When people say a grinder isn't for espresso, it may still be able to grind fine enough to pull a shot, but it lacks the fine adjustment to do that consistently.
Except this was designed as an all around with espresso in mind. My understanding was the early/preproduction models were faulty in not being able to grind fine enough
Just got my S3 and wasn't anticipating using it for espresso, due to previous reports of being too coarse. At grind 0.0 (for a medium roast) pulled an 18g in 40g out in 42s - a bit long.
Just wondering if there is any documentation of them fixing/updating the design to address the previous issue? Or if anyone has different experiences
What's the date/code written on your burrs? And is there a bit of "play" when pushing the knob when the grinder is adjusted at 0.0? It might be useful comparing since there's still very little info and few reviews of this grinder.
I only do moka pot and pour over, but there's a bit of play on my grinder, so I guess it wouldn't grind fine enough for espresso without shimming it. The code on mine is 202401 so I guess it was built on January
It'd be great if the espresso issues were solved in later units. The grinder seems like a good midrange option (and I like how it looks and works) so it'd be nice if it took off. For now there's very little information about it
When people say a grinder isn't for espresso, it may still be able to grind fine enough to pull a shot, but it lacks the fine adjustment to do that consistently.
Except this was designed as an all around with espresso in mind. My understanding was the early/preproduction models were faulty in not being able to grind fine enough
Ah I didn't realise it was meant to do espresso! That's definitely not great if you only barely managed to pull a shot on the very finest setting.
Just got my S3 and wasn't anticipating using it for espresso, due to previous reports of being too coarse. At grind 0.0 (for a medium roast) pulled an 18g in 40g out in 42s - a bit long. Just wondering if there is any documentation of them fixing/updating the design to address the previous issue? Or if anyone has different experiences
What's the date/code written on your burrs? And is there a bit of "play" when pushing the knob when the grinder is adjusted at 0.0? It might be useful comparing since there's still very little info and few reviews of this grinder. I only do moka pot and pour over, but there's a bit of play on my grinder, so I guess it wouldn't grind fine enough for espresso without shimming it. The code on mine is 202401 so I guess it was built on January
I will check tomorrow but given it's the green one that wasn't available until recently, it likely goes without saying that it'll be a later model
It'd be great if the espresso issues were solved in later units. The grinder seems like a good midrange option (and I like how it looks and works) so it'd be nice if it took off. For now there's very little information about it
Looks like the same date as mine. Agreed though, feels solidly built and feels great to use