My setup: BFC Junior Extra PID, Niche Zero, Acaia Pearl, Pullman tamper
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I had never considered this, I plan to try it on the beans Ive got now. 
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I have a simple French Press and my wife just got me a Burr grinder. Two questions
How quick after grinding should I try to brew the grinds?
How do I stop the grinds from clinging to the sides of the receiving container due to static?
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I usually grind while I’m getting the water up to temp for a French press. But when it was more convenient I’ve also ground my beans ahead of time and then brought them with me to use over a few days. There’s a loss of quality I suppose but how important that is, is up to you.
Static varies between beans, some have none and others are a pain. If you wet your hand or something else and “flick” some water on the beans, just a little, before grinding it will help reduce static. For a French press though you shouldn’t have too many issues with static as the grind should be relatively coarse. This will cut down on “mud” in your coffee and the larger grind size doesn’t cling like say an espresso grind where static can have the coffee clinging to anything it touches.
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I use my Keurig for that four ounce 5am cup before heading out the door for a run/bike, then hit the Breville for some espresso based drinks with breakfast or make quick mocha pot brew, the grinder provides all my coffee for both and the water kettle supports my tea habit along with the not pictured French press, pour over, and aero press .
Yes, I have a problem…
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Static is the bane of any grinder with plastic parts. I find that its no where near as bad when the body of the grinder is mostly metal, but almost all of the dispenser cups are plastic, so its always going to be an issue.
I dont like to moisten the beans as described above because I find that it causes more gumming up in the burrs, though it does seem to reduce the static.
My technique is just that once its dispensed into my cup, I take it out and tap it firmly against my counter mat, which is rubber (think a black rubber bar mat), and that typically discharges accumulated static and I can pour cleanly.
I’ve had good luck with running the end of a spoon under water and stirring the beans in the hopper prior to grinding. I then wait about 30 seconds and tap on the side of the grinder before pulling the bin out. If you don’t want to mess with water then waiting 2-3 minutes for the static to dissipate could help.
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Breville Infuser - can you get it to make a decent shot? Mine either would make a shot in 10 seconds or jam up with pressure way up high.
I ended up pulling apart the pressure valve and chopped a tiny bit off the spring.
Actually pulls a reasonable length shot now - although I’ve gotta empty the drip tray between shots.
I think I’m the one with the problem
I have not had any issues with mine - either pulling singles or doubles with self-ground or pre-ground coffee. Sounds like it may not be coming to pressure correctly.
Ok, this thread inspired my new setup. Sold my house, so had some disposable income (most went to bike parts and new/used gravel bike). Breville Bambino and Breville grinder. Took a few tries to get the grind dialed in, but then, MAN!! I was really pleased with the outcome. Using Anchorhead Leviathan - very smooth. Anybody tried it? Any other brands similar in taste?
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I’m over here chugging my boring old drip coffee wishing I had one of these fancy machines.
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Any essential and/or inexpensive stuff I’m missing? Got a French press and a burr grinder, wondering what else I could get that may enhance the experience. I don’t have a temperature controlled kettle so that may be something to consider. Also looked at a Chemex but apparently it doesn’t produce very bold coffee, so not sure if I’d actually like it or not.
An aeropress, mocha pot, and pour over are all required equipment as well.
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Mocha pot looks interesting and inexpensive, might have to try that next
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mocha pots are great and make phenomenal cups of coffee. relatively inexpensive and super easy to clean/use.
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For the price, its hard to beat the mocha pot! (I have 3 of different sizes)
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How do they hold up over time? I’ve been seeing some complaints about rust inside
You get what you pay for.
For me, I dont get anything other than:
I have a 1, 3 and 6 cups.
If you are drinking yourself, i would go with the 3. Is more than enough coffee. The 6 is a lot of coffee. But you do you. Not going to judge 
Like i said, the one i used the most was the 3 and 6 cups. The 3 cup has probably 10 years. No rust. I have change the gasket a few times. The 6 cups is new, because my VERY old one was misused by a house guess some years ago and she melted the thing (she didn’t add water and let it on the stove for a VERY long time on high).
I also have an espresso machine. I now use the Moka Pot on race days because i dont want to wait 20 minutes for the machine to heat up.
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If you get a smart outlet it can be on and warm whenever you want. I set mine to come on 30 minutes before I wake up. If I wake up early I can turn it on with my phone to get it started right away.
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