Sculptor 064

Not gonna lie, with this budget I would stick to the 064s and put in SSPs that go well with your taste preferences! Or stretch it a bit (double) and get the Zerno Z1! You will get the best grinder around for around 2k shipping + duty included Under 1k, you could upgrade to the 078, but that's not worth the hassle of resselling + buying again. And you get the same grinder quality, just bigger. So at your place I would keep the 064 and get new burrs if you want to experiment around and unlock "new" (more different) highs.

Great reviews on the timemore 064 and 078 on pour over quality. I like the styling. Grinds relatively quiet and testing shows little to no ground retention.

It's also not that good for pour overs. I owned one for two years, and sold it to get a Timemore Sculptor 078, which is much better. Even with the Sculptor 064 you'll likely get better pour over, and they cost the same or slightly less than a Niche.

Give a shot to the Comandante C40 + Red Clix—each click is like 15 µm and I can grind down to ~120 µm, awesome for Turkish. Too much arm work? The Timemore Sculptor 064 S with the ultra burrs does around 170 µm electricly. I run both with my SAKI electric cezve, cup comes super clean. Good luck!

Timemore Sculptor 64s / 64, Baratza Encore ESP Pro, DF64, and the Mahlkonig X64SD (read about the duty cycle before going for the X64SD). The Timemore Sculptor 64s might be a better choice than the Fellow Ode 2 or Opus. It’s got excellent reviews and costs about the same as the Ode 2. It’s rated for everything from Espresso to Cold Brew. The burrs are 64mm so you can find replacements easily or upgrade to SSP burrs. There’s also the Sculptor 64, which will grind for everything except espresso. The Sculptor’s footprint and design is about the same as the Ode. The ESP pro and Sculptor are probably the best of the lot.

Thanks! I’m leaning more towards the 64 because of the price, dimensions and burr size.

I bought the 064 about a month ago. For the price point it is EXCELLENT. For me, popcorning and retention are non issues… put the cover on promptly and give the machine a tap and use 2-3 clicks of the knocker. There is little mess and no real retention at all. Finally, and importantly the grind is AMAZING. Easy to dial in, consistent and delivers great shots. For the price point, I highly recommend.

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.