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Originally Posted by bcrdukes
Despite my earlier post, here is my suggestion to the OP:
I speak from personal experience. I have gone through my trials and tribulations, made my mistakes, and have slowly come to find the medium where I get to taste the sweet nectars of my hard work and research to obtain that oh-so-Godly shot of espresso every morning I wake up.
Before you put money towards an espresso machine, save up and get THE BEST grinder you can afford. And a lot of the times, this will cost more than your machine. Because if you can't obtain the right grind, no machine, not even a $15,000 Synesso will get you a good shot.
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+1 on the grinder. Especially if you plan to use a non-pressurized portafilter.
IMO the best grinder for the money is a ranchillio Rocky. You have 50 settings so you can grind for pour overs/drip to super fine for espresso.