NEW FELLOW OPUS GRINDER REVIEW
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- It's here! The beginning of what I hope is a trend to make cost effective quality machines. I am excited at what is to follow! What are your thoughts? Let's chat below!
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TIME CUES:
0:00- Cutesy Skit
1:25- Introduction/Disclosures
2:12- Overview/Build
5:35- Dosing Cup
6:36- Static/Retention
7:53- Dialing Deep Dive
15:49- Burr Set
18:16- Hopper Lid
20:25- Factory Calibration
21:30- Grinding Green Beans
22:15- Filter Test
25:48- Espresso Test
28:03- Filter 20g
28:52- Espresso 20g
29:53- Skip Here for Final Thoughts
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If I had the original ode, are catch cups interchangeable with the opus?
Somewhere around the fifth minute of explanation of the micro-steps I decided that maybe I was cool just drinking filter coffee forever
Yea after the impromptu nap it caused, not complaining I needed the nap😂
Came here to say the same. The price is super tempting but hey. I think I still want the Ode 2.
made me very glad i have a stepless grinder
Read this comment after skipping that micro-steps part, sipping from my filter coffee made using my ode. Yeah.. I'm happy too, no need to change anything.
bro I watched this video, decided to buy, got this thing in the mail today and here I am again watching it after a WHOLE DAY of FAILURE trying to pull an okay shot
I want to tell you how much I appreciate the quality content that you put out. There is so much thought and effort put into each of your videos. Thank you!
thank you! It definitely takes a lot of time, but I take seriously money other people spend on equipment! Thanks for the kind words
It's nice to see a person who was able to direct his ADHD in a useful direction
Great video, as always
hahaha thank you! I think it helps, for sure. Appreciate the kind words!
The amount of effort, passion, humor, and ideas you put into all these videos. I absolutely love them.
Thanks for being able to release such early, same-day reviews. Great technical and entertaining content. I watch nearly all of your vids with my kids. Most of us enjoy them. 😂
The review I’ve been waiting for! Thank you again for all your work & willingness to share
I love that it goes all the way up to 11
But why not just make 10 the max number? 😂
Hey Lance, just wanted to say, I love your new look.
I love watching content creators kind of find themselves and I loved all your early stuff but now you really seem to have found your zone, and it's like you've grown into yourself, and you seem to be more comfortable with who you are now, which I love.
PS I love the random singing and rhythmic tapping, as someone with ADHD I love the genuine feeling of your videos.
I really look forward to what you do moving forward, you're an inspiration to all of us in this crazy coffee world.
PPS I love your hair, you and I have incredibly similar curly hair, and I love mine longer as well, feels like a thick lions mane!
Really appreciate you running it through a whole grind cycle for time and to hear it without any background noise/music
Thank you for the depth of explanation regarding the relationship between the macro and micro settings with special congrats on the impact of micro adjustments on macro readings. That is exceptionally worthwhile for prospective buyers to understand what to expect from the machine. Thanks
Your content continues to get better with each Video Lance - thank you for the reviews
I just graduated from grade 4 maths. Thank you, Lance! I need to stay ahead of my son and find your videos very educational. ❤
What a brilliantly done review Lance.
thank you so much!
I love watching you nerd out on coffee and I appreciate the content as a home enthusiast starting to explore espresso. I’d be interested in seeing some cold brew content.
Thanks Lance! Great review as always!
Great! This is what I’m looking for. Thank you
Thank you for this review! In the morning, woke up to watch your review. By late afternoon, after getting the Fellow email saying it was available, I bought it. It was easy comfortable purchasing decision thanks to you! Not a perfect grinder, but for only $195 that can do espresso and pour over, not bad at all!
Awesome review, these are so helpful being someone who's just starting to get into this. This price point is exactly what i was looking for and even though the dial seems to be a bit complex and its too bad that its not as heavy as the Ode, it makes sense for the $$ and will still likely still become my first electric grinder.
Killing it, Lance. Great vid.
I think The Fellow Ode was probably what I'd recommend to folks who like coffee and want a capable home grinder that's easy to live with and doesn't come with some of the hassle associated with something like a hand grinder or a Lagom Mini. The MSRP of $300 was just a little steep for a lot of people though, so having a cheaper electric grinder from Fellow is really great. I was originally an Ode backer and was disappointed to realize the original stock burrs couldn't even grind fine enough for some V60s, and in general it wasn't as good as my hand grinder. I put it back in the box for about a year until I finally gave up waiting on updated burrs from Fellow and picked up SSP burrs. With SSP burrs it's been great, and I've since picked up a DF64 with SSP HU burrs (mainly for espresso), but I don't plan on moving on from my Ode. The changes that Fellow has made to the Ode have been really great to see.
