Fellow - Opus

You only have 1 choice out if these .. the opus is the only one that will grind fine enough for espresso The ode is for drip and pour over

Flat burrs seem to bring out the fruit notes more. I have an opus, ceado, and vario.

🤣🤣 after a while I learned to recognize the difference. To me, I taste much more sweetness on the flat burrs.

I'd reccomended against the Fellow opus, I became so frustrated with the retention that I went to a hand grinder and haven't looked back

A little two-cents as someone who picked up an Opus a few months ago. Price was keeping me in that $200 range, so I was looking at the Opus, the Encore, and the DF54. Had an 1zpresso JX break and needed a replacement quickly that could multipurpose and was electric (was hoping to pick up a Flair for espresso at Christmas and was tired of years of hand grinding). I would say I’m on the higher end of intermediate rather than a beginner. I think the DF54 is, from the sounds of it, the best of those three grinders, but I’d read that there was some skepticism about customer support. I also wasn’t sure if I wanted to fall down the rabbit hole of changing out burr sets for espresso and filter. Lance Hedrick actually has a video on the Opus where he blind tastes coffees against the Encore and is surprised to find he prefers the coffee from the Opus. That was probably what swayed me toward the Opus. I’ve also been happy with Fellow products—Stagg, Prismo, Carter mug—and their stuff was on sale when I needed to put in an order. The retention is unfortunate but not deal breaking for me. I take it apart and clean it once a week (it seems to want to hold on to around .5g of coffee no matter what). As others have mentioned it definitely doesn’t feel as high end, but that’s okay with me. I brew pour over, aeropress, and, most days, steep and release with a Clever and I’ve been getting very enjoyable cups of coffee.

Listen to everyone. **DO NOT GET AN OXO** It was my 1st grinder. Would not grind fine enough for espresso. Opus grinds fine & consistent -but makes a big mess & you have to constantly spank it. Consider the DF54.

Gave the Fellow Opus a Go, got it on sale @170. Seems to be a jack of all trades but especially good at filtered coffee which is what I want it for. Tried it out already and it seems pretty good. Biggest drawback is retention.

I’ve been impressed with my Fellow Opus. A lot quieter than my previous electric burr grinder. Seems to be very consistent and easy to use.

My budget espresso startup choices included a $75 hand grinder. It is a great grinder. But it’s also retired now. After 9 months I was just done! The Fellow Opus is my grinding delight now.

I had a fellow opus. It had terrible retention issues. Anything is better. I got a df 54 and I’m happy with it.

I love my Fellow Opus.

The Fellow Opus grinder is excellent. We spent a few days going to different roasters and coffee shops to find a good bean we both liked. Then experiment with grind size to find the perfect brew. Enjoy!