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New (to me) Grinder Monday
(lemmy.world)
The postman delivered a new to me DF83 Gen 1 with SSP HU burrs. Just had fun dialing it in over lunch for espresso. It is a huge step up from the Niche Zero it replaces for espresso.
The workflow on the Zero is best in class as long as you aren't trying to slow feed and/or hot start for better coffee. It gets painful to work around the lid closure detection if you do.
Most of the "budget/high value" grinders such as the DF83 have significant workflow problems compared to more premium rivals like the Zerno or even the Zero, but for a handful of shots per day you have to be pretty picky for workflow to be a higher priority choice than grind quality.
I do think the hype with it has sustained it so far, you even see people with Linea Minis with one as their only grinder, talk about back to front. I am expecting to sell mine for almost as much as I paid for my used DF83, which is just insane.
I don't rate the Ode as best in class, but with the right burrs it leaves the Zero for dead despite being less than half the price in the UK.