Before we got the espresso machine I was using a manual grinder and a pourover daily and still have the equipment. I do use it sometimes still but the espresso machine is very convenient.
The best tasting coffee beans I found for the manual grinder / pourover setup was Mayorga brand Mayan Blend coffee (Medium Roast), which you can get on Amazon. Although even then I was putting a little half and half in there.
There's not too many neighborhood coffee roasters nearby (there's only one non-chain coffee shop near us, it's a bit of a dead zone). If I drive half an hour or more I start to have some choices though (three places if I drive 30 minutes, a couple more if I drive further), so at some point I should make the drive (or go a little out of my way when I'm roughly in that area for some other errand).
The best tasting coffee beans I found for the manual grinder / pourover setup was Mayorga brand Mayan Blend coffee (Medium Roast), which you can get on Amazon. Although even then I was putting a little half and half in there.
There's not too many neighborhood coffee roasters nearby (there's only one non-chain coffee shop near us, it's a bit of a dead zone). If I drive half an hour or more I start to have some choices though (three places if I drive 30 minutes, a couple more if I drive further), so at some point I should make the drive (or go a little out of my way when I'm roughly in that area for some other errand).