I have an Ode Gen 2 with SSP, and I have really enjoyed it. However, I have a friend that has a Timemore 078 and have done brew comparisons between the grinders. I personally like the 078 better for filter and soup. 078 also has a better workflow in my opinion. Another grinder that people seem to love on this subreddit is the Femobook A4z. I don’t have any personal experience with that grinder, but you may want to consider it as well given your prince range.
I upgraded from a Baratza Encore to an Ode Gen 2 when it was first released. Huge upgrade, in my opinion. The build quality of the Ode is definitely a big improvement alone. The stock burrs on the Ode Gen 2 are a good bit better than the Encore, but the Ode with SSP MP burrs is a massive upgrade when drinking light-roast pourover
If you ca afford it I’d go with the Ode with SSP brew burrs. I have it and I also have a ZP6. The ZP6 is nice and really punches above its weight class but the SSP brew burrs are just better in almost every aspect. Not a night and day difference but it’s noticeable.
Feels like a ghost hunt. Why are there so many nerds with multiple endgame grinders? Because all of them have something unique and catchy and different burrs make different coffee. I used to think that an EG-1 would probably be the pinnacle of grinders but now I’m thinking that my endgame upgrade will probably go more in the direction of an Option O grinder (P80 or 01). But that might change in a year or so when the next thing hits the market.
That being said I’m still pretty happy with my Ode 2 with SSP brews for pour over and would consider a grinder upgrade from this point to be an absolute luxury upgrade. The next upgrade would be more special beans one tier above my subscription coffees.
My ode with SSP MP is a pretty great option for not a whole lot of money. Some ppl have a hard time with MO but I have had nothing but good cups so far. These are the v2 for what it’s worth.
Df64 gen 2 or ode 1/2 with the right burrs can be a very capable choice…same can be said for an 064 or any other decent 64 platform. For hand grinders it has to be zp6 or pietro I would imagine. Pietro would be out of the budget range but either could be found used also.
For hand grinders I’m a fan of Comandante but some people don’t like the internal adjustment. That being said, I have a Comandante C60 with the external grind adjustment mechanism made by StarWave and it’s excellent. If I only did pour over I would be completely content with the grind quality of the Comandante. I have a Zerno Z2 on order since I also do espresso with my Odyssey Argos and 9barista machines. A Fellow Ode with SSP burrs could probably get you 80-90% of the way to the Zerno in terms of grind quality, but I figured YOLO and went straight to the end game grinder since I will be using it multiple times a day every day.
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