Gen 2 Ode Burr Coffee Grinder Electric with 31 Settings for Drip, French Press & Cold Brew - Small Footprint Electric Grinder - Matte White

Love how accurate and well this grinder works. Looks amazing on the counter

If you like great coffee, and buy good quality coffee beans, do not buy this product. It is deeply flawed and the company knows it. The machine looks great, and makes good coffee when it works, but take the reviews regarding manual repair very seriously, and at face value. About every second or third grind you will need to disassemble the faceplate, and unscrew the burr auger to empty and clean out the interior - not something you would expect to do with any grinder, let alone one that costs $500. The manual references 'clearing major jams' fairly prominently. If you like fixing gadgets at 6am, before your first coffee, and love keeping screwdrivers on your kitchen counter, you're all set. But the company, and this product line specifically, is going to have to evolve or die. Maybe their other products are good, I don't know, but I would urge you to cut a wide berth around this thing and wait at least one more generation before you put money against it.

UPDATE: Still really liking this grinder. After about 6 weeks I started having serious static problems. Coffee grounds were sticking everywhere! It turns out you need to clean the grinder about every 60 cycles to keep the anti-static tech happy. For me using it for two cups a day that would be every 30 days (or until the static becomes unbearable). This information is not in the manual but Fellow has a short video about it on their youtube channel. It's quick and easy to do. No taking anything apart, just use the provided cleaning brush to clear out any accumulated coffee in the exit chute that may be obstructing the anti-static pins. Works a charm! ORIGINAL REVIEW: I've had the Ode Gen 2 for about a week now, using it for Aeropress cups twice a day. It replaced a $200 Breville Smart Grinder Pro which had a decently long run before failing. The $345 Ode is a step up from the Breville in almost every way. It can't do Espresso like the Breville can, but that wasn't important to me. The Ode is much faster and quieter than the Breville. I haven't specifically timed the Ode, but to grind 17 grams of beans it's certainly less than 10 seconds between pressing the start button and the motor coming to a complete stop after detecting no more beans in the hopper. The Breville's timed dose took 19.4 seconds to grind the same quantity. I really like the single dose grinding of the Ode. It's one of the reasons I decided to upgrade rather than buy another Breville. When a visitor was here, changing beans in the Breville was tedious. No problem with the Ode since it doesn't store any beans. The grind produced by the Ode is extremely consistent. Every Aeropress cup I've made with the Ode has been full and flavorful with no sour notes. Aeropress with the Breville was usually very good as well, but there would be the occasional cup that was slightly off. Haven't had that happen with the Ode yet. Of course, the styling. The Ode is quite a bit smaller than the Breville, fitting under the cabinets with more room to spare. And, as my girlfriend said the first time she saw the Ode on the counter, "It's cute!" What do I not like about the Ode? Despite the anti-static technology in this version, I do get some stray grounds on the countertop. It's just a small amount, a few grounds here and there. Maybe it happens when I forget to tap the knocker on the side? Or maybe when I *don't* forget? Not sure yet. It's not a lot of stray grounds, and much better than some older grinders I used. The Breville on the other hand was a lot cleaner: almost never any stray grounds at all. I also think the catch cup still needs some work. The cup itself is a thing of beauty, but the lid is finnicky, and maybe that's why I sometimes get stray grounds. The channel inside the cup to direct the beans or grounds is kinda ok but seems more trouble than it's worth. To be fair, I also didn't care for the lid on the Breville catch cup. It screwed on tight, but the rubber thingy covering the hole just never fit quite right. The main thing I can't compare is durability since I've only had the Ode for a week. My Breville lasted about 7 years, but reviews are indicating that the latest models are failing much more quickly, which is the main reason I decided to go with a different grinder. Overall, I'm very happy with the Ode for my Aeropress cups.

Fantastic. Stylish. A little tricky to keep clean but that might be all grinders lol of you don't clean them don't worry. I keep a mini hand held vacuum close by for the job.

I never thought a consistent grinder would make all the difference. Even my mother's older ninja coffee maker. See we had an argument that she thought there was no reason to spend this much on a grinder. Just buy them pre-ground she said. After dialing it in at home I took it to mothers house. Boy was she impressed. I'm buying her one this year for Xmas. Very well built, dependable, and easy to use. If my elderly mother can use it so can you. Nor is it very loud.