The macroadjustment is giving me hard-core Breville Smart Grinder Pro vibes with the 10 internal adjustments. They drove me crazy. Im even more hopeful for the Encore ESP now.
I still think this is a great compromise for quality and price BUT I am excited about the ESP, as well. Review coming soon!
@@LanceHedrick Could you do a grinder showdown later this year. Theres been a lot of new grinders showing up on the market and it would be great to see how you think they all stack up to each other at separate price points
As soon as I saw the burr set I raced down to the comments to see if people also thought this looked like a Breville knockoff. I wonder how the burrs differ seeing that they look and operate almost exactly the same.
@@LanceHedrickinformative and entertaining as always! I’d be interested to see what an actual espresso dial-in would look like in practice with the Opus (vs the ESP?). I wonder just how annoying the micro adjustments might get (or maybe not that bad?)
I'm in the same situation haha
This is a detail and clear review, great for beginner coffee lovers!
The fact that im enthralled by cinematography and acting in the cutesy skit speaks volumes for your content
I was super interested in this grinder and when Fellow gave me early access I was ready to pounce. I’m glad this review was available already. This would be a great grinder for someone, but not for me. I guess I’ll stick with my Sette 270 for now.
So glad you stuck to lengthy reviews! great one.
oh my god that adjustment! 😮😮
I don’t make espresso, but I do have a 4 serving Bialetti Moka pot I enjoy. The single dose cup fits the grind basket perfectly. The opus is great for every type of coffee I enjoy. Performs beautifully for my pour overs, Moccamaster, and cold brew.
The 3D chess game to dial in espresso took me a few replays to understand, but I think that's fair given how fiddly it is. You did a great job explaining it in the amount of time taken!
Fantastic review buddy!
Thank you! IG live soon?
Love you lance, thank you for your in depth reviews. I have high hopes for the encore esp, I love the encore for filter, cupping and cold brew!
I am excited to release my review! Few more days...
first time in your channel, or any coffee channel for that matter. and this is super fair review. nice to see. thanks!
Seems like a fantastic entry level budget grinder. I’m surprised you didn’t compare it to the breville smart grinder but I’m curious how it’ll be vs the encore esp. thanks for the video!!
Lance helping the little opus to expel its retention, with the expression of a disappointed father as his robot child chokes on yet another coffee bean 🤖🫶🏻
Loved the music (as well as the quality review!)
that opening skit was SUCH a good summary! 😂
Thanks for the detailed review, I’ll be subscribing (and waiting for the gen 2)
Really well put together & thought out review, Lance! That moment where you're like "I promise this is not the only test I've done, IT REALLY ISNT" is so fkin relatable as a follow content creator, lol.
Congrats buddy, great intro haha!
This has been extremely helpful for me!
I've been doing budget espresso at home for almost a year now, with a cheap hand grinder and a second-hand espresso machine. I've been really enjoying what I've been able to get out of my setup, but I've been keeping my eye on affordable grinders for a while now.
I'm still on the fence about whether to buy now, or wait for gen 2, but it does look like that might be the grinder I've been waiting for.
Thanks for the thorough and honest review!
Thank you Lance.
thank you!
I like your lengthy reviews 😊
Thanks for the review! It is amazing that you can get new single dose grinder that is fully capable of espresso at this pricepoint, it is great deal considering for how much you can get (sometimes heavily) used conical grinder like Iberital MC2 or similar which is not that great for single dosing.
If I was at the start of my espresso journey, I would not think twice and get the Opus.
Considering the grind time, build and the workflow, I will continue with the wait for Sculptor 78S - I cant wait for your review of the espresso version Lance!
Thank you for the review! Looking to find a replacement for the built in grinder in my breville. Was hoping this was going to be the budget option. But not sure now
I've been looking for a good all purpose grinder for my beginner's setup and this video settled my internal debate. Kinda wish it was as nice built as the Ode, but I for one would take the cost reduction 100 times before that. Thanks for your thorough review, Lance.
I was in the same situation as you 2 months ago and bought the X Pro he used in the video. I think the X Pro is still the better choice because it feels more premium, its easier to use and gives great cups. Yeah the downside is that it's manual but I don't mind and the plus side is that I can take this with me when I travel instead of grinding before hand.
Thanks Lance. Also, dig your style.
Seems that for the price, this will deterr a lot of people from buying a hand grinder for home use.
Good job, Fellow.
And thank you, fellow coffee nerd bro, Lance, for sharing your experience and assessments with us.
I feel like they should have put more focus on the espresso side because that budget category is so small. I have a hunch the Encore ESP might edge out the opus in that area, BUT I think it’s great to have a solid budget grinder like this to recommend to friends getting into coffee. V thorough review and I really liked the cutesy skit. Thx God bless
Thanks Lance. They lost me with the adjustment system and the plasticky materials, but I'm pretty sure there is a big market for this product out there. I´ll wait for the Encore ESP review.
