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Yeah, I think you are all right. It's probably wisest to get a grinder that does filter coffee well, and then if I decide I want to get into the espresso game later on, sell up and get something better suited to that. +1 on filter at home being the right balance of time and money input for the quality of coffee.
There was an offer up yesterday for a Sage Smart grinder which gets good reviews for £130, but that's gone out of stock. I've found a Wilfa Svart new for just under £100 from a European shop, so I'd just need a plug adapter, which I think I have a few of lying around anyway. I'll keep thinking about it for the next few days, but I think I'll end up going for a new Wilfa Svart.
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Also this ^ is definitely something that I feel doesn't get said enough.
I recently shimmed by burrs for the Sette (both the filter and espresso burrs were a bit too close to the edges of the settings for my liking) and even with a grinder I've used every day for more than a year, it still took me a good few shots to get things dialled in again (granted, small boiler lever machines aren't exactly ideal for dialling in a grind setting).
It takes a fair amount of effort to get as consistent a result as you'd get in a decent coffee shop. Definitely a fair step up from making filter at home which is much more forgiving.