Fellow Gen 2 Ode Brew Grinder – Burr, Electric Coffee Bean Grinder with 31 Settings for Drip, French Press & Cold Brew – Small Footprint – Matte Black

My boyfriend has wanted this particular coffee grinder for a while now, so we finally splurged and got it after our last (small, cheap one) broke down.
The first thing he exclaimed when we got the package was about how surprisingly heavy it was – not always a sign of quality, of course, but in the instance it’s accurate.
The packaging was secure, the design is ultra sleek, and the little attention to detail down to the small brush to clean up any loose ground is absolutely impeccable. Despite being the evening when we received it, he has already tested the grinding capabilities and brewed himself a cup of coffee. We were both very impressed with how evenly it grinds, as well as how quiet it is.
As a final test, he weighed his beans to the gram before grinding, and got within a less than a gram difference in weight from the beans to the grind – he tells me that this is very impressive, so I’ve no choice but to believe him.

Overall, this made my very particular and scientific partner very pleased, so I think very highly of this product as well.

En un principio no lograba mejores resultados que con el Comandante C40. En parte ha sido mi cueva de aprendizaje.

Este molino requiere de asentar las muelas. Ya después de 1kg de café molido el café empieza a dar mejores resultados.

Por otro lado hay que tomar el cuenta que este molino usa muelas planas, a comparación del Comandante que ya muelas cónicas. He encontrado que las muelas planas tienden a darte un café más ácido, eso puede gustarte o no, puedes saborear notas citricas y separadas más fácilmente. Con las cónicas a comparación es más dulce pero no hay mucha separación de notas, es todo junto pero si las encuentras.

Para mi gusto, he encontrado que un V60 switch queda genial usando el molino en 4 2/3 con un café de tostado medio, provocando pequeños intervalos con el Switch cerrado mientras vierto el agua, cuando debo de vertir el agua dejo el Switch abierto, todo lo demás es igual a un V60 normal. Esto genera un café dulce y fuerte pero con la presencia de las notas ácidas también y mucho cuerpo. Si usara molienda en el 4 o 4 1/3 con esta receta, tendría un café sobre extraído.

Con el V60 tradicional, si uso molienda 4 o 4 1/3 sería un café muy ácido pero sabroso. En la molienda 4 2/3 ya sería un café más tranquilo, no tan dulce pero tampoco tan ácido, quizás un poco aburrido, pero más disfrutable por la mayoría, como me lo sirven en la mayoría de cafeterías de especialidad que conozco.

Eso sí, no he logrado un café tan dulce como con el Comandante C40, pero si un café brillante y explosivo en sabores, eso con el V60 Switch. El V60 Mugen también me ha dado excelentes resultados, mejor que un V60 tradicional. Otra opción genial sería la Clever.

Es un molino de muelas planas increíble! No es para espresso, y pues tampoco es para una cafetería pública, eso debido a su motor. Pero su motor es ideal para dar los excelentes resultados que da por no ser tosco. Excelente para casa!

Puede usarse también para cata, prensa francesa, cold brew, en fin!

I spent many hours doing research and watching videos and reviews of grinders in this price range. Many seemed to have similar sentiments regarding this ODE 2. That is, it works relatively well, beautiful design but some cheap feeling details. I appreciated Fellows addressing the universal consensus of weaknesses in the first version, namely the need for improved burrs, a too shallow bin, and static cling making a mess. I agree with the consensus that the bin lid still feels somewhat cheap. It should be more solid feeling and better fitting and a simple magnet to hold it securely could easily remedy that. Same with that rubberized lid over the retaining cup. The cup itself is substantial and snaps in place via a magnet. But that lid on the cup just isnt quality or secure. Not unattractive, but it just doesn’t fit securely with any authority. Many mention the fins inside the cup that retain grounds and so requires elaborate tapping and pounding the cup to fully empty it.. I overcame that by simply emptying the cup on the other side avoiding contact with the fins. But still it’s just thoughtless design easily fixed at really no cost if they so desire. All those things are disappointing since they could have been easily fixed but not my big eyebrow raise. As soon as I unboxed and plugged the grinder in, any small bump or touch anywhere on the body made it turn on. Weird. But more strange is that even unattended it turns itself on! I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of my new grinder turning grinding nothing! Other times I put my beans in and it won’t turn off but acts like it’s trying to purge something stuck in there. I opened up the adjustment coarser, tap it, turn it upside down but nothing is inside. I’ve since discovered that unplugging it and plugging it back in seems to reset everything and it functions like nothing was ever wrong. That little push button on the front also seems a bit cheap to the touch and honestly would be better positioned on the side. Sitting so low on the front just seems not in line with it’s otherwise well thought out design. Oh yes, flicking that latch on the side meant to knock loose any grounds trapped in the burrs also turns the grinder back on. I’ve only had it about a week and am considering sending it back for an exchange, or just looking at other options. It’s a real shame since I really like the grinder, it’s compact look, the automatic shutoff, when it functions properly and the fairly consistent grind. As one popular online reviewer expressed, they raised the price $50 and it’s a bit iffy if it feels like a machine at the present price point, especially with many new contenders and competitors. From my current experience so far, I can’t recommend this grinder,with some of the build quality and it’s erratic behavior. As much as I want to love this machine, it’s been disappointing. As if to reinforce my frustration, as I’m writing this moment, it just turned itself on, grinding air. I also wrote to Fellow for suggestions but a week later have received no response.