Opus

Had a Fellow Opus, don’t recommend it. The opus is all plastic, for espresso the micro adjustments are unnecessarily complicated and shortly after a year it kicked the bucket and refused to work. Local repair shops have been unable to get the part that got fried. The Ode is pourover or immersion onl

I would highly recommend checking your Facebook market place to see if anything nice is just sitting used. Otherwise, I think a breville bambino with a nice grinder would be excellent. It also will take up less counter space. I would recommend not getting the fellow opus as your grinder though. I be

Agree. Fellow products look great on my countertop. But the Opus grinder clogged terribly on espresso grinds, and their customer service was equally terrible. The electric kettle is good enough for my kids and me, but it would be nice to have more ability to fine-tune the temps. And so on. I was ini

I've read awhile back that the original Opus wasn't meant for espresso, I think it was even on a support page, can't remember At the time I considered getting one of the Lagom ones, but went with another. Might replace with the Opus 2 just for convenience (manual to electric grinder, already have th

I just had my df64 gen 1 die after 3 years of service. The threads bound up and the collar needed to be cut off to salvage the burrs. My roommate has the fellow opus gen 1. I would say that for espresso the fellow opus gen 1 was entirely incapable of anything lighter than a darker medium roast. The

I’m in the same boat! Currently switching between espresso on a Bambino Plus and V60. I have the Fellow Opus which - while it does manage both - I can’t help feel it does neither brilliantly. I see the DF64 recommended a lot in your price range, unsure if it’s ideal for pourover though. I’m looking

if its new, the discount / clearance sale is probably happening because the new Opus 2 (from USD 200 - 250) is underway (edit to add: also see this post ) if its not new, someone wants to upgrade :) Opus 2 is a complete rework of the original Opus, that should have issues of the Opus 1 resolved - se

You don't want the Baratza Encore (the original) for espresso--it wasn't built with espresso in mind and isn't the best for it. Instead, you would want the Baratza Encore ESP, a re-designed form that specifically was developed for espresso use. And, many people think that the Baratza Encore ESP > th

The Shardor 64mm wins by a landslide and I have both. The Fellow Opus is visually appealing. The magnetic cup is fun. The grinds are great for espresso and drip. I don't even mind the precision adjustments using the inner ring. However, unless you want to play the Bongo drums multiple times a day th

I'm having the exact same issue. I decided to order a different grinder, because it seems the Fellow Opus can't get fine enough for a 58mm portafilter.