Fellow Ode Brew Grinder

I recently purchased the Fellow Ode Brew Grinder, and overall, I'm quite impressed with its performance. Here's a breakdown of my experience with this burr coffee grinder:Pros:Precise Grind Settings: The 31 grind settings make it easy to achieve the perfect grind size for various brewing methods, including drip, French press, and cold brew. Whether I'm brewing a delicate pour-over or a robust French press, I can adjust the grind size with precision.Compact Design: I appreciate the small footprint of the Ode Brew Grinder, which takes up minimal counter space in my kitchen. Its sleek matte white finish also adds a touch of elegance to my coffee setup.Consistent Results: The grinder produces uniform and consistent grinds, resulting in flavorful and well-extracted coffee every time. I've been impressed by the quality and consistency of the grounds it produces.Easy to Use: Operating the grinder is straightforward, thanks to its intuitive controls and user-friendly interface. The large hopper and convenient single-dose loading feature make it easy to grind just the right amount of coffee for each brew.Cons:Noisy Operation: While the Ode Brew Grinder is efficient, it can be a bit noisy during operation, especially when grinding larger batches of coffee. However, the noise level is tolerable, and it's a minor inconvenience considering the quality of the grind it delivers.Messy Grind Retention: I've noticed that the grinder tends to retain some grounds after each use, leading to a bit of messiness around the hopper and chute. It requires occasional cleaning to ensure optimal performance.Overall, despite its minor drawbacks, I'm thoroughly satisfied with the Fellow Ode Brew Grinder. Its precise grind settings, compact design, and consistent results make it a valuable addition to my coffee brewing arsenal. Whether you're a coffee enthusiast or a casual brewer, this grinder delivers quality grinds and a satisfying coffee experience.

The media could not be loaded. I’ve been using the Fellow Ode Brew Grinder for a few years now, and it has completely elevated my coffee routine. The build quality is exceptional—sleek, sturdy, and the matte black finish looks fantastic on my countertop. It’s compact enough to fit in a small space, but it feels powerful and premium.The grind consistency is outstanding. Whether I’m making pour-over, French press, or cold brew, the 31-step grind settings allow for precise control, and I can really taste the difference in my cup. It’s also much quieter than other grinders I’ve owned, and the redesigned Gen 2 burrs are super efficient.I especially appreciate the thoughtful design touches, like the magnetically aligned catch cup and the auto-stop function. Cleanup is quick and easy, and there’s very little static mess compared to other grinders.If you’re serious about your coffee, this grinder is 100% worth the investment. Highly recommend!

I was going to write a grand sweeping review about how I was vindicated in my theory that the best Fellow grinder for the money, after many hours watching videos, would be obtained by getting an Ode 1.0 then buying the v2.0 brew burrs, and upgrading it with them, and get a better coffee grinder for less money. I bought this Ode, I used it as my daily driver for a few months as I saved up to buy the new v2 brew burrs ($80!) and it really improved my coffee experience once I learned how to dial it in for different grinds. I have had some great cups out of the v1 Ode with forgiving brewing methods. I had 3 major gripes with the thing, which are the same ones literally everyone had when getting it, which I knew well were present. 1. it doesn't grind fine/consistently enough for V60 with the v1 burrs, which I intended to fix with the v2 upgrade. 2. it has really bad retention! Like half a gram, you do need to plan for it, but wetting/RDT makes it worse, in my experience. The knocker is not very useful, but I bought the Cafemasy bellows for too much money, IMO, & if you use that and also then turn the dial to 11 and use the knocker again and bellows it again, you can get your retention down to about 0.2 grams or less. 3. No anti-static. I didn't think this would bug me the way it did, because I was only thinking about the grounds. The grounds are fine, it's not like they fly anywhere, they go into the catch cup. The problem is the chaff. It gets bloody everywhere. There is no escaping a metric butt-ton of chaff on your coffee station, and you will need to work to keep it clean.The problem with the thing is that it's not really designed well enough to be user-serviceable. The kludgy burr replacement solution of the v2 burrs was executed correctly, as I know how to safely sand metal down, and replace tiny screws under the pressure of springs, unlike some customers who probably bought this and were perplexed that the company expected them to have all these mechanical skills and equipment available to change the burrs out in the first place. I am still not quite sure what happened, but installing the V2 brew burrs killed it. The burrs scraped each other horribly and put metal shavings in my coffee on the first use after calibration, and now they are so jammed together I cannot get them out to replace them with the old burrs. A perfectly decent grinder killed by an incompatible upgrade sold for it. If you get this, do not get the V2 burrs, even if you install them correctly, it will tear your grinder to pieces.Edit: Fellow has decided to send me a new grinder and burrs because they are good people. I am grateful. My leading theory is that I somehow ended up getting the spring launched into the way of the burrs and getting ground up into them and locking them up . I hope nobody else has my problem! It is not the burrs or the grinder's fault, a vertical 64mm flat burr grinder is a special thing even with a low powered motor. Save the super dense beans for your hand grinder lol. The Ode is lovely and deserves love.EDIT 2: I was able to do the swap easily this time. The issue that killed my previous Ode was that I did not see in the instructions that the adjustment plate needs to be aligned with the orientation guide to the lower right. I then couldn't get the adjustment plate on right, so when I turned on the grinder to try to calibrate it, it was not screwed in properly, and the burrs were very far apart. Then the spring got in there and got ground up, and the burrs fused together. Thanks again to Fellow for sending me a new v1 Ode and V2 burr set when I sent back the ones that were locked up. I sometimes wish I had just sprung for the V2 Ode because the static issue is truly bad. With light beans that have a lot of chaff, there is no escape from chaff flying everywhere. It is nearly impossible to keep a clean coffee station with the Ode V1. That will eventually bug you, even if you don't think it will, like I once did. But given that limitation, it really is possible to get a great grinder for less than the V2 if you get this one and the other burrs and make sure to install them correctly. It's not easy, but it's doable.