Sculptor 078

I thought about this question countless time and here’s how I’ll spend it if I were you Weber eg1: 4200$ Basically the ultimate end game grinder with a couple of burr options Timeore 078 700$ A grinder focused on clarity and juiciness for light roasted coffee Acaia scale roughly 300$ Basically the best out there All kind of droppers (emersion, flat beds cones…etc) ≈500$ Decent quality kettle ≈ 250$ Water equipments 100$ A couple of vacuum sealed coffee containers ≈300$ And I’ll spend the rest on premium coffee beans

I have both. I love/hate the pietro. I regret using the 078 every time I use it and would wish I used the pietro. Pietro makes a wonderful cup but is not great to use. I hate myself for needing to use it. With that said, the suffering is worth it.

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.

I used to own the Niche, replaced it with the 078 and now I don't feel like I will be buying a new grinder any time soon. It's fantastic for pour overs, and I stopped drinking espressos

Unironically if you are claritymaxxing and you don’t mind hand grinding, this is gonna get you better cup quality (in terms of clarity) than the timemore 078. Though if you’re grinding electric I would really buy that with the turbo burrs.

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 have exactly what you describe with the Philos and 078 and it works really well. I think the Philos could easily do both but I would potentially have to purge a bit of beans when switching between pour over and espresso. The 078 makes great coffee, but isn't as impressive a piece of kit as the Philos. It sounds whiny and the popcorn effect is real. Not a huge deal but worth mentioning i think.

I have a Timemore 078 and a Philos. Between the two I would not consider the 078. The Philos is better, for me, in every way except size.

Spend whatever the Sculptor 078 costs and don't worry about it. I wouldn't recommend anything less, don't let the Ode 2 gang lead you astray.

The Sculptor crushes the other two IMO. The only reason to look at a 64 mm option would be for burr flexibility, and I would look at the Ode or 064, personally.

Both are great grinders. No argument about that. Consider this though, the next "level" up from the sculptor is not a Z1. You start having to get into EG1/EK etc.. territory to get to the next "level" up for both grinders. With that said, having used both and owned a sculptor. Ill take my A4Z any day of the week.

I think they belong in the same "tier" together. I don't think it's fair to say which is better, as it comes down to taste preferences. Personally I don't think the Zerno is worth the extra $800 compared to the 078, but that doesn't mean it is not a great grinder. I went with the A4Z because I loved my Zp6 when I used it, I just hate hand grinding now

I love my sculptor 078