Grinders · 10 differences · 2 published for only one
Alba vs Jay
Anfim and La Marzocco, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.
Images: Anfim, La Marzocco, the manufacturers' product photographs, scaled by each published height. About our images
Specification
| Field | Alba | Jay |
|---|---|---|
| Burr geometry | Flat | Flat |
| Burr diameter | 80mm | 68mm |
| Burr material | Steel | Hardened steel |
| Burr speed | 1,500rpm | 1,380rpm |
| Grind range | Espresso | Espresso |
| Type | Commercial espresso | Commercial espresso |
| Dosing | Timed | Timed |
| Single dosing | No | No |
| Hopper | 2,000g | 1,000g |
| Adjustment | Stepless | Stepless |
| Retention | not published | 2g |
| Width | 210mm | 204mm |
| Depth | 386mm | 356mm |
| Height | 620mm | 468mm |
| Weight | 13kg | 12kg |
| Voltage | 230V | 120V |
| Power | 700W | 800W |
| NSF listed | Yes | Yes |
| Made in | Italy | not published |
A lit cell is the better value only where nobody would argue (more capacity, less retention, a lower list price, a feature present) and only when both makers publish the figure. "Not published" is never counted as a loss.