Fellow - Ode Brew Grinder Gen 2 - Matte White

Its like a fine chocolate. You're going to spend more on something that tastes better and was harder to make. Does that make it better overall and worth that cost compared to other, similar "chocolates"? I don't think so. Two main faults, and a third small gripe will explain why. First, the grinder frequently just stops mid grind with a 30-40 gram dose. So I'll have to press the button again while it has beans in the burrs. Hardly the end of the world, but also leads to uneven grind - which is the entire reason for purchasing this upper mid level, costly grinder. Second, mid raost beans frequently get hung up in the hopper, again, the machine will stop. You have to kind of scoot the beans back into the chute. I thought this was supposed to be eliminated with gen 2? It is not, I assure you. Would the extra 1/2 inch of head height really crush the design? Just need the hopper slope to be a little more steep. Third gripe(s) is that the cord is very rigid, and difficult to hide. Its also quite long if your outlet is anywhere near the grinder. It just looks bad bunched up, no matter what you do with it. Which again, defeats the purspose of purhcasing this otherwise stunning device. Give me any kind of cord management at all, or at least make it easier to wrap around something else. The final nitpick, yet still valid, is the front plate rattles while grinding and makes it sound cheap, and super chinsey. That could be eliminated by constantly fiddling with the little rubber pads in there I guess. Should anyone have to do that a week into owning a 350$ cofffee grinder? Its not all bad though. It does have a satisfying clunk as the dial is turned. Its grinds well, about 1/2 the time when it completes the cycle. It looks amazing, even with the ridiculously hard to bend cord. Its very quiet, and grinds very fast. It will do 30 grams in less than 6 seconds on level 6.5 for an excellent pour over. The static is complely gone. For the money and the proposed function/deisgn factor, the grinder simply isn't there yet. I'm hopeful for gen 3. But serisouly, I was very excited for this grinder, and it really let me down. Give it another year before diving into this product, and try to find some videos on it that aren't sponsored. This is my own opinion, and regretably, I paid for this with my own money at full price with no kickback or other incentives. There are new, yet familiar frustrations with this simple dose grinder that for some reason, no one is talking about.

I ordered this and upgraded to the SSP Burrs and wow, the grinds are consistently uniform and the flavors the beans produce are retained even better than my hand grinder. HIGHLY recommended for any coffee aficionado that wants precision grinding consistently at a cafe level quality.

The machine itself is phenomenal. It doesn’t hesitate to get through coffee, is fairly low maintenance; and, most importantly, provides consistent grind size. My only gripe is that it requires any maintenance. It’s my first nice grinder and I’m kinda shocked at that.

Has produced quality coffee grinds daily. Looks great too. Have had a jam and was easy to follow the guidebook to easily resolve it.

[Employee of bestbuy] This thing is very fast and surprisingly quiet. After a lot of research and comparisons, I am very satisfied with the ode gen 2 after a couple of weeks usage. Grind is consistent and the profile is sleek so one less large kitchen counter appliance.