Fellow Opus Conical Burr Coffee Grinder - All Purpose Electric - Espresso Grinder with 41 Settings for Drip, French Press, & Cold Brew - Matte Black

I absolutely love my Fellow coffee grinder! From the moment I unboxed it, I could tell it was designed with care and attention to detail. The sleek, modern look fits perfectly in my kitchen, and it feels sturdy and well-built. The grind settings are incredibly precise, and I’ve been able to switch effortlessly between espresso and French press without any issues. What really stands out is how quiet it is compared to other grinders I’ve used, and it doesn’t overheat the beans, which keeps the flavor intact. It’s a bit of an investment, but for me, the consistent performance and beautiful design make it totally worth it.

I love this grinder! I mostly brew espresso with my Gaggia Classic Pro, so I'm not in the weeds of all the intricacy that can go into making high quality espresso, but this grinder is perfect for my coffee situation, expertise, capability and aesthetic. The settings and container allow for me to quickly switch my grind size to my dialed in numbers for either my espresso machine, drip machine or pour over. The cleaning is a breeze and the Fellow product line overall is full of consistently high quality, solid and well designed coffee drinking/making essentials!

I had the Baratza Encore before this which I was very happy with, but this is even better:Pros:- Prettier on the counter!- quieter- wayyyy less mess- easier to measure quantity; i love the measuring on the inside of the lid and also- the reference there of what the different grind numbers are meant for! Super handy as I switch from Aeropress to cold brew methods and I would forget which numbers I needed to switch back and forth from- container is able to hold enough grounds for a cold press! Which is about 85g- grind auto shut off so you can walk awayCons:- you can’t pour your entire bag of beans into top hamper as i liked doing with the other grinder- if you accidentally bump the grinder while the collector cup isn’t there, grinds spill out. It’s really easy to bump the body a bit while putting the cup back in and get grinds everywhere, and once they are out there it’s just a tad harder and more annoying to clean because they get stuck more easily in all the little nooks and crevices of the texture this design has.- it’s a little quirky as there are two built in unrelated measuring mechanisms: the lid helps you measure out servings in grams, but the grinding happens in 30 second increments (you choose either 30 second grind, 60 seconds, 90, or 2 minutes). 20g coffee takes less than 30 seconds to grind, but 40g of coffee takes more than 30 seconds, but less than 60 seconds. So, the grind timing just doesn’t make sense, and this part feels a bit overengineered. I have stopped measuring with grams and just use whatever comes out after 30 seconds. Would be more ideal if the machine would turn off automatically after detecting no more beans in the hopper. That way you’d just measure what you need by weight/volume and not have to play the “how long do i need to grind for?” gameStill think it’s the best out there for its price point! It solves/improves on the biggest downsides of grinders which, to me, are looks, loudness, and mess. Nothing more frustrating when you wake up groggy and needing coffee than worrying about waking someone up and then dealing with a mess on your counter.I have not used this for espresso.

I've used the same Baratza Virtuoso grinder for over a decade. Hundreds of pounds of coffee have been ground with very little issues and all were very easy to fix because it's designed to be serviceable. It has its shortcomings, grind consistency being one of them, but you can work around it, especially since it generally will allow some coffee through that's slightly larger then desired. Not a dealbreaker. But when it started getting loud I knew it needed some parts replaced but I decided to "upgrade" my grinder instead. Here's where the Opus comes in.Researching options I kept reading that the more expensive Fellow Ode grinder was very prone to clogging and unclogging things was a lot of work. Many said it happened every couple weeks. Oddly I wasn't seeing as many complaining about the Opus so I opted for this. When first setup it seemed to be a great looking grinder but that was short lived.I measured out 50g of medium roast beans for a partial pot of electric coffee maker coffee, set the grinder to 8 which is in the middle of where they recommend per the inside of the grinder lid (props to them for the neat chart), and told it to grind. . . Grinder turned on but the beans weren't feeding down to the burrs. . . Once I helped them along it started to grind. When I removed the catch bin it was immediately obvious the coffee was ground too fine. I tried brewing it anyways and the basket ran over, leaving grounds in the coffee. Let's try this again.I pulled the lid off the top of the grinder and the bean load bin had chafe all over in it. The top lid creates an air tight(ish) seal when you slide it on so upon removal it pulled the lightweight chafe into the bin. Cleaned it out, poured beans in, adjusted the grind to 9 which is the coarsest they recommend for my coffee method, and put the lid back on. But now the air tight lid forced trapped coffee grounds out the bottom of the grinder, all over the place. . . Right in their description they say "mess-free mornings" and "anti-static technology" yet I'm not seeing either here. Cleaned things up and ground the coffee beans and immediately noticed there barely a difference in the grind, still being much too fine.Tried again with a grind setting of 10, and again at 11. Even at 11 (the coarsest it goes) the grind was too fine for the brew method even though this is the setting for cold brew, what should be a very coarse grind. And I didn't give up here. I proceeded to use the grinder for a week, trying to figure out what's going on, and as time went by I couldn't get a good grind but did notice the grind time was getting longer and longer, and it seemed as though the grind was getting finer. . . It was clogging, just like Ode reviews complained about. It was taking 4 minutes to grind 50g of medium roast beans- I can hand grind faster than that. We're done with this grinder.Before boxing it back up I ran a little test for others to see what I'm dealing with. In the pictures the left dish is a grind setting of 5, the middle is 7.5, and the right is 10. Very little difference, especially considering 5 is the middle grind setting but was so fine that it's espresso fineness, and 10 is the coarse cold brew setting.All that being said, avoid this grinder. Other reviewers give it praise but that's not what we saw. The Encore that replaced this (for less money) worked right out of the box, with the grinder set to the recommended setting and we finally had a good pot of electric brewer coffee.