just a constructive criticism, any reviews/comparisons of appliances known for noise it would be awesome to have a noise comparison section. great info otherwise
Hi - I already have a DF64 for my espresso. I make cold brew every week and sometimes a drip machine. I don't want to keep changing my DF64 so am looking for a decent grinder around $200. I was looking at either an Ode Gen 1 or Opus. I have seen mixed comments on which is better for this purpose. I understand the opus is better for espresso, but that would only be a temporary backup if my DF64 breaks. Any insights would be much appreciated. Thanks
This kind of brings up the question: do you think an Ode Gen 2 + a separate $200 espresso grinder is a better option then lets say a $550ish all around grinder?
Id say just get the $550 grinder at that point. Saves counter space and will grind better. Though, it is hard to beat fellow’s aesthetic and even quality.
For $550 you can almost get a timemore sculptor. I believe the later models will be able to do espresso and that will probably be a more ideal all around setup.
If you're not abusing the grinder either way, I don't understand how a metal body of the Ode is going to last longer. It's not like the Opus's burrs or motor are plastic, so the internal construction of the mechanical parts are the only thing that would make sense to make one last longer than the other aside from any abuse.
I'm honestly not sure why someone would choose the Ode over the Opus. From what I've seen, the Opus performs very similarly to the Ode in filter coffee blind tastings. The fractionally better coffee that the Ode could potentially make would go unnoticed to, well, pretty much everyone outside of comparative tastings. Not to mention, even making pour overs back-to-back on the _same_ grinder can result in slightly different cups. With the espresso capability in its back pocket, the margin between the Opus and the Ode seems much slimmer than $145.
A lot of things about the Opus feel finicky. Unlike the Ode though, it's a fundamentally sound product so I don't think there will be a rush to put out a version that fixes it. Ultimately, I expect that once gen 1 Ode stock sells through, you'll see a ~$50 cut on the Ode Gen 2. Then you'll also see an "Ode Pro" with a better motor and thus adding espresso capabilities and who knows throw in a variable RPM control. Price that at $450 or so.
I just picked up an Ode Gen 1 for $159 (Amazon Prime day sale) Worth it at that price point, especially since I am upgrading from a $40 Walmart, Mr. coffee grinder. And if I decide to upgrade the burrs, I’m still ahead.
@@cristalrodriguez7397 His criticism was for espresso grinding, which requires more precision. But also it seems like he missed the inner fine-tune dial, honestly.
