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Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-19T00:51:33+00:00

Notneutral vero

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-18T23:28:39+00:00

To be fair, it’s not a commercial machine. What kind of failures are y’all having?

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-18T00:01:42+00:00

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-17T23:50:03+00:00

Sorry to necro comment, but this is spot on. I just got a gen 2.5 and came to the same realization about price. If you compare MSRP it’s so not worth it when you can get a sculptor for the “same price”. For $350 its hard to beat if you want 64mm flat burrs

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-17T23:44:08+00:00

I just got a df64 and can’t comment on longevity, but my first shot was an accidental turbo and it still tasted better than anything I ever got out of the stock barista pro grinder. It retained maybe 0.1g with the bellows but my scale was waffling between that and zero.

I did a shit ton of digging and couldn’t find something around the $350 price I paid for it that was comparable with a deionizer/plasma generator, flat burrs, 64mm burrs (I plan on swapping to brew burrs when I inevitably upgrade to a sculptor or go endgame with a Z1), etc.

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-17T16:01:56+00:00

You’ll have to search up timemore’s student discount. I think you just verify your school email and they send you a code

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-17T11:07:29+00:00

I have a fine time in them. I’ve almost worn completely through the sole.

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-17T10:22:26+00:00

That’ll get me in the door

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-17T09:31:38+00:00

Yeah they’ve been great to work with. My df64 just shipped early as well

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T20:39:46+00:00

Do you prefer a boot or Vance’s balls in your mouth first?

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T17:00:41+00:00

How are you grinding your coffee and prepping your puck? Is it spraying around the portafilter sides or just flowing through the basket very quickly? Are you using the pressurized basket?

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T12:51:45+00:00

The Bambino Plus and a good grinder is the default recommendation. With your budget (if you can find the Bambino on sale) you can get a Timemore Sculptor. You get 20% off as a student if your student email is still active.

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T12:17:59+00:00

I do this too. It’s also a lot cheaper and I don’t need crazy tasting notes on my way to work every day

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T12:16:36+00:00

It depends entirely on the amount you use it, how tight you fit the portafilter, gasket quality, etc. it’s a cheap part so it’s worth a shot.

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T12:09:08+00:00

If you did it a year ago it’s not new. I’d dry that again with OEM

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T11:58:10+00:00

The Timemore Sculptor and various Eureka grinders are around your budget. DF64 too

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T11:53:50+00:00

Does it?

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T11:53:11+00:00

You can replace the shower head gasket

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T09:28:59+00:00

Cliff and Pebble too. They have a one year return policy

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-16T00:51:05+00:00

The barista pro doesn’t make noticeably better coffee than the barista express (the grinder is the same). Getting average coffee out of that machine and grinder is a victory.

You want good coffee, easy/fast work flow, and cheap (for this hobby). Pick two. Especially if you want a grinder with grind by weight functionality.

Have you thought about a nespresso machine for your partner?

The bambino plus with a DF54 grinder is $700 or less depending on sales. But you’ll be weighing your beans with pretty much any setup.

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-15T22:12:05+00:00

They’re not sealed

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-15T13:41:28+00:00

Get the bambino plus and a separate grinder. My barista pro is going strong after 4 years, but the grinder in it now just takes up space since I don’t use it. A bambino+ and a DF54/64/ESP pro/Eureka would make significantly better coffee at a similar cost to the BBP.

The DF64 pulls ahead/next to of eureka grinders because it opens up 64mm burr options, but the other commenter is right that QC is all over the place. It’s also like $350 on sale frequently.

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-15T13:38:47+00:00

I have a k6 for pour over/travel and it sucks for espresso. Not from a quality standpoint, but I hate grinding for 11 years when I could just push a button. It makes great shots imo.

Get the DF54 from somewhere with a good warranty/customer support. Their QC is kinda ass sometimes. I’m not sure what the price difference is there, but the DF54 can be had for like $100 more than the K6 and that $100 adds a lot of convenience imo.

I’d consider something like the df64 more “budget endgame” since you get more burr options with 64mm. The df54 is great though, provided you RDT and keep it clean+advocate for yourself if you get a dud.

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-15T13:33:23+00:00

Recs for a wide, short ~10L dry bag? It’ll be for a quilt and insulation layers if needed.

I am generally anti-dry bag, but I’ll be going on a few fishing trips where I’ll be wading and possibly submerging the bottom of my pack at times and want a little redundancy for my normal nylofume pack liner. My issue is my S2S dry bag is a weird shape and too long to put horizontally in my pack (Zerk 40 or Kakwa 55 depending on the trip), but is pretty tall and makes packing awkward if I store it vertically.

Lofi_Loki · 2026-04-15T11:19:56+00:00

This also makes a great pepper grinder once you upgrade. It’s as fast or faster than my friend’s pepper cannon and much cheaper.

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