The dad who has bought a good espresso machine and is still grinding badly
What it is
Baratza’s Encore ESP in black, an electric conical burr grinder with a finer espresso range than the standard Encore.
Why we picked it
The Encore has been the standard first-real-grinder recommendation for years, and the ESP adds the fine end so it works for espresso as well as filter. The part that matters long term is that Baratza sell every spare part and publish the repair guides, so it is a machine that gets fixed rather than replaced.
