C-man wrote:
True Lido and Rosco both have 38mm burrs but that's where the comparison ends Lido is not even anywhere near close to the Rosco, The Lido was not designed for espresso grinding.
Seriously, thats nonsense. The Lido and the Rosco produce grinds of the same quality, as you would expect using the same burrs. While they are not in the class of the Pharos they do both produce a reasonable grind for espresso, probably better than any other of the small hand grinders. The focus on the design of the Lido was to provide high quality grinds for brew methods requiring coarser grinds - something other hand grinders didnt do, but Doug and Barb made the point that by using a 38mm conical burr set they knew they didnt have to concern themselves with the espresso grind because that was one of the features of such a burr set. The fact is the Lido & Rosco are basically the same grinder, just wrapped in different 'clothes', and the price difference makes the Lido a pretty compelling choice in this type of manual grinder.
