Full disclosure: they don't all look like this. {image} This was dropped into a 28g shot, in a 5.2 oz Ancap cappuccino cup. With this size cup, there's just not much room to play around. Jack

Same issue here. Baratza support recommended replacing the motor and drive gear -- 1094 Forte D-Shaft Motor Drive Pulley w/ Set Screw 1036 120 V Motor D-Shaft The new parts are improved, and Baratza offered me a discount code that made the total cost very reasonable: Subtotal $44.50 Discount (keepon...

The Bianca's tank is separate, and can be attached to the rear, or either side. Or left off completely if plumbed in

I've bought from "Red Bird Coffee" for years. They've had pretty good press here. I typically buy their "Mountain High Espresso" blend, but whenever the "honey process" Costa Rica (single origin) coffee is available, I get some of that, too. If you buy 5 lbs. or more, they ship free, and it usually ...

If you hang around here long, you'll see this over and over: The grinder selection is far more important than the machine. What do you plan to grind with? Jack

Granted, the traditional cappuccino does have a more frothy head. But in my opinion, the ratio defines the cappuccino. If I'm pouring milk into a 5 oz cup on top of a double shot, that's a cappuccino. If I use a larger cup, that's more milk (more "latte"), so it is a cafe latte. Here's this morning'...

I like the looks of that! Jack

Well said. In the quest for the ultimate grinder, we seem to forget the use-case differences between home and shop. The "best" shop grinder may be nothing like the best" home grinder. Jack

I've thought about it quite a bit -- but that was before I decided to stick with single dosing. When you're single dosing, what good would a scale be? It stops grinding "automatically" when it runs out of beans. Jack

If you're asking if it grinds the same dose in the same time, at the same grind level -- I doubt it. It would take some controlled testing to answer that question. But since I'm single dosing, I have to grind by time. I just set the grinder for longer than it normally takes. At 13.5 seconds, it runs