I am relatively new to the world of decent coffee and ended up buying a Sboly conical grinder from Amazon in the midst of the first lockdown for about £50 after discount as I was getting the urge for coffee, did not have a grinder at home and was resorting to using a rolling pin to pulverise some beans for filter...
I have been using it for filter coffee with now issue but now that I am considering getting a proper espresso machine, I find myself wondering how much of a lemon I have bought. Unlike a lot of the other grinders I looked at at the time it has a proper conical steel burr and produces coffee that tastes significantly better than the grinders I am used (a Melita Melino in work and a Krups at my parents, both block burrs).
My issue is I have never used a really decent grinder and I still don't have a feel for how fine I will need to grind for espresso.
So my question is, has anyone tried the grinder and how bad is it compared to some of the "go to" options?
I have been using it for filter coffee with now issue but now that I am considering getting a proper espresso machine, I find myself wondering how much of a lemon I have bought. Unlike a lot of the other grinders I looked at at the time it has a proper conical steel burr and produces coffee that tastes significantly better than the grinders I am used (a Melita Melino in work and a Krups at my parents, both block burrs).
My issue is I have never used a really decent grinder and I still don't have a feel for how fine I will need to grind for espresso.
So my question is, has anyone tried the grinder and how bad is it compared to some of the "go to" options?
