Fellow Gen 2 Ode Brew Grinder - Burr, Electric Coffee Bean Grinder with 31 Settings for Drip, French Press & Cold Brew - Small Footprint - Matte Black

Summary - If you grind for filter coffee, french press/cafetiere or pour over this is a great coffee grinder. The 31 grind settings let you get the best grind for your coffee beans. It is relatively quiet and very clean in use. The ioniser technology really works if you keep it clean. It does jam occasionally if you flood the hopper with coffee but this is rare and easy to fix. It doesn't grind fine enough for espresso and Fellow do say this very clearly. If you want great coffee for filter machines, and so on and can afford it this is exactly what you want. Highly recommended. The Good - It is clean in use. Coffee goes in the collection pot and not over the kitchen. It is quick and fairly quiet. The hopper feeds coffee into the burrs reasonably well and if you don't overload it, the machine will be jam free. It's easy to clean and they include a brush to clean the chute and ioniser. There is even a simple guide on the lid of the hopper to help you find the perfect grind. Each step of the settings represents 25 microns (approx 1/1000th of an inch) change in burr gap. The indifferent - The collection cup lid rattles a bit. It doesn't bother me but all reviewers mention it. It can be a bit hard to get all the coffee out of the collection pot and the magnet in the base also can trap ground coffee if you don't shake it. Again, not a real problem but it may bug you. The bad - Er, nothing really. It irritates me that I have to scan a QR code to get the third year of the warranty. I threw this card away and will rely on the 2 year warranty. Fellow don't document everything. They give you a brush but what's that for? Is the answer in the documentation? No. Is it on the website? Er, not that I can see. More seriously this will jam if you aren't careful. This is mostly a user problem. If you put 60g in the hopper in one go it is likely to jam. If you scatter beans all around the grind aperture then it can jam. Changing your habits a bit can totally stop the problem. Apparently this can be calibrated by following a video on Fellow's website. SHouldn't it come calibrated? Conclusion - This is a great coffee grinder. I have used it for filter coffee, grench press and pour over. A little bit of experimentation lets you "dial-in" the right grind for your taste. It is easy to use, clean, quick and relatively quiet. If you clean out the chute with the brush once a week it is easy to maintain too. This is all the grinder I need. It's made a huge difference in the quality of the coffee I drink and allowed me to play with lots of different coffees and get great results. Highly recommended.

UPDATE: Still really liking this grinder. After about 6 weeks I started having serious static problems. Coffee grounds were sticking everywhere! It turns out you need to clean the grinder about every 60 cycles to keep the anti-static tech happy. For me using it for two cups a day that would be every 30 days (or until the static becomes unbearable). This information is not in the manual but Fellow has a short video about it on their youtube channel. It's quick and easy to do. No taking anything apart, just use the provided cleaning brush to clear out any accumulated coffee in the exit chute that may be obstructing the anti-static pins. Works a charm! ORIGINAL REVIEW: I've had the Ode Gen 2 for about a week now, using it for Aeropress cups twice a day. It replaced a $200 Breville Smart Grinder Pro which had a decently long run before failing. The $345 Ode is a step up from the Breville in almost every way. It can't do Espresso like the Breville can, but that wasn't important to me. The Ode is much faster and quieter than the Breville. I haven't specifically timed the Ode, but to grind 17 grams of beans it's certainly less than 10 seconds between pressing the start button and the motor coming to a complete stop after detecting no more beans in the hopper. The Breville's timed dose took 19.4 seconds to grind the same quantity. I really like the single dose grinding of the Ode. It's one of the reasons I decided to upgrade rather than buy another Breville. When a visitor was here, changing beans in the Breville was tedious. No problem with the Ode since it doesn't store any beans. The grind produced by the Ode is extremely consistent. Every Aeropress cup I've made with the Ode has been full and flavorful with no sour notes. Aeropress with the Breville was usually very good as well, but there would be the occasional cup that was slightly off. Haven't had that happen with the Ode yet. Of course, the styling. The Ode is quite a bit smaller than the Breville, fitting under the cabinets with more room to spare. And, as my girlfriend said the first time she saw the Ode on the counter, "It's cute!" What do I not like about the Ode? Despite the anti-static technology in this version, I do get some stray grounds on the countertop. It's just a small amount, a few grounds here and there. Maybe it happens when I forget to tap the knocker on the side? Or maybe when I *don't* forget? Not sure yet. It's not a lot of stray grounds, and much better than some older grinders I used. The Breville on the other hand was a lot cleaner: almost never any stray grounds at all. I also think the catch cup still needs some work. The cup itself is a thing of beauty, but the lid is finnicky, and maybe that's why I sometimes get stray grounds. The channel inside the cup to direct the beans or grounds is kinda ok but seems more trouble than it's worth. To be fair, I also didn't care for the lid on the Breville catch cup. It screwed on tight, but the rubber thingy covering the hole just never fit quite right. The main thing I can't compare is durability since I've only had the Ode for a week. My Breville lasted about 7 years, but reviews are indicating that the latest models are failing much more quickly, which is the main reason I decided to go with a different grinder. Overall, I'm very happy with the Ode for my Aeropress cups.

