Gen 2

The burrs, explained

Flat 64mm burrs grind between two parallel rings, which tends toward higher uniformity and a clearer, more separated cup — the modern-espresso profile. The cost is usually more retention to manage and more noise, which is exactly what single-dose designs and sound insulation exist to fix. This one is built for single dosing: weigh beans in, grind, weigh out — what you dose is what you get, and switching beans costs nothing.

Key facts

• 64mm flat burrs at a price that used to buy 40mm conicals
• Designed for single dosing: bellows, low retention, weigh-in-weigh-out workflow
• Accepts aftermarket burr sets — a genuine upgrade path inside one chassis
• The value benchmark for flat-burr espresso at home

Our verdict

Who it's for: single-dosing flat-burr value. At $429 typical street it earns SpecScore 87 — and remember the house rule: if the budget forces a choice, the grinder wins. A $429 grinder in front of a modest machine beats the reverse every single morning.

Once it's on the counter, the first week is dial-in week — the dial-in calculator turns sour-or-bitter guessing into a one-variable correction.