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• #1Jun 2, 2025

  The Best Coffee Maker on the Market to Buy?

  > One important thing about grinders: there is only few options that allow to grind for both pour-over/drip AND espresso. Baratza ESP encore is one of them. And I think the Niche Zero is another. Eh, there are a lot that can do both, and well. There are not a lot that can do both, and well, and at a sub-$500 price point. The ESP is great. 

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• #2Jun 2, 2025

  The Best Coffee Maker on the Market to Buy?

  Yup, totally agree with that answer. Grinder first (for consistency of particles size). One important thing about grinders: there is only few options that allow to grind for both pour-over/drip AND espresso. Baratza ESP encore is one of them. And I think the Niche Zero is another. Moccamaster is great, and seems build to last (I have mine since a few years, I descale it any time I open a new box of filters, and it makes the same coffee as day 1). V60 is a great and affordable option if you want to get into manual pour over. All products from Hario are fine. A kettle is necessary. A gooseneck temperature controlled kettle is a nice to have upgrade. Consider buying an accurate scale (regular kitchen scales are not so accurate, and on 15gr of beans, one gram more or less goes a long way, taste wise). Hario VST-2000 is a good option. If you want to go portable at some point (which is probably going to be, since falling into coffee is a never ending pit of compulsive buys), You can look into the regular Aeropress, and a proper handgrinder. r/Coffee is a great place to get feedback on what you intend to buy before you push the cart button. Welcome to the coffee addicts fraternity. Sorry for your bank account.

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• #3Mar 3, 2025

  Looking for espresso machine

  You’re gonna get a million responses. I suggest you start with a James Hoffman video and determine your budget. He has solid videos across various price points and highlights the pros/cons for each. I ended up going with a Gaggia Classic Pro that I’ve since modded, and a Niche Zero grinder. I may upgrade the machine in the future but I bought the grinder with the intention of not replacing it in the future. Other espresso machines are more automatic in nature but I like to tinker.

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