd thought I update my situation with adjusting the alignment. I've been adjusting in both methods that Doug said here while ago. The tip i thought it really help out was to make the two top nuts on the end of the shaft, make it tight, pulling the shaft at the nut and turn the shaft& burrs

I've spent few hours to get a good alignment and to choke my pre 2k pavoni. Tried two methods that Doug has explained, but stull getting slight rub when at 1/8th turn. I use the stock basket filled up with 12-13 g of coffee(home roasted yirgacheffe washed) and very light tamp. Im currently using les...

Just got my pharos #235!! I really couldnt resist not drinking good pour over or french press coffee at my home where i stay during my holidays. excellent work done by orphanespresso.com staffs cant wait to pair up with my pre millennium europiccola when im back to uni. It will be a quiet combo comp...