Fellow Moulin à café Ode Gen 2 Coffee Grinder, Aluminum, Matte Black

This product is very well designed, engineered and produces a good grind with the supplied flat burrs. Its a bit more expensive than the Gen 1 version but regarded in reviews as significantly better. Since I lack an expresso machine the inability to grind fine enough for that is not an issue, but it would be if that is your preferred coffee extraction method. For all other methods and for coarse does to medium/fine, it is very good indeed.

A nice compact coffee grinder. Very easy to use, quiet compared to others that I have used. Grinds very quick and accurate. This has to be one of the best that I have owned. Would certainly recommend. Also such a small footprint on the worktop.

Fantastic investment. The flavours that come through in the coffee with this grinder are just incredible. Has definitely moved my coffee brewing to the next level! Simple to use, very quiet and looks utterly fantastic on the counter. Absolutely love it!!!

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’m totally blown away from the coffee it produces from this grinder! Never own the Gen 1 before so I’m pretty lucky to have the opportunity to buy Gen 2 and the gen 2 burrs that pre installed in it. First I brewed my first siphon coffee with grind size set at 3.5. Let me tell you, the body of the coffee was light and clear but it doesn’t sacrifice the bold and rich flavor of the coffee. It tasted silky and velvety and sweet! Very low acidity! Btw I love acidity, so probably I would need to light roast my coffee down a notch! Before jumping into flat burrs, conical burrs were my main go-to grinder so I already know what it tastes like. It tastes nothing like the flat burrs. The conical burrs produces a heavy body and bold taste of coffee with a little bit of bitterness and some sweetness to it. Now I know the importance of choosing the right coffee burrs grinder can ultimately determine what the final cup in your cup should taste like. Don’t save money on coffee grinders if every coffee gear in your countertop is the best except for the burr grinder. Then your final cup will be boring and minimal! QC: Mine out of the box has several scuff marks which is ok for me. Months later, I bought a bellows to knock the finer grounds just because the built in knocker clicker is not strong enough to purge the finer ground so getting a bellows to puff out the ground is an absolute necessity for an added on accessory! Update: a month later in the usage; here’s my little rant: the ground that is coming from the opening chute always gets clogged with fine ground. I have to use a brush to dig the ground from it. The knocker no longer helps getting zero retention as I have to either use my finger or a brush to scoop out the remaining bits of ground that was stuck at the opening of the chute. Original retail price was 470 First price discount at 399.50 Second price discount now: 376 I paid 399.50…

Excellent grinder! Très silencieux, lourd, jolie et fais une excellente job. Aucun problème jusqu’à maintenant. Meilleur grinder pour le prix!

Grinder is two weeks old and jamming. Once jammed, the process to clear is a nightmare. Not sure why the discharge port is so choked down. This is a major design flaw from my experience with unit. For the price of this thing I find it unacceptable to be needing to clear jams this way. It recommends increasing grind size to help clear, but I'm already using at the coarsest setting. Maybe add a contingency to open extra-wide to make jam clearing less of a gong show. Otherwise the build quality is top notch and looks amazing. But if it can't grind without frequent jamming, who cares about anything else.

UPDATE: 12Dec23: I've only had this grinder a few months now. My first one turned itself on and off randomly, even in the middle of the night. I had it replaced and imagined all was well. This morning, the grinder jammed. In any other grinder I have owned, clearing a jam isn't a big deal. I watched a video Fellows made on cleaning and unjamming the burrs and thought, that seems simple. WRONG. I removed the 4 larger screws and a small bar that is lodged in the rotating shaft. It's supposed to just pop out now. WRONG. I finally managed to dislodge it and pull it out. Btw. There were coffee grounds everywhere, behind the cover piled and jammed, showing terrible original tolerances and fit. I cleaned everything and reassembled it. Oh, btw, they whimsically show a plastic toy dinosaur lodged in their burrs. Hilarious. I turned it on and it is 3 times louder now! It is totally out of alignment. It doesn't shut itself off with no beans present and when i put beans in to test it, it jammed again immediately, even though I had it set to the coarsest setting. I have already wasted an hour on this piece of junk. Disassembled, cleaned and reassembled it 3 times. Festively, I see metallic flecks in the grind so the burrs are grinding against each other. I wont have to buy glitter for the holidays. Totally unusable and dangerous. I will dive back in but feel certain the only solution will be to pack it up and send it in to Fellows for service. More wasted time and time without a grinder and probably at my own postage expense. Please, consumers, yes it looks hip and pretty, but do yourself a big favor and DO NOT BUY THIS HORRIBLE MACHINE. I will now have either a $350 paper weight or a machine that will never work correctly again, Shame on you Fellows. As a first step, make a proper cleaning video for the consumers you have scalped who only want some morning coffee. ORIGINAL REVIEW: 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.