Upgrade from La Spaziale Vivaldi S1 - La Marzocco Linea Mini or other? - Page 2

#11: Post by **Beezer** » September 12th, 2015, 6:01 pm

Both of those grinders are very nice, though for the same money I'd go for the conical K10 Pro Barista, as long as you don't mind having a doser. The debate between doser and doserless grinders rages on, but doser grinders tend to be a bit cheaper for the same motor and burrs. Doserless grinders can have some issues with grind retention and clumping (though not all doserless grinders have these problems), so I tend to prefer the doser version of most grinders.

#12: Post by **JohnB.** » September 12th, 2015, 6:11 pm

Hard to go wrong with the K30 Vario. I'm restoring & updating an older K30 to use along with my K10 WBC. No experience with the K8 Fresh but it looks like a nice grinder. Are you set on an electronic doserless grinder? Do you single dose?

September 12th, 2015, 6:57 pm

Have owned Mazzer Mini and La Cimbali Jr, both with Dosers and thinking (?) I would like to try Doserless? The doser seems to allow more grounds everywhere on my counter...nothing to compare to and could just be the La Cimbali presently or ? I do single dose.

#14: Post by **JohnB.** » September 12th, 2015, 9:02 pm

Since you do single dose I'd definitely add the K10 P/B to your list as Beezer advised. The P/B isn't a messy grinder & with a few simple mods there is very little retention.

#15: Post by **Beezer** » September 12th, 2015, 10:30 pm

+1. And doserless grinders are often messier than dosers, since the coffee can spray all over the place without a doser to hold it.

September 13th, 2015, 12:29 am

Never have had any spraying with my K30 Vario. It all goes straight into the basket, just as it does at a thousand coffee bars.

September 13th, 2015, 5:41 pm

Thank You, do you single dose?

Jeff

#18: Post by **Marshall** » September 13th, 2015, 7:12 pm

jeffb wrote:Thank You, so you single dose

No. I tried it, but the results in the cup were too variable from the popcorning.

September 13th, 2015, 9:49 pm

Another good reason to consider the K10 PB. No issues when single dosing probably because there is little if any popcorning.