2020 Coffee Grinder Showdown
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EK43s vs Max, Ultra, Versalab M3, Niche, Ode
(EK just for size comparison)
PLEASE NOTE--- this video is titled "overview" and is intentional in focus. All unnecessary information (specs, cost, aesthetics) was jettisoned in a pure evaluation of the resulting cups.
I will continue to post additional clips from this testing that will focus on some of these other hot topics.
(EK just for size comparison)
PLEASE NOTE--- this video is titled "overview" and is intentional in focus. All unnecessary information (specs, cost, aesthetics) was jettisoned in a pure evaluation of the resulting cups.
I will continue to post additional clips from this testing that will focus on some of these other hot topics.
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Michael, what I like about this shootout is that you used different brew ratios.coffeemmichael wrote:More to come.
I've been doing dozens of grinder shootouts since March with my wife and daughter as additional tasters--all shots are pulled on a DE1Pro. I've compared various combinations of: MAX, Versalab M4, Niche (now at daughter's college), Forte BG, and EG-1 (now sold). We've done this with about 40 coffees.
For the first few months, I was comparing the same recipe across grinders. But, like you, what I've realized is that some grinders tend to show better with a different profile. For example, most often the profile that suits the M4 doesn't suit the MAX quite as well. And, like you, I have found the M4 and Niche tend to show well with longer ratios than the MAX. I've found this to be a trend, but not exclusively true with all coffees. There are frequent exceptions.
Because of this, now I'll compare just two grinders and take the time to dial in the bean on each--with all parameters in play. For me, this has been a more fun and rewarding way to do grinder shootouts--and I'm getting quicker and better at dialing in shots.
Thanks for posting--awesome shootout.
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What's the point of comparing grinders if you're not interested in playing to their particular strengths?
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But isn't that exactly why each grinder was done at various brew ratios?
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Not sure what you mean, can you explain?devlin2427 wrote:What's the point of comparing grinders if you're not interested in playing to their particular strengths?
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Maybe he is referring to the type of the burrs in each grinder in conjunction to the available RPM ranges that each grinder operates within possibly?devlin2427 wrote:What's the point of comparing grinders if you're not interested in playing to their particular strengths?
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Did you watch the video or just post a comment based on the picture?devlin2427 wrote:What's the point of comparing grinders if you're not interested in playing to their particular strengths?
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