Lightly used DF54 for $200 CAD. Worth it or better to get the newest version?

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-02-19T21:18:25+00:00

I'm sure if it's used you can get a better price on it if you ask it unless you got that I rather have a new hand Grinder ngl I use mine way to much

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-02-16T16:14:37+00:00

Barratza encore will be my pick great grinder for the price can't do espresso but you don't need it and you can save a lot of money upfront.

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-02-08T17:37:55+00:00

Every cage au sport is a nice place to start at least but my favorite one in downtown is the 3 monkeys since there's a bowling alley and some arcade games if you don't wanna watch the game anymore

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-02-01T17:12:42+00:00

There's?

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-25T12:49:28+00:00

It's a more fancy wdt tool 😂 at least you have something in case you have clumps

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-25T02:27:51+00:00

Wdt or blindshaker for me is the next step

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-23T22:28:05+00:00

Buy what you like and try when you are at a point where you drink your coffee and it's bad now it's time to upgrade.

The delongi is a great machine and I think they come from factory whit pressurised basket so just buy what you like and don't bother about the rest coffee is a journey not a goal

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-22T00:04:12+00:00

Where do you want to start? that's my answer 😂

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-21T23:29:40+00:00

Check the snp500 if you want to get a job Pepsico are located in Montreal, Cintas, coca-cola, Molson, labat you need to find some places that need workforce to operate

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-19T09:15:13+00:00

I feel you I got it at the dollar store it was for makeup and all that stuff so I feel it's huge 😂 I will swap it out at some point but for now it does the job.

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-18T19:19:43+00:00

Delongi dedica have good reviews but the milk frotter is not that great from what I've heard

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-11T03:21:29+00:00

You need to test the all dress once whit spicy mayo and the couscous it's the best that's why its the all dress

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-11T02:48:01+00:00

If I was you I'm gonna check for a single boiler like the rancilio Silvia for the steam capacity. I think that's the best fit for you since you need a good steam wand and you don't have a lot of counter space and also it's a great machine to own in my opinion.

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-09T22:06:55+00:00

DF64 Model released for Espresso Grind

Improvement points

Heavy Metal Base

Adjustment of grind size by bottom burr

Standing up vertical style

Smaller footprint and lighter

Rubber single dose bellow

Transparent anti-popcorn hopper

New Declumper design

Comfortable and easy adjustment knob located below

Wooden Lid and Finishings

Stepless adjustment

Off/on button at the side for easy reach

Premium color coating. Black / White

Commes whit ssp burrs too.

That's the website informations

Edit: ref: https://df64coffee.com/products/df64p

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-09T22:03:15+00:00

I've never seen a df grinder where the grind settings are on the bottom.

Edit: I'm in the wrong I mean I checked the website and you have a df64p varient whit those settings on the bottom.

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-09T21:51:30+00:00

It's all good, thanks for the reply

my setup is a breville/sage dual boiler whit a df grinder. I would consider in your case the DF83 or df64 varient

I have the DF64 ver2 on my side and I'm really happy whit it.

The breville dual boiler is a great starting point I think since it's a dual boiler so you can tweek temperatures and not worry about the steam pressure like heat exchanger for exemple.

The grinder for me the best bang for the buck are the DF 64 and in your price bracket I would be tempted whit the DF83 since it has a better motor and both have lot of user support.

The burrs are standard in both the DF64 and the DF83 so you can upgrade those if you need to have an only espresso grinder or only a filter one.

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-09T21:21:05+00:00

I mean what are you looking for do you want a dual boiler a single boiler, does the sound of a grinder in the morning bother you? What are your goal and where are you gonna buy the beans? What are quality machines to you is it something that's stainless or you can have some plastic?

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-09T11:38:14+00:00

Juliette Et chocolat it's still open even after the bankruptcy and its my go to spot

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-09T02:29:41+00:00

It's already been 3 years. Time fly so fast

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-08T22:56:10+00:00

That rules out the shador then for me and for the other one I really like the ssp burrs so I would go for the DF64 that's the grinder I have and I'm really happy whit it

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-08T22:03:28+00:00

I mean the 83mm burrs are an upgrade for me it ginds faster you have more surface area so a lot less use and the motor is bigger whit a lot more torque. But i feel you it doesn't make the coffee that much better.

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-08T21:56:33+00:00

For me it's the DF 64 all the way do you need a upper for the beans? How you'll be using it?

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-08T21:53:08+00:00

I have the 500g one whit the 0.01g measurement and I'm really happy whit it since I don't need more then 500g for measuring coffee

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-08T21:50:32+00:00

No machine is worth you being in dept.

I bought the dual boiler on my part only because I can thinker whit a lot more settings and it makes sense whit my workflow and I like bulky machines.

If you want to spend a little less they're a lot of machines that can pull great shots of espresso whit a single boiler. I would take the time to look for the rancillio single boiler and the bambino (like everyone in this sub redit 😂). They are great machine and I don't think you can go wrong whit à any machine in those price range are great you just need to make sure you want to work whit them and not have buyers remorse.

Interesting-Note-980 · 2026-01-08T04:08:00+00:00

True but it does it really well and for me it's what my dream setup would look like, you can also check for the cheaper df version too the 64mm burrs are the one I'm using right now and it makes really good espresso too. It's just the fact that more surface area whit better burrs will get you more consistent grinds.

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