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I just got a Turin SK40 to upgrade from a Solus. It's amazing. The Solus has really bad static and got coffee grounds all over my countertop. The Turin has zero static. Amazing piece of hardware, check it out. There's another one that allows quicker grind adjustment too. They really seem like the best grinders you can get for under $500.
Wow it looks really cool but they are sold out ! https://www.turingrinders.com/products/turin-sk40-single-dose-grinder and espresso outlet won't get them until late October https://www.espressooutlet.net/turin-sk40-single-dose-stepless-grinder/ where did you get yours?
I got it from espresso outlet. The SD40 is pretty much the same thing if you don't need the super fine adjustments of the SK40. There's a bunch of YouTube videos showing them both off.
The SD40 https://www.espressooutlet.net/turin-sd40-v2-single-dose-low-retention-grinder/ looks cool too but I also don't have an espresso machine and am planning on mostly grinding for drip coffee for my partner and V60 for me. What did you not like about your Solis? I am looking at a Solis Scala Zero for half the price right now, it seems good. EvilCorp link but I am pretty sure it's shipped and sold by Seattle Coffee Gear which is local https://a.co/d/bVhSGyJ.
EvilCorp? You a Mr Robot fan? The Solis had way too much static and makes a mess. What's cool about the Turins is they have a bellows that you dump your beans into. After it grinds, you give it a few pumps and it blows all the loose grounds out of the grinder. Also the grounds go into a cup that's magnetically attracted to the base. The cup and base are metal and I'm pretty sure the base is grounded, so it helps get rid of the static. The Solis is plastic so there's no electrical path for the static to discharge, so it just builds up. As far as the grind quality they're probably equal. But not having to clean the countertop every time I make coffee is worth the extra cost to me. Everybody's budget is different, so you have to decide for yourself if it's worth paying twice as much to eliminate the static. The bad thing is I bought both, so the Turin basically cost me $300. LOL
Amazon is definitely a supervillanous outfit. I hear you re: static. If you think the grind is equal then I might get the "zero static" Solis with an ion generator, or maybe order an SK40 directly off AliExpress. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803648778389.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.201d7e7eqB5WUq&browser_id=42bba808867a44a3af09190376b9ed57&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=bbaaaafbed18a3d03183517cd363e71419e5d38136&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21USD%21401.88%21188.88%21%21%21401.88%21%21%40211bf3f116932407276108230d0743%2112000027304044704%21sea%21US%210%21A&algo_pvid=f29cc4e6-6777-4976-9914-fe529cfac40c to save a few bucks. My problem with the AliExpress sellers is that I'm not a hundred percent sure that it's the same device espresso outlet is importing even though the seller uses Itop as well as Turin and then they call them MiiCoffee on Amazon, so it might be worth getting from espresso outlet just because they might have better customer service, idk.
That AliExpress link is the SD40, not the SK40. But yeah espresso outlet is just importing those machines and labelling them as a Turin brand. I didn't realize they had them on AliExpress, but I did see it on Amazon.