In my opinion:Yes. No. But if you like fruity and juicy espresso as well I think this is a great suggestion: About cheap options.. Has anyone compared Eureka Filtro/Crono with the new brew burrs with any of the mentioned grinders?

For what it's worth, I picked up an undersized tamper yesterday and after a couple more cracks from beans settling I am unable to further fracture the coffee from the last picture I posted no matter how much pressure I place on the tamper. Certainly past 50 pounds

I would suggest making an Americano with your espresso as a test - the idea being that it is the dilution of coffee in water, and its subsequent effect, that is the factor

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Hi, I have a sage oracle dual boiler and planning to replace pump with a rotary one. Any advise on rotary pump models suitable for machine would be highly appreciated. Thanks Ugur

I am not sure the Astra PRO has an OPV(!). Completely going off what I read here: "Where's the OPV on an Astra Pro to adjust brew pressure?"

I like using distilled water and third wave water or Perfect Cup

If I'm reading this correctly you are saying that tamp pressure does make a difference, just less of one than some other parameters. If you had started out saying that I doubt you would have gotten a response. By the way... A 30lb tamp in a 58mm basket is 7.3 psi, not 0.06. That's roughly 5% as much

They can all be dialed to give you outstanding clarity. The water you use and the recipe you use are far more important than the dripper. That being said, I like flat bottoms because of the uniformity of thickness of the bed and not having to worry about pouring on top of paper

I also highly recommend the 1zpresso K series. This grinder is so good in terms of cup profile and workflow. It pushes way way above is asking price