Baratza Encore ESP

The electric grinder for someone who wants better coffee without a morning workout. Baratza's Encore has long been a go-to first burr grinder, and the ESP version adds a finely stepped range at the bottom of the dial, so it can handle espresso as well as drip, pour-over and French press. That flexibility matters for a gift, because you do not need to know exactly how they brew. At $199.95 from Baratza it costs more than a hand grinder, but it does a full pot's worth of beans at the press of a button. For a household that brews a big batch daily, that convenience is the whole point.