Pretty good
although having trouble getting a really fine grind for espresso- just did 2 shots with it on the finest setting, but it didn't choke the machine, and brewed i n the right time=- that should happen up around the 5-7 mark- but it might be the beans I'm using right now- The bag claimed they were roasted about 3 weeks ago- but not getting good crema, and the coffee is quite sour even down at finest setting, so I think maybe the beans are older than claimed for the roast- The machine is loud- you won't e holding a conversation while it's grinding- and you will wake up your household if you grind beans early- There is very little retention of grind which is good- I think though the grinder isn't grinding as fine as it should- I should be able to smear the beans and see almost a film at a really fine grind, but i can't with this grinder- there is still a pretty fair amount of grit at the finest setting, not a fluffy powder like it should be- i knocked 1 star off for that- I had a Sette 270 a month ago from a different company that ground very fine- but unfortunately had to send back- I know there are shims, but with a new machine, i wouldn't think it would need to be shimmed right away? Anyways- it is grinding espresso good enough almost, for now, There doesn't 'seem to be' much difference when 'microadjusting', but i can't say for sure without a screen sifting test- Other than the sound, and grind size though it's working fine- Being a straight through design, which is meant to cut down on grind retention, there isn't much that can be done about the sound- and that does work pretty well- hardly any grounds left in the machine when done grinding