Coffee Setup Guide

Home espresso setup price bands

We group every machine, grinder and accessory we track into coarse price bands instead of quoting exact prices - prices move daily, bands stay honest. This is a catalog view, not a summed quote for a complete setup. Always check the live retailer price before you buy.

Machines by price band

The machine sets your accessory size (51, 54 or 58mm), so it decides most of what you spend afterwards.

$1000+

Grinders by budget

The grinder matters more than any accessory. Each tier page grades every model honestly - including the ones to skip.

Accessories: the most common tracked band

The modal band among publishable listings we track for each core accessory - a description of this catalog, not a market-wide average. Size decides fit before price does, so start from your machine's size.

AccessoryTypical price band
Bottomless portafilter $25–$50
Distributor $25–$50
Dosing funnel Under $25
Filter basket Under $25
Gasket Under $25
Portafilter $25–$50
Replacement part Under $25
Shower screen $25–$50
Tamper $25–$50
Why no exact prices? We never render scraped exact prices. Every displayed band comes from a sourced observation that passed the price-validation pipeline - when we cannot support one, we say so instead of guessing.

Before you spend anything: the accessories to avoid →