Very glad I stretched the budget. This is a properly premium product that doesn't compromise performance for a luxurious design and high quality materials. I've used it daily for 1.5 years and strongly recommend if you can swing the price. Pros: High quality metal build Sophisticated aesthetic Uniform grind Excellent workflow - Quick - Quiet (for what it is) - Auto stop - High quality touch points (clicky dial, metal knocker, etc.) - clever grind guide on back of lid Anti-static does a good job with retention (see cons) Never chokes / stalls (buy freshly roasted beans!!!) Compact footprint Cons: Can't grind for espresso Pricey Retention if you don't clean regularly (brush included, cleaning is simple)

En un principio no lograba mejores resultados que con el Comandante C40. En parte ha sido mi cueva de aprendizaje. Este molino requiere de asentar las muelas. Ya después de 1kg de café molido el café empieza a dar mejores resultados. Por otro lado hay que tomar el cuenta que este molino usa muelas planas, a comparación del Comandante que ya muelas cónicas. He encontrado que las muelas planas tienden a darte un café más ácido, eso puede gustarte o no, puedes saborear notas citricas y separadas más fácilmente. Con las cónicas a comparación es más dulce pero no hay mucha separación de notas, es todo junto pero si las encuentras. Para mi gusto, he encontrado que un V60 switch queda genial usando el molino en 4 2/3 con un café de tostado medio, provocando pequeños intervalos con el Switch cerrado mientras vierto el agua, cuando debo de vertir el agua dejo el Switch abierto, todo lo demás es igual a un V60 normal. Esto genera un café dulce y fuerte pero con la presencia de las notas ácidas también y mucho cuerpo. Si usara molienda en el 4 o 4 1/3 con esta receta, tendría un café sobre extraído. Con el V60 tradicional, si uso molienda 4 o 4 1/3 sería un café muy ácido pero sabroso. En la molienda 4 2/3 ya sería un café más tranquilo, no tan dulce pero tampoco tan ácido, quizás un poco aburrido, pero más disfrutable por la mayoría, como me lo sirven en la mayoría de cafeterías de especialidad que conozco. Eso sí, no he logrado un café tan dulce como con el Comandante C40, pero si un café brillante y explosivo en sabores, eso con el V60 Switch. El V60 Mugen también me ha dado excelentes resultados, mejor que un V60 tradicional. Otra opción genial sería la Clever. Es un molino de muelas planas increíble! No es para espresso, y pues tampoco es para una cafetería pública, eso debido a su motor. Pero su motor es ideal para dar los excelentes resultados que da por no ser tosco. Excelente para casa! Puede usarse también para cata, prensa francesa, cold brew, en fin!

Excellent grinder! Très silencieux, lourd, jolie et fais une excellente job. Aucun problème jusqu’à maintenant. Meilleur grinder pour le prix!

This product is very well designed, engineered and produces a good grind with the supplied flat burrs. Its a bit more expensive than the Gen 1 version but regarded in reviews as significantly better. Since I lack an expresso machine the inability to grind fine enough for that is not an issue, but it would be if that is your preferred coffee extraction method. For all other methods and for coarse does to medium/fine, it is very good indeed.

I’m totally blown away from the coffee it produces from this grinder! Never own the Gen 1 before so I’m pretty lucky to have the opportunity to buy Gen 2 and the gen 2 burrs that pre installed in it. First I brewed my first siphon coffee with grind size set at 3.5. Let me tell you, the body of the coffee was light and clear but it doesn’t sacrifice the bold and rich flavor of the coffee. It tasted silky and velvety and sweet! Very low acidity! Btw I love acidity, so probably I would need to light roast my coffee down a notch! Before jumping into flat burrs, conical burrs were my main go-to grinder so I already know what it tastes like. It tastes nothing like the flat burrs. The conical burrs produces a heavy body and bold taste of coffee with a little bit of bitterness and some sweetness to it. Now I know the importance of choosing the right coffee burrs grinder can ultimately determine what the final cup in your cup should taste like. Don’t save money on coffee grinders if every coffee gear in your countertop is the best except for the burr grinder. Then your final cup will be boring and minimal! QC: Mine out of the box has several scuff marks which is ok for me. Months later, I bought a bellows to knock the finer grounds just because the built in knocker clicker is not strong enough to purge the finer ground so getting a bellows to puff out the ground is an absolute necessity for an added on accessory! Update: a month later in the usage; here’s my little rant: the ground that is coming from the opening chute always gets clogged with fine ground. I have to use a brush to dig the ground from it. The knocker no longer helps getting zero retention as I have to either use my finger or a brush to scoop out the remaining bits of ground that was stuck at the opening of the chute. Original retail price was 470 First price discount at 399.50 Second price discount now: 376 I paid 399.50…

A nice compact coffee grinder. Very easy to use, quiet compared to others that I have used. Grinds very quick and accurate. This has to be one of the best that I have owned. Would certainly recommend. Also such a small footprint on the worktop.