Late reply but having used the Milab for a while that’s exactly where my head was at to get a full bodied and balanced cup with the same level clarity - but yeah that’s ridiculous
The Millab E01 will suit you better vs the Whirly 01S. Although I would recommend the Femobook A2 over either one, unless you want the all metal construction of the Millab E01.
I own a Millab M01 and I have no clue what all the fuss is about. I’ve tried several coffees with it and they all taste delicious and layered and complex solidly within the pour over range, which is labeled as being between 5.0-9.0.
I dial in a new bag or new coffee at 7.0 as a starting point and adjust from there, and have not had reason to go below 6.5 or above 7.5 as of yet. I drink light to light-medium, high elevation, both washed and natural. I thought about trying a coarser setting after watching the Coffee Chronicler’s video yesterday, but changed my mind because why fix what’s not broken? I decided I’d rather have a cup I know I’ll enjoy than FAFO.
So, what’s the deal with this grinder? There’s a lot of different info out there, but most of it suggests you need to set it to 9 or 10 to get a decent cup. If you go down to the recommended range for pour-over, around 6 or 7, it’s too acidic or not balanced. So, you have to turn it up to 9 or 10, and then even adjust the lower settings to open it up a bit more. This way, you can grind more coarse and fully experience what this grinder can do. Is that right, or what? Coffee Chronicle kindly confirmed this yesterday with his new rundown of different grinders.
The Ode Gen 2 was my daily driver for quite a while and for the $ it’s great. I now have the 078 for my daily electric, and also regularly use a Millab 01 and Pietro.
There are already a ton of great comments giving great advice, so I’ll keep it relatively straightforward:
**1) Will you be traveling much and want to do pour over while traveling? If yes go hand grinder.
2) If you won’t be traveling or wanting pour over while traveling, get the Ode.**
And either way, unless you give up pour over, you’ll be buying another grinder at some point so just get whichever one you didn’t get then.
Another great thing about the Ode is you can upgrade later with SSP MP’s Timemore 064 turbo/ghost burrs, or another great burr and really increase the brew quality for a reasonable cost.
Btw, love the M01 and Pietro and would highly recommend either.
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Great value for espresso, but clogs and poor for pour-over.
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