BaristaBob wrote:So is the Sette 270W the best of that bunch? Certainly the price is right at $500. It boost low retention, and uniform grind size. Conical burrs??
The Monolith...whole different class...flat burrs, and expensive! Is it worth $1500 more?

I see no one has mentioned the Lyn Weber EG-1 yet. It is more expensive than either the wonderful Monolith Flat or Conical and in my eyes, it's worth that extra money.

Charlene...what makes the EG-1 better than the Monolith flat or conical? It is way more expensive. I get what Erik82 said about the Sette but going from 2K to 3.2K in price...?

BaristaBob wrote:At one time I was leaning toward the Mazzer Mini. Recently I watched a review on grinds retention and it was terrible. Since I do one dose at a time, that's a deal breaker for me.

I use a super jolly. As long as you sweep out the chute with a small brush the retention per shot is about 0.1g, no big deal for me even for single dosing. I do not need to WDT with the doser so that makes up the time wasted sweeping out the chute.

BaristaBob wrote:Charlene...what makes the EG-1 better than the Monolith flat or conical? It is way more expensive.

Nothing really...

BaristaBob wrote:Charlene...what makes the EG-1 better than the Monolith flat or conical? It is way more expensive. I get what Erik82 said about the Sette but going from 2K to 3.2K in price...?

I did not imply which was 'better;' that's for the likes of Socratic Coffee.

What I said was, to put it in a different way, the extra cost is worth it to me.

Charlene, I totally understand what you are saying.