I didn’t know it was possible for domestic use, but my stock burrs died. I just couldn’t grind fine enough anymore for espresso.
Upgrading to SSP burrs was a breeze, the hardest part was the cleanup. I’m lucky to have a pretty well aligned grinder so a single shim was necessary.
The difference with the old burrs is amazing despite having barely seasoned these burrs. A lot more range is available (I’m currently grinding pretty fine at +21, while the old burrs in their prime only had around +5 to +12 of usable range). Going down to +15 is enough to choke the machine. They’re a bit slower than the old ones and have a much higher pitched sound.
HU burrs are all about texture. And oh boy the espresso they create is syrupy as fuck. Taste is great too, they bring out a lot of different notes from my beans. Maybe not extreme-clarity, but still as least as good as the old ones without compromising on texture.
All in all, I’m pretty happy with the upgrade.
I’m jealous, I was so close to buying a DF64 this winter but decided to be stingy and hold on to my money. I just checked the prices and now it looks like it’s almost twice as expensive. Oh well 🙃
Really? In Belgium where I bought mine it’s still 390€ for the base v2 version. I bought my v1 around 350€ more than five years ago.
Maybe I got something mixed up. €390 is definitely out of my price range regardless. Scrolling through it now I think it must have been a sale for a Gen 1 grinder I saw. I remember the price being €250 and being so close to pulling the trigger.