SHARDOR - Professional 64mm Burr Coffee Grinder

Same here. Very pleased with the results.

Watched YouTube videos on burr alignment. Need to take your time. Disassembly was very straight forward. Need allen wrench (can't remember the size) for burr fasteners.

I bought it 2 weeks ago and it is fine but has a lot of retention even with the bellow of the hopper so I want to find just a bellow without a hopper bs it is a single-dose grinder which I prefer.

An update from me, who just got this grinder, it's really good and consistent, way too much bang for the buck

I have an encore esp and I'm being plagued by clumping and retention. I thought of getting a DF54 cause that's all my budget is atm, but thought that that would have been more of a side grade than an upgrade. Plus that grinder also had some clumping and static issues so I decided to not get a grinder till next year, save up for a df65. But then I saw this post, and another, and thought to try this one out. Ordered from Amazon US cause it's not sold on Amazon Canada. Had to pay $15 shipping and $17 customs (USD), for a total of around $157 US which was the cheapest. Waiting patiently for it to arrive!

Hi! Yes! I have been using it and intend to write a review of its quirks and features. DM me if you want a gist of my notes.

Shardor 64 will grind fine enough for Turkish.

Lagom Casa and Niche Zero won’t come close fitting in the OP’s $300 budget. The Lagom Mini barely does, but I’d hardly call the Mini as a grinder with decent capacity for a family. OP, your budget pretty much means you will need to compromise on at least one feature. I would live with the noise and get a Baratza Encore ESP. Alternatively, you may consider the Shardor 64 mm flat burr grinder, $169 on Amazon. While admittedly, long term reliability is an unknown and Shardor isn’t a big established brand yet, I have this grinder and it’s an outstanding performer. I’ve been using it regularly for several months now. Customer service for Shardor is quite responsive and they offer a two year warranty. You can install aftermarket burrs in it if you so choose. The stock burrs are more than capable for espresso, however.

Yes! I have installed Ode Gen 2 burrs in mine, since my wife and I are primarily filter coffee drinkers. They work really well, and installing aftermarket burrs was a simple process. I had e-mailed Shardor's customer service with respect to installing different burrs, and they were quite helpful. You would need a 2.5 mm hex key for removing the burrs, as the screws holding the burrs are M4 hex screws.

The MOKKOM 64 is mechanically identical to the Shardor 64.

I have a Shardor 64, which is this grinder’s mechanical twin. I’m currently running it with Ode Gen 2 brew burrs, and it works great! 😎

I have this exact setup. The Shardor 64 works great with Ode Gen 2 burrs!

I have one, and it's excellent for everyday use. In fact, I would say it's the best performing electric grinder under $200.

1ZPresso K-Ultra and Shardor 64 w/ Ode Gen 2 burrs. Which I already own.

For that price, I recommend the shardor 64mm

It’s another stepping stone grinder. Meaning I watched a lot of people in this sub buy a df54 or 64 and have quality issues or eventually move up to a high dollar unit anyway. So I figured I would give it a shot. I figure it I’m still using it 2 years from now and it breaks, then I can spend the money on the more forever unit.

The Shardor 64 is also an electric grinder that has a lot of features in common with more “premium” grinders, while still fitting your budget.  If your boyfriend is really up there in coffee snobbery, he’ll appreciate the stepless adjustment and compatibility with 64mm aftermarket burr sets.

I don’t use mine every day, but there’s really no reason you couldn’t.  I just tend to have a few different bags open at the same time, for one reason or another, and I have them all dialed in with different methods 😅

The Shardor 64 is a relatively new product that has become the gold standard for budget electric grinders.  You don’t get any guarantees on customer service or reliability, like you do with the Baratza Encore ESP, but the 64mm flat burr set gives you a relatively large platform for upgrades. AFAIK, the only issue with the Timemore Chestnut S3 (compared to the KinGrinder K6) is that it’s not nearly as good for espresso.  If you like the design, though, and only want to use it for filter coffee, it’s definitely worth getting.

I was looking at the Baratza Encore ESP, but the cheapskate in me ended up buying a Shardor 64mm flat burr on Amazon. It is easy to change settings. I’ve had no problems doing espresso and pour over. Best thing is $139 after Amazon coupon. So far it really seems to be excellent quality and I’m totally satisfied. Take a look at the quick review that Tom on Tom’s Coffee Corner did.

Used, I would go Ode Gen 2 on Marketplace. New, check the Shardor 64mm flat burr grinder on Amazon. It is $169 on Amazon in the US. A couple months ago, it had a $30 coupon.

I just bought this exact same set up, because my cafe job bought this grinder on a whim when ours broke down and I was decently surprised how it held up in COMMERCIAL use. I was sold enough.