Thank you!
I love an hour long grinder video ❤ . I just know eventually I’ll buy a zerno
was hoping for that timemore follow up review hahaha. the opus feels like a really nice gift to someone who is starting out with coffee
I'm waiting on them to ship the units! They said they'd send me 064S and 078S. They said they wouldn't ship me 064 Turbo. But soon!
@@LanceHedrick sweeet! looking forward. I was planning to go for the df64s with the cast sweets or multipurpose. will see how the timemore one goes before i make my first flat burr purchase.
definitely! I'm waiting eagerly!
The macro/micro step thing is ridiculous.
@@LanceHedrick waiting in the review of the 078S as well, can't wait!!!
Howdy. I usually don’t comment or like on UA-cam videos, but man watching this at 7am made me laugh and enjoy watching this video and learning about the two to make a decision! Thanks brother!
Again, very good in depth video. Bravo 👏
BTW... I noticed that Mara X at the back 😏... can't wait to see you going deep on that.
Best intro ever!
I've had mine since the release and share the same feelings when it comes to the build. The plastic does not feel of high quality as the other Fellow products. I too have found scratches at the cup base and the coffee retention is not ideal. With all that said at the price and the other features I am very happy with my purchase. Happy to hear about the longevity of the grinder.
Oddly enough, that was a really good description of that wacky dial.
After getting the Ode+SSP MP combo right before the Ode Gen 2 was announced / Sculptor I was already feeling a bit silly, was hoping this wouldn’t make it worse and thankfully it hasn’t 😅
That Badalamenti-esque tune in the skit/intro is *chef's kiss*
Thumbs up for the cute skit. Brightened my day
thank you! so glad you enjoyed it
I am SO GLAD you mentioned that they over-calibrate the grinder from the factory so that as the burrs wear you will still have usable espresso settings. I've been at 3-4 for espresso since I got mine and I though something was wrong.
Second grinder review in a row that comes out earlier than everybody else! Way to go, Lance!
Curious to see how you think it compares to the Varia VS3. I see it sitting back there on your counter top. Looking forward to that review. Great work as always!
Great detailed video ❤'d it
Thanks a lot for nother great video!
Thank you for the kind thanks! Really appreciate the support!
Cool review super informing.
thank you so much!
Was scared i'd somewhat regret buying a DF83 but after watching this I'm very happy with my pickup.
DF83 is fantastic. You'll much prefer that, no doubt. This is great, but great for $195.
Awesome video Lance! I filmed my opus review the other day but can’t release it till the 21st. We share a lot of the same sentiments 😊
Excellent! Something to look forward to a week from now.
Would love to see a video on the relatively vintage Gaggia MDF flat burr grinder. You can pick one up for around $100 (used) and they are easy to deep clean, perfect for a beginner. How does it perform against all these modern day grinders? Tips for getting the best out of it etc. Also a tutorial/review of the Arrarex Caravel would be amazing. There aren’t enough professional videos about the more vintage pieces still in use today. Cheers Lance!
I went from the popular Cuisinart coffee grinder to this one. So far, I like it a lot. I'm not quite the coffee nerd you are, but I wanted to start making better coffee. I recently started roasting my own coffee beans. So, for me it was a perfect step and upgrade for me. My only disappointment was with the espresso cup being 54 and 58 mm. My machine is 51 mm so I have to rely on a funnel to get the coffee into the portafilter. Overall, a great economic grinder.
Was worried my choice of sd40 was a mistake, but after seeing this I am happy
I feel like we (myself included) are over-complicating their adjustment mechanism. In practice, you should know if you need to make your current setting coarser or finer. Just adjust the inner ring in the direction you need to go to refine your shot. No math required.
I'm on my way home after the shift and adjustment system makes my brain overload😂😂
Great vid, would love to see a comparison against the lagom mini, vario VS3, etc
Not sure what to get as an electric grinder. This is an interesting option. The more I use my 1zspesso hand grinder, the more I want to just make a base for it with a motor and not worry about getting another one.
Thanks for the nice summary at the end. Some bits just felt way over the top in detail for a review but I’ll look out for future content.
I put time cues in the caption for those less interested. For many, this isn't a cheap purchase so they want to be fully informed. Anyway, thanks for commenting!
