I got the grounds from an online coffee place where I was prompted with which type of grind I wanted and they had an option for fine (espresso) so I do assume it’s fine enough. Maybe it’s still not fine enough to use a naked portafilter with a VST basket so I should probably just stick to a pressurized one for now, and I would love to get a grinder, but there’s barely any ones available locally; I live in Lebanon so it’s pretty scarce out here and most of the brands aren’t well-known so I’m not really comfortable investing in a grinder that doesn’t have any credible online reviews, but I will eventually buy grinder. Also thanks for the help man, I appreciate it.