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Originally Posted by amRam
The bigger grinders run cooler and work faster. The Sette only has 40mm burrs compared to something like a Ceado e37j (really good value) with 64mm or e37s with 83mm burrs.. there's no comparison.
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From what I can tell that really only matters in a commercial setting. Most people are only making 1-2 drinks at a time, so speed is only a few seconds difference and there's not enough work being done to make heat an issue.
For home use it seems to come down to grind retention, adjustability (how granular are the grind settings and how well it retains those settings), and accuracy (how much does each dose weight drift).
For the "cheaper" grinders (around $500) the Sette 270WI (specifically the WI since it supposedly resolves any issues in the previous versions) seems to be the winner.
When you go to the upper price tiers it does indeed seem like the Ceado E37S is a standout (the J version is a bit cheaper but has some compromises on the S design resulting in much worse grind retention). The ECM Titan 64 is interesting with the titanium burrs but that's basically its only outstanding feature.
I've currently got this as a quote for an ECM + Sette setup, considering pulling the trigger this week although I'm already way over the budget I originally set when I started looking at espresso machines lol.