Coffee grinder

I bought a Baratza Encore for my folks, they ended up not liking it (because they used oily beans and didn't clean it out so they jammed up the grind path) and switched to the Infinity which they like.  I took it back, cleaned it up, and re-gifted it to Wayne who reports no problems with the grinder.  Patrick has one too and it's dragging him down the coffee rabbit hole.  

Buying a Baratza grinder also means that you'll be able to get replacement parts, I think they even still support the old Starbucks Barista grinders, and if you need to buy them they price the parts very reasonably.  I've spoken with Baratza about this and they're committed to keeping grinders out of landfills, their support is also excellent.

If you're budget is really tight, you can check the Baratza website to see if they have any refurbished grinders available for sale.  They support their refurbs for 1 full year and their prices are very competitive.

I use the Baratza Vario for my coffee, pour-over and the occasional espresso (I used to brew a lot more espresso) an the grinder is still performing well every day for the last seven years.

Hand grinders with great construction and design have become very popular lately.  This new breed of grinder keeps the burrs from wobbling which improves the grind consistency which means less bitterness and astringency and the fact that you can make and sell these without having to go through the whole safety certification process means it's easier to bring them to market and their prices are very competitive.  I have an Orphan Espresso Lido 2 that I use for traveling or brewing coffee at work, but a lot of the new grinders introduced since Orphan Espresso brought out the Pharos and showed everyone how good a hand grinder could be are smaller and more travel friendly.  I don't have any specific recommendations because of lack of experience using these, but you can check out the coffee forums for more recommendations.  You almost have to enjoy the fruits of manual labor to enjoy using a hand grinder.  The grinding isn't that hard and doesn't take that long but it's a lot different than dumping beans in an electric grinder and switching it on.

I would recommend against the cheaper, older hand grinders with floating ceramic burrs like the Hario's, Kyocera, most if not all of the Amazon.com results for manual coffee grinders, this new generation of well made coffee grinders come from craftspeople and there's often waiting lists involved and small distribution channels.