My espresso grinder died mid Saturday rush at my shop in Long Beach, 40 people in line
The burr seized up around 9:30am and I had to run to my backup hand grinder from home, which took about 4 minutes per shot (not great when you've got a line out the door). Borrowed a buddies Mazzer for the weekend but now I'm wondering if I should just buy two cheaper grinders instead of one nice one. Any cafe owners here run a backup grinder setup, and does it actually save you or just collect dust?