I felt prepared for this math lesson since I am an elementary school teacher. :D
Thank you so much for your super helpful videos!! Exclusively do filter coffee and looking to upgrade an aging Encore. Would you recommend Ode 2, Opus or something else? Ode 2 is top end of the budget. Would love to get in to espresso but it’s a big upfront cost
I honestly loved the explanation of the macro micro adjustments - I kinda missed it on a bunch of other videos .. thanks for taking the time, and well said!
the one analogy I would’ve loved to hear would’ve been the vernier lines on analog calipers - they work in exactly the same mind-twisting way
I think 😶🌫️
also, what is that grinder on the far left .. it’s gorgeous
Wow, I just emailed you yesterday for $200 grinder advice. Saw your video this morning (very well done) and was hoping this would be the answer. I'm worried that being such a new to coffee person, this grinder will take a little more effort than others of close price and quality. I also worry about it being such a new item on the market that parts won't be as readily available as other choices and that the tried and true test of time hasn't really been established since the general public hasn't had this in their hands yet. Thank you for the video. That being said, I'm still a little confused as to which is my best $200ish choice.
Awesome review! I got super nervous initially as I heard about the Opus the week I received my Ode gen2 and thought I wasted my money 😂
not at all! If looking at both options, Ode Gen 2 is my choice.
I think for easily espresso adjustment use, for big step adjust could be done by outside ring and micro adjust use inner ring for pulling shot.
Thanks Lance for another great review. I hope Fellow will consider perhaps a deluxe metal version in the future. Opus M? Ideally with an improved fine adjustment mechanism.
Love the intro! Hahaha
Thanks for the great video, I think I'm going to get the grinder as I did do some maths and the adjustment seems pretty simple, if it works like I think. Wanted to share so people can either use it to make sense of their grinders, or tell me if I'm just missing something as to why there's 4 micro adjustment levels? Maybe there's some extreme use cases at the ends of the grind size spectrum like Turkish or infusion for desserts, but:
I think Fellow could have the same 16m setting options across the grind range with just +1 and -1 "micro" adjustment":
I think that if you choose a normal setting on the main dial (with the micro adjustment centred on 0) that is close to what you want, we will call this 'start'.
Then to dial it in:
50m step finer = 1 full step down from start, Micro adjuster at 0
33m step finer = Leave at start, Micro adjuster to -1 step (33m finer)
16m step finer = 1 full step down, Micro adjuster to +1 step (33m coarser)
Start
16m step coarser = 1 full step up from start, Micro adjuster to -1 step (33m finer)
33mm step coarser = Leave at start, Micro adjuster to +1 step (33m coarser)
50m step coarser = 1 full step up from start, Micro adjuster at 0
Wow! A "break up" intro on Valentine's Day Lance? Cold! HAHAHAHA. BTW -- EPIC shoutout of Passion Pit!
Thank you for the amazing review once again, Lance! One thing I’d like to point out regarding your choice of comparing the Opus to a handgrinder: I think you can’t disregard the fact that people might pick an electric grinder just because of the convenience. It’s unfair to compare an electric grinder only to a handgrinder of similar price point. In my opinion you should have included another electric grinder in the comparison.
Other than that, wonderful work! This was a pleasure to watch.
Yeah but x Pro feels and handlers way more premium and as a counter point: it's portable so taking it on trips and longer vacations is much easier :)
That intro.. flawlesss
The dialing deep dive is giving me flashbacks to learning to use vernier calipers and micrometer screwgauges back in university, and honestly if they had presented it that way, it would probably be easier to use...
Love the video. I just recently purchased a moccamaster drip coffee maker, any recommendations for a good grinder thank you
Great video Lance! What would you recommend the best settings for a lovely gooey shot out of a Breville Bambino Plus?
I’m pausing at 0:59 to comment and say that that intro was incredibly emotional and cinematic
thank you, Ethan! Means a lot
Hi I've been enjoying watching your channel. 💯👍
Would you please tell me which episode did you mention the burr movement about Commandante in the previous show?
This product feels like it was developed in a meeting room. "Okay we make sure it doesn't cannibalize Ode, and our target user is everyone"
Great video Lance thanks. How would you say the grind uniformity compares to hand grinders at the same price point? I currently have the Comandante C40 MK4 I use for AeroPress and pour overs. Cheers
some quick mafs in there
Thanks for the content. It would really help me to understand whether this grinder is better than the built in grinder that came with my breville barista pro espresso machine or than my comandante grinder. I mostly do pourover with light roast. Also curious on whether going with the ode v2 would be a better jump instead? Thanks !!
This is the best grinder in the world. Well Designed.
thank you for an awesome in-depth review! would love to know how does the Opus compares in taste to the Niche for espresso and filter? and to the new timemore for espresso? any thoughts?
thank you again!
great video - funny you mention at minute 21 that 1 is way too fine for espresso. honestly I had to go to one and adjust the micro step inside just to get a reasonable espresso with a standard 58mm portafilter and 20.5g medium-dark roast. I had been trying just under 1.5 and I couldn't hold pressure or pre infuse at all.