To figure out which coffee grinders are worth the investment, we asked baristas, ... right up there with my shop’s Mahlkonig EK,” a commercial coffee grinder that costs over $2,500.

Grinder: Mahlkonig EK43 $2,700 Tamper: Clockwork Espresso PUSH Tamper ~$167 Distribution Tool: Mahlgut Dozer $165 Espresso Machine: Victoria Adurino Black Eagle $21,600 Cup: Georgia Lee Pottery Custom ...

With coffee grinders, you get what you pay for.Sure, you could spend $3,000 on the Mahlkonig EK43, but when the Baratza Encore coffee grinder exists, why bother? After our most recent round of ...

The Libra brings with it years of classic Italian pedigree, but how does the added tech stack up against competitors such as the Baratza Sette 270wi and the hopper-fed king the Mahlkonig X54.

First he grinds the beans in his German-made Mahlkonig grinder and weighs the fresh-ground coffee, removing small spoonfuls until it’s exactly 20 grams.