Grinder advice, budget less than $1000

#1: Post by **Stryker** » April 20th, 2017, 5:38 am

So I am in the market for a new grinder, to replace my smart grinder pro. Budget is less than 1000.00 dollars.

Eureka Atom or Fiorenzato F4?

Any other suggestions are welcome

#2: Post by **Devin H** » April 20th, 2017, 7:42 am

Both are great grinders in your budget range with the atom being quieter between the two.

#3: Post by **Sam** » April 20th, 2017, 8:07 am

What's the most important quality of a grinder to you? And do you know if you want flat or conical?

You could also expand your bang for the buck range by looking for used grinders; I picked up a Major locally (I'm not too far from you) for about $600 and it should last forever.

#4: Post by **Bossman** » April 20th, 2017, 8:19 am

Take a look at my chart. I think I have most of the popular grinders under 1k listed, then you can research/ask questions on the grinders that most interest you.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... IE/pubhtml

Personally if I had a 1k max budget I would look hard at the F64 EVO and the Eureka Zenith.

#5: Post by **redbone** » April 20th, 2017, 9:08 am

Also consider the Compak E5. Approx $900 as of 4/20/17
*Stepless grind adjustment.
*58mm flat burrs.
*650 Watt Motor.

For $600 the Ceado E6p with electronic dosing is hard to beat. 64mm burr and 300w motor.

#6: Post by **Gfcronus** » April 20th, 2017, 12:25 pm

Sam wrote:What's the most important quality of a grinder to you? And do you know if you want flat or conical?

You could also expand your bang for the buck range by looking for used grinders; I picked up a Major locally (I'm not too far from you) for about $600 and it should last forever.

Considering he just joined the board and this was his first post, he's probably not all that concerned with flat vs. conical. (Unless his moniker is an alias and he just wants to see how long it takes for someone to recommend the KAFATEK MONOLITH!!!!)

April 20th, 2017, 6:57 pm

Just because you're new to this board doesn't mean you haven't read up on espresso before

There are other places with espresso information other than HB

#8: Post by **ira** » April 20th, 2017, 8:27 pm

Gfcronus wrote:Considering he just joined the board and this was his first post, he's probably not all that concerned with flat vs. conical. (Unless his moniker is an alias and he just wants to see how long it takes for someone to recommend the KAFATEK MONOLITH!!!!)

He said under $1000 so why would we.

Ira

#9: Post by **chipman** » April 20th, 2017, 9:18 pm

I guess hand grinders are not en vogue anymore? If my budget was $1000. i'd go with the HG1 hands down.

#10: Post by **pnassmac** » April 20th, 2017, 10:19 pm

redbone wrote:Also consider the Compak E5. Approx $900 as of 4/20/17
*Stepless grind adjustment.
*58mm flat burrs.
*650 Watt Motor.

For $600 the Ceado E6p with electronic dosing is hard to beat. 64mm burr and 300w motor.

+1 on the Ceado. I, too, upgraded from the Smart Grinder Pro. I seriously looked at the Atom because of similar specs but could not justify the $300 cost delta even when factored of the time of ownership. I also think brightly lit screens are just another opportunity for failure and while the Ceado keeps great time there's no screen to go bad. it was competitive on grinding plate size (64mm), mess-making (practically none), footprint (very small), and most especially noise. Compared to the SGP, it's very quiet.