My bestie (see prior post) made her commitment…
She went German. Had a choice of 5.5, 7.5, or 9.5 inches (ok…ouch).  She picked the 5.5-er.  (respectable.  nothing to be ashamed of).  Cold hard steel. Allegedly can go forever. With the Germans’ reputation for excellence in performance, I’m thinking it’ll grind as well as one twice its size, maybe better.  And it IS all about performance.  We’re talking the BMW of grinders.

Personally, I would have gone with the 7.5 incher, but I like a little bit of a challenge.  Maybe in ebony wood.   I’ve heard that once you grind with one like that…you never go back.