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DF64 Gen 1

Multiple Brands DF64 Gen 1

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Sentiment score68% positive
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Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

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Reddit IconDawnOfMe
5 months ago

I have a df64 Gen 1 with ssp for espresso, and a 078 timemore for pour oven I find it extremely worth it not to change grinds all the time. Wife and I sometimes want different types of coffee

Reddit Iconfcreeves
5 months ago

I started my journey with one, but ALL the options mentioned here are much much better. The motor struggles on most all non dark beans. It did die and I did replace it and moved on to the DF series. I saw one or two DF54 chute get clogged and that reminded me of my DF64 Gen1 morning clogs. Those WERE BAD mornnings...really bad. It seems as if ther DF54 has served may well, but I have not personally used. I gifted a Shardor 64 to a girlfriend I gave the Smart Grinder Pro to. She loves it, but is also very happy with the Temp Duo (gifted free) as well. Decisions. Good luck.

Reddit Iconjritchie70
7 months ago

I have the DF64 v1 with SSP multi modal burrs and it was great with my Silvia and now with my Robot. But I have another grinder for pourover so I can’t speak to that.

10 months ago

Depends on your budget, I use a DF64 with SSP multimodal burrs but I’d be happy with the DF54 as well. So much value for the dollar.

7 months ago

We have a cafelat robot and a df64 grinder and an Xbloom studio. A little more than $1000 but that combination makes amazing espresso or really good pour over depending on what you’re feeling like

Reddit IconNole19
3 months ago

2nd hand df64 v1s. Especially if you find one with SSP burrs.

Reddit Iconsometimes_angery
4 months ago

Depending on where you are, sorry but Zerno. If they cost the same I'd go with that. I was also hard-core considering a DF83V, only thing that kept me from it was the QC issues DF has. It's kind of a lottery if it works out for you. Plus I had a terrible experience with DF64 gen1. So I vouched for probably worse coffee, less features, smaller burrs, but I know for a fact it comes super aligned from factory, I don't need to tinker, and I won't have to replace the on/off button and it'll probably outlive me. Oh and since the DF doesn't come with the equivalent of the I200D burrs from factory, would probably have wanted some SSPs for it too.

Reddit IconT--B0NE
5 months ago

I have the DF64 gen 1 and still love it. Great for espresso and pour over and able to significantly upgrade the burrs if/when you want to down the road.

Reddit Iconzeeman217
2 months ago

You are mistaken. They had static issues with the gen 1 but that was years ago. The gen 2 current version are superb grinders that fixed earlier issues.

Reddit Iconqhartman
5 months ago

I've had a first gen df64 for years that has been a workhorse. I'm considering upgrading to something quieter and faster now (not sure what yet) because my schedule has changed and I'm frequently making coffee while the family is still asleep. If not for that, I would have no reason to change. That said, I'm definitely in the "get to good enough and stop screwing around" camp of coffee appreciation, so I'm not chasing extremes the way some folks are and my opinions may be less stringent as a result.

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