This is the grinder for people who got tired of chasing retention ghosts and sweeping static-charged grounds off the counter every morning. The ACE anti-clumping system and bellows design deliver what most single-dosers only promise: beans in, same weight out, no mess, no ritual. The stock adjustment dial is genuinely annoying, tiny, hard to read, and most owners replace it within a month, and you'll recalibrate the zero point after every deep clean. If you want one tool that grinds espresso fast, quiet, and clean without the drama, this is the buy. If you also brew pour-over or need zero fuss on setup, keep looking.
Fellow's $200 all-purpose grinder is a pour-over specialist in espresso clothing. The original clogged relentlessly, coffee caking on chamber walls until owners either deep-cleaned weekly or upgraded within two years. The current Opus 2 solved retention, but espresso remains its weak spot: recommended settings choke most machines, so you grind coarser than the dial suggests and still get less consistency than a DF54 or Eureka Mignon Zero at the same price. Buy it if pour-over is your main game and you want something compact and handsome on the counter. If espresso matters, you'll outgrow it fast.