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I appreciate there can be a jump going from a cheap grinder to something more expensive but when you've got a 500 quid grinder and you think dropping a grand on another is going to get magic results is nonsense.
If you're doing it for a living, efficiency, profile, retention etc are massive things as little things scale up massively. If you're just on your own making a shot or two a day its madness.
But hey, spend your money on whatever you want there's plenty of things I waste money on which people would find bonkers.
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Oh I'm 100% in agreement.
Marginal (coffee) gains.For what it's worth though, I like to see people buy luxury/expensive things if it makes them feel good.
My bikes cost more than some cars and I still only use them to commute or run errands.
I wear Jordans and I've never touched a basketball.
I use hand-forged chef knives to cut Tesco pitta and dip it into Tesco hummus.If I had the money, I'm a prime candidate for 'expensive-coffee-stuff-beyond-my-comprehension'.
general_greyharbour
The cynic in me wants to scoff at the notion but once I upgraded from a Porlex to a Comandante, every cup changed for the better and my workflow improved.
That one experience has instilled in me that MOR£ GRIND£R = better coffee. I imagine there's a cut-off point where even a blank cheque wouldn't change my ability to taste the difference though!