The $200 espresso grinder that made me ditch my $35 coffee shop habit

I spent 4 months buying a $6 latte every weekday near my office in Portland. That's about $480 total. I got a cheap hand grinder and a used Aeropress for $35, thinking I'd just drink the same coffee at my desk. But the grinder was SO inconsistent, every cup tasted like a gamble. Last week I finally dropped $190 on a decent burr grinder and it hit me. The coffee shop wasn't ripping me off, they were selling consistency. I could have bought this grinder after 2 weeks and saved $400. Anyone else waste cash on the cheap route first before getting the real thing?

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finleyl5529d ago

The math's off there, you'd have saved $310, not $400, since the grinder still costs $190.