I purchased mine last November when it was on sale for $130. I'm new to espresso and coffee in general, but I had decided on the DF54 as my next grinder. I was getting OK results with my conical burr grinder(also Shardor) before, but I knew it was time to upgrade. Then I found this one and gambled knowing I had the benefit of the long return window due to Christmas shopping. This thing really shouldn't be as good as it is for the price. Take that for what it's worth from a coffee novice. I will say, it makes it very difficult to justify buying a latte at a coffee shop when it's unlikely to be any better than what I'm making at home. It also helps that I buy good coffee from a local roaster. Since buying it, I found a small bellows on Amazon and 3d printed a single does hopper that fit the inlet of the grinder and the bellows. The retention isn't great, but the bellows does a pretty good job. It's rare that my output is more than 0.1g different than my input. I also leveled the top burr using tinfoil shims. It was a marginal improvement, but the increased consistency was noticeable in the shots I pull with it. It is made of plastic, but that doesn't bother me at this price. I'm hopeful that it will hold up, because I am very happy with it and the coffee I make with it.

I have a Chestnut C2 which I use. I'm not a coffee purist, so more often than not when I just want my caffeine fix I'll end up using the automatic grinder, it's good 95% of the time. I have a no name brand, comical burr grinder which has Shardor mentioned on it. It's good for my use case, it doesn't grind fine enough for espresso though. I would assume this uses similar if not better burrs. For 20 bucks I think you'll be fine when compared to something like the IKEA Mettalisk which costs more and is still a manual grinder which is no good.

I just bought a shardor and it works great with a bottomless at setting 3. I was going to return it on day 1 if it didn’t and thankfully it’s all good. I’m starting to think that a lot of these “rules” about grinders people have held for years now are starting to fall apart as new products hit the market. I recall a few years ago being told you can’t make espresso in any machine under $300 (used) and a friend of mine recently got one of those cheap $130 CasaBrews with a bottomless portafilter and it makes great espresso. Yeah, it’s cheap and probably won’t last many years, but it completely defies everything I had read on this sub a few years ago.

As much as I dislike the DFs for their teething issues so far, I will concede that they have a decent grinder in the DF54, for the price point. However, not a lot of choices in 54mm space, so you're a little bit stuck unless you perform [some surgery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADnoqcns4dc). The other contender is the Encore ESP. So much plastic. But a respectable burr for a broad range of espresso and filter roast levels. I would avoid the Breville Smart Grinder for its jankiness. It makes passable cups for dark roast only, and has poor prospects for repairs/upgrades. Similarly, I think Eurekas in general are quite overpriced and hard to use because of their antediluvian grind chamber design (lots of retention) and what might possibly be the industry's most user-unfriendly grind adjustment knob (tiny diameter, unable to calibrate/zero, small adjustments all but impossible due to thread lash, easy to lose track of revolutions). Also, Eureka seems insistent on undersized, under populated, (and underperforming) burrs of proprietary specs, so upgrading/exploring other burrs is not possible. Kidding-not-kidding recommendation: amzn has a $170 grinder from Shardor that can host standard 64mm flat burrs. The grinder itself is a plastic copy of a Mazzer Super Jolly, down to the aggressively sprung but huge grind adjustment dial. However, the grind chamber and carrier are well machined, with a properly sized exit path/chute. Save a few bucks, invest in a pair of SSP MPs or Ditting Cast LS, and call it a day. Hope that helps, let us know how you get on

Its not the bestx but its does the job well, i wouldnt recommend it unles you are on a budget or starting, when i travel to US i Will definitily buy a D54

The shardor works fine for medium/dark roasts. Honestly. Had one for two years, got the job done.

You are going to be frustrated by either of those options...I've had a version of those that looks very similar to the Shardor ones (there are many companies basically selling the same thing). It's fine for drip coffee or even something like a MokaPot, but if you're trying to get espresso, they're just too variable to get any consistency and that will drive you mad, especially if you use different beans all the time. In my opinion, you're better off spending the same amount of money on a good hand grinder, or saving up for something a bit more expensive, like a Baratza Encore, a Breville (Sage) Smart Grinder Pro, or one of the entry level Eureka Mignons. They all are around $200 USD and will be perfectly fine; not amazing but they'll get the job done. If you want better than fine, you're going to have to get closer to $500: [https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso/comments/18ohtf4/the\_best\_espresso\_grinder\_under\_500\_james\_hoffmann/](https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso/comments/18ohtf4/the_best_espresso_grinder_under_500_james_hoffmann/) I was in your shoes once and ended up spending far more trying to find a good cheap alternative. If I was starting my journey all over again, I'd get myself a hand grinder, The one I use at work is a 1Zpresso, but Timemore and Kin Grinder also make great options for less than $100.

I had surprisingly decent results with the Shardor grinder before moving onto DF64ii. I highly recommend it if you're trying to stay under $100

I've done a detailed review on the shardor one on the sub. You can look it up. Tldr; its good for non espresso usage. Won't make the cut for espresso. Otherwise it's great for the price.

I'd go with the shardor option over instacuppa I think. Neither can do proper espresso. The cheapest electric espresso grinder is mostly the encore esp. But the shardor one got pretty close. There's a detailed review on the sub.