I ended up going your way, snagged the ode for 143 and am going to upgrade to 2.0 burrs, thanks for the tip.

So I ended up getting the Ode 1.0 after all. Hear me out: It was $143 on Amazon, with the same Fellow warranty and such. & Fellow has the 2.0 burrs available for $68 so with both things I am still only in it for $211. This compares unfavorably with the Turin/iTop/Xeoleo/generic Alibaba SD40 machine because those can be had for only $167 on Alibaba. It’s also more expensive than the other contender, the Solis Scala Zero, which came in at $100. I was going to go for the Opus maybe at $165 too, but then I kinda realized that I was buying the wrong kind of grinder for my brewing style.

Basically I want to brew light roast beans and bring out their flowery clear notes so I basically figure flat burrs are the way to go. Once I decided that I wanted flat burrs the Ode was the way to go. The 2 year warranty on the Fellow when registered on their site is also good, and I have had good experiences with their “VIP” customer service team. They also do longevity testing on their grinders, and it’s super easy to dial in when exhausted. I am a basic bitch essentially is why I got it. I won’t ever do espresso at home until I have the money to upgrade to a much better setup, and that would imply that I have the money to get a SK40 or DF64 for espresso anyway. I figure that because I am literally only doing filter coffee the Ode with 2.0 burrs will be good. I brewed my first cups with it, and it seems fine. I think the 2.0 burr will be a worthy upgrade when I can afford to do so next month. I also needed it quickly because partner needed grounds for their new Capresso drip machine. It seems like the most bog standard crappy plastic coffee machine, but they like the coffee it makes, so that’s a win, but it’s probably due to the new grinder.

Some sweet older ladies used to work for the NSA like my grandma, and she only had me get rid of her Linux mint partition because she wasn’t using it much

My computer science teachers were all over 70 and *nix users, that’s the generation that created a lot of computer stuff we use to this day.

Amazon is definitely a supervillanous outfit. I hear you re: static. If you think the grind is equal then I might get the “zero static” Solis with an ion generator, or maybe order an SK40 directly off AliExpress. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803648778389.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.201d7e7eqB5WUq&browser_id=42bba808867a44a3af09190376b9ed57&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=bbaaaafbed18a3d03183517cd363e71419e5d38136&pdp_npi=4%40dis!USD!401.88!188.88!!!401.88!!%40211bf3f116932407276108230d0743!12000027304044704!sea!US!0!A&algo_pvid=f29cc4e6-6777-4976-9914-fe529cfac40c to save a few bucks. My problem with the AliExpress sellers is that I’m not a hundred percent sure that it’s the same device espresso outlet is importing even though the seller uses Itop as well as Turin and then they call them MiiCoffee on Amazon, so it might be worth getting from espresso outlet just because they might have better customer service, idk.

Right on. I have seen a lot of people on YouTube preferring the AliExpress grinder the Turín/Itop/MiiCoffee SD40 over Encore and the Fellow Opus but IDK about the Ode. But I also think they might be selling those grinders and maybe make a higher margin on them vs. reselling Baratza or Fellow products. I’m weirded out by AliExpress brands sometimes though because it’s easy to buy from another seller copying the original seller with an inferior product. I’m kinda thinking of maybe getting the Solis Scala Zero just because it’s cheaper at $100.

I think the Turin SK40/SD40 or the Solis Scala are the new contenders. The Solis is half the price but seems not as cool as the Turin, idk.

The SD40 https://www.espressooutlet.net/turin-sd40-v2-single-dose-low-retention-grinder/ looks cool too but I also don’t have an espresso machine and am planning on mostly grinding for drip coffee for my partner and V60 for me. What did you not like about your Solis? I am looking at a Solis Scala Zero for half the price right now, it seems good. EvilCorp link but I am pretty sure it’s shipped and sold by Seattle Coffee Gear which is local https://a.co/d/bVhSGyJ.

Wow it looks really cool but they are sold out ! https://www.turingrinders.com/products/turin-sk40-single-dose-grinder and espresso outlet won’t get them until late October https://www.espressooutlet.net/turin-sk40-single-dose-stepless-grinder/ where did you get yours?

I think it will be a long time before I can afford a decent home espresso setup but thanks for the rec, it looks like a good machine.

In the $60 USD range I had been looking at the Krups Precision (also EvilCorp link) https://a.co/d/iHgMfnp or the Cuisinart https://a.co/d/eqAxbD3 which are both that price and pretty well rated. I just need to upgrade from a blade grinder, it’s making all my efforts at making a consistent cup moot.

Damn that would be bad, V60 is what I am doing the most of. Any reviews I should read?

Thanks for this lol I appreciate when people curate TikTok, I don’t use it because it’s so cringe and there is nothing that I want to see in my FYP, but when people post good tiktoks that makes me feel like an old grandpa getting news of the world from the younguns

Jerboa is buggy I’m using Thunder

There are so many better sources for this than cringe Russell Brand

Post Malone has the precious

Nobody seems to mention that these barriers are designed to slip and pull people down so they thrash down into the netting at the bottom that is designed to trap them, then they drown. The “deterrent” that they post signs warning about only on the American side, is death.

Nobody is trying to make you eat bugs lmao keep this right wing bullshit away

Good on you M8 glad it works well.

This is basically it, we just need better hardware in android tablets and maybe more optimization, Google is trying with tensor but it is a ways off.