Fellow - Ode Brew Grinder Series

I’m very happy with my 2nd gen Ode. I steered clear of the opus once I saw how much of it was made of plastic and how light it felt.

Honestly none of these are bad options. It's just going to come down to what you prefer. The K6 may give you the most options as it's supposed to be great for filter and also espresso capable, I haven't used it but I would wager that it's probably a better espresso grinder than the Encore. However if you're not interested at all in espresso then the Fellow Ode 2 is probably the best option here for filter coffee. It has flat burrs instead of the conical burrs you usually get in hand grinders and common electric grinders - and many people prefer flat burrs for filter coffee because they tend to produce a more uniform grind size, which can lead to a cleaner tasting cup with more clarity. The downside to the Ode 2 is it's obviously not as portable as the K6, it's more expensive and it's not designed for espresso at all so if you ever want to try making espresso you'll need a whole new second grinder. Obviously that's not an issue if you don't intend to use for espresso.

My recommendation is to save up another $150 and buy a fellow owed Gen 2. And I would avoid that website if you want a quality product in great shape. But that's just me. I feel like maybe some deferred gratification is in order. You'll be glad in the long run. You've saved up $200. Why not save up 200 more and get a quality product that will be exponentially better than what you can get at your $200 price point and will last you for decades .It's worth it to wait and get a superior product. IMO

I started with the ode. It was the best electric grinder for the money. I want focused on espresso and wanted the electric. Shortly after I purchased the KMax for travel. In love it. It is essentially the K Ultra. I highly recommend it but am 100% glad that I first purchased ode. If you want flexibility now…get the K Ultra. It is quite nice to use.

Me too. I prefer my ZP6 to the Ode 2 for all brews

Start with the Encore. It's more than good enough for batch filter coffee. I used an Ode 2 for years and I can't say I was ever too impressed with it.

Yeah, it was a step up ik terms of clarity from the Encore, but it still falls into the jack of all trades, master of none category once you want to go further. I decided to go elsewhere instead of upgrading the burr set.

That's fair. From what I remember about briefly using a DF54, it was a nice grinder but the Ode 2 felt better to use. I also got my Ode 2 for $280 which probably made it seem like a much better value.

Get an ode on sale and then buy an espresso focused hand grinder.

My ODE 2 stopped working after 3 weeks. Customer service is very difficult to get a hold of. Do not recommend.

For those who use ode Gen 2 (with SSP burrs ideally), have you noticed a big inconsistency with total brew times? I think the grinder is a fines machine. I’ll keep the grinder at setting 6 for instance and every brew will have a different TBT with all other variables being equal. One brew will be 4 mins, another be nearly 6 and I can’t figure out what the deal is.

I’ve been brewing pourover for the past decade, so I’d consider myself experienced. I moved to v60 about 6 months ago (Hario switch) once I got my ode Gen 2 with SSP. There has been a bit of a learning curve and I do feel I am chasing the perfect cup, having to dial in and redial in my coffees regularly. I rarely can choose a grind setting and stay there for the entirety of any given bag. I’ll have to float between 4.2-7.2 as each cup brewed can vary in tbt depending on the amount of fines produced. Technique is mostly the same always - Tetsu 4:6. I brewed a near perfect cup with a tbt of 4:30. An hour later brewed another cup and tbt was 6:00 - again, all variables being the same. This was at grind setting 6. The only thing I can think of being the issue is fines. One grind simply produced less fines than the other, which points me to inconsistent grinding with the ode Gen 2.