TIMEMORE - Sculptor 078

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.

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

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 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.

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.

Try Timemore sculptor 078 or the OXO rechargeable burr grinder both are battery powered burr grinders that hit a solid sweet spot under 120$ for Aeropress filter use.

Niche will be shit for filter. Timemore will be fantastic and good for filter. You know what to do.

You are absolutely correct. I fired that off to quickly and didn’t see that it was the duo. The conical would be shit. Still, I think you will find the Timemore produces some of the best filter out there. There’s a more espresso focussed model called the Timemore 078s if you wanted to keep your partner happy. Or you could not tell them. Your choice!

Recently switched from a P64 with SSP Cast v2 burrs to a Timemore 078 for drip. The 078 is definitely superior and is outrageously good for fermented coffees

Turbo burrs. I haven’t had any issues other than some mild popcorning.

Handgrinding for espresso is suck given form. Unless you practice some sort of self harm, I would suggest getting motorized grinder. With grinders, riddle me this: Do you want to single dose or do you want your dosing to be done by your grinder? If you want to single dose, get the sculptor. If you want your grinder to dose for yourself, get Eureka, preferably one of the bigger ones. Or, if you want the option to hand grind while also not needing to hand grind, Goat Story makes hand grinder with motorized stand.

The Sculptor is so much better that those other two its not even funny. Unless money is tight, get the timemore. If money is tight, DF.

I moved from a ZP6 to the 078 a couple of months ago, and have been using it exclusively for filter since then. I ran a couple of kilos of defect roasts though it to get the seasoning underway, and I'd say it's probably had the best part of 2 kilos as regular use. I guess I should probably go back and do some side by side brews with the ZP6 as a sanity check now that I'm well acquainted with the 078, but I do feel that the 078 is a step up. Grind consistency appears better, or more notably the actual shape of the particles is weirdly uniform, there's no longer, shard like pieces, every particle is pretty much spherical. You also have the ability to separate off a good chunk of fines by updosing by around 0.3g and not using the knocker, which I do quite a lot. Brews have been very forgiving, very flattering, and extremely juicy. I'd put clarity above the ZP6, at least the way I tend to use it (lowest RPM, fines removed), but with a mixture of RPM control and the rotary knocker you've got a fair bit of scope to tune the grind to your tastes. Higher RPM does result in a notably more blendy Cup, which can work well for some beans. I will say, the RPM dial is in an awkward spot, so it really works best as a "set and forget" solution. Timemore are releasing a mk2 in spring IIRC, which has the RPM dial integrated into the on/off switch, as well as a redesigned hopper (the OG one does kinda suck, fair warning), easier access burr chamber, and a removable knocker section (for cleaning purposes, I guess?). So if you're not in a massive hurry, it might be worth holding out. They've also got a third burr geometry as well, the turbo burr is unchanged, but they've got a new multipurpose burr if you're into a mix of modern espresso and filter.