Some features are pure hype, especially for beginners.

• Temperature control kettles: Nice, but you can get close enough with a simple kettle and a thermometer. Save your money.
• Dosing funnels: A neat accessory, but you can use a paper clip or just tap the grinder. Not essential.
• Expensive scales with timers: Your phone has a timer. Any scale with 0.1g precision works.
• Stirrers and agitators: A chopstick works fine for stirring the bloom.

Don't let flashy features distract you. The basics get you 90% of the way.