He reminds me of the neighbor I wish I had next door.....Just a very nice person that makes good coffee and needs a nice neighbor to help him drink it.
I agree completely with your comment about time based grinding. Another factor that affects the output is the amount of beans in the hopper. The weight of output varies wildly when you compare a full hopper to one that's almost empty - or at least it does on my Baratza Settee.
What is your daily grinder now? I’m thinking about getting an Atom 65 now that I can get one for about $900 US, and use a dosing cup. Or just splurge to get the W 65. Ceado has some nice ones, but their cheapest GBW I think is like $1,800. Though they do have a 3 year warranty I think.
Are there high-end weight-based grinders? The best I know of is the $600 Baratza Settle 270wi which has 40mm conical burrs; not comparable to the Atom 75. Also: 1) Thoughts on putting SSP or other upgrade burrs in the Atom 75? 2) Retention? 3) What's the declumping system for the Atom 75?
Yeah there are definitely some high end grinder that do that check out the Mahlkonig E65S GbW I also believe the eureka luca does that as well. I’m not sure if you can find a set of 75mm ssp burrs you may need to special order that but honestly the burr set in here is very good not sure it’s worth upgrading out of the box. Retention was pretty low but it’s not a single doser so retention doesn’t become as important I really don’t recommend this grinder for single dosing. Unfortunately without taking apart the machine I can’t get super specific but this is whata on the spec sheet. “Patented anti clump/static system delivers light, fluffy grounds”
Been waiting for this review since I saw it on your channel. I've got this recently too and yes it has been such a great addition even to the Pro. I used the built-in grinder and boy the difference is so big (but of course, you pay for it!). Couldn't agree more with the points you made especially the light ! I only knew about the light when I first turned it on and was looking for a switch for that. But soon I found it so useful, as you said in the early morning or winter when there is less sunlight. I also use the light for my puck prep so that's such a nice unexpected feature.
I have a close sibling of this one, an Atom 60 (which I bought used at about half the price). It isn't as fast as the 75 but still fast enough (roughly 1g/s), gives me great coffee (coming from a Rocky which I suspect was defective), and is indeed very silent. I strongly suspect the entire Atom line gives the same experience, save for speed. It does makes me wish I had a single-dosing grinder of the same quality. You can't really do single dosing on the Atom, there is significant retention (I throw away about 6 grams of stale grounds from the grinder on first use every day, and on every change in coarseness), and it doesn't grind as well (or as fast) when the hopper is empty (I keep as little coffee as possible in the hopper, just enough to fill up to the base of the conical section). Also I removed the fork and put the portafilter on a scale (itself on an improvised stand). The grinder's timer is set to give me approximately the right amount minus a couple grams, and then I complete with manual pulses (works for me on the slower 60, I guess on the faster 75 you might have to use the single timer set to a very short pulse). This gives me great accuracy with minimal effort and no waste. Overall I quite like the Atom. Maybe some day I'll swap it for a DF64 for the flexibility of single-dosing. But if you only every drink the same coffee (or just one bag of coffee at a time), then it's fine.
Yeah the df64 is great too but I think we are splitting hairs between the atom 60 and the df64 although the df64 is almost certainly cheaper depending on where you live. You can always get an even smaller single doser like the lagom mini
@@JoeyVaracalli I got my second-hand Atom at about half the price (350€) of a new unit (650+€), making it slightly cheaper than a new DF64 (400€). At the time I was not even sure if I needed a better grinder, so I figured buying used meant I could resell later with limited loss. Now I know that a better grinder did help me, so I'd be more inclined to buy new and to pay for the benefit of single dosing. Also I wonder if I could consolidate all my grinders (the Atom I use for espresso + the Rocky I now recycled for filter) into one DF64, meaning the DF64 should let me switch between grind sizes several times a day (think filter coffee vs. espresso) without having to dial-in the espresso or open the grinder for cleaning each time. This way I would save in kitchen space, and reduce the amount of money trapped in my coffee gear. But regarding workflow, I'm not even 100% sure if it would be a win over keeping two grinders! :D
Hey Joe! Would you recommend that scale in this video? I've been considering purchasing it but reviews were a bit mixed. Thanks in advance for your help.
The scale I use? I like it… definitely not the best ever but it does the job and it’s pretty accurate and stays well tared in. If you want slightly higher end go with the timore amzn.to/3ut1b0F
Hello, thanks for the information. Would you mind adding metric units to your videos? Giving the dimensions in inches means nothing to viewers out the US -- everywhere else in the world millimeters would be used. Milimeters are already used for the burr size, they can be used for dimensions as well. Thank you so much and have a nice day!
Do you face clogging issue regularly in ATOM? I’m in search of a new grinder for expresso use but read odd reviews of Eureka. I’m told coffee powder enters inside the grinder near the motor and requires regular cleaning. Thoughts?
@@JoeyVaracalli Thanks, you really help me, just got the same grinder and ECM funnel ring is not as good as yours. I heard that EDO Wormhole ring is also good, but no-one has it in stock in the US and the shipping is abnormally high from Europe. Hope you enjoy your coffee. Peace!
@@JoeyVaracalli I haven’t chemical backflushed my Bianca yet, some people report a squeaky lever after 1 chemical backflush or a week of using a puck screen. I’m doing daily water back flushes and weekly screen and dispersion screw soaks.
For one thing, that grinder is a stepless grinder. The other thing about that grinder is like any other time base finder or even the weight bast grinder. They will always be off the phone setting up the coarse or fine. That is the nature of all grinders.
I agree but weight based in my experience is just a bit more of a pleasure and ease of use to... use every day but this grinder is amazing I miss is honestly just the speed alone was friggen amazing
How did you get the blind portafilter to stay on the fork. Mine will not stay put not matter how much I lift or lower arms. It’s it the funnel helping?
Sexy grinder - it's also available in Red and White, not just Black and Chrome. Sounded like someone was "tinkling" in the background during this video. Was the bathroom door open?
Yeah most time based grinders is significantly higher but that’s kinda my point on the eight based grinding. I will say though most single doser leave about .1 grams behind so .2 really isn’t super terrible all things considered
It is a commercial grinder so it is functional but ugly and very expensive for a home barista. It really is overkill for home use and also it doesn't really make sense, for home use a single dose grinder makes much more sense as at home you are far more likely to be swapping coffees and having to dial in so the retention will be a big waste of coffee when changing. The strengths of this device are all based around speed and consistency in a multi shot commercial use with one type of coffee.
Yeah pretty sure I said most of what you said in this comment. It’s a great grinder but not really great for home use since it’s so big and really requires coffee in the hopper all the time
