31% of 140 verified owners recommend the Fellow Opus.
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“I absolutely love my Opus and would happily buy more of their stuff”
“Glad to know I’m not alone at hitting my grinder every morning 😂”
“The retention is insanely frustrating me BUT because of its unbeatable price, I will bear with it”
“I bought a Fellow Opus because it was considered to be ok for espresso at a very low entry point. It's "fine", though dialing in is a pain if you want to be granular”
“Used once, hated it. Found this review, love it. Returning the product.”
“I have an Opus, and don’t get me wrong, I love it”
“after just a week I was fed up with the Opus (1 minute grind time for 18g, inconsistent retention requiring beatings, drifting grind setting, messy etc.)”
“Have this grinder, I use for pour over, it's good to use bar the issue mentioned in this video which is excess coffee coming out over time onto base.”
“I love my opus it makes great espresso and pour overs . I can recommend it as well .”
“I have had an Opus for about two years, and I'm pretty happy.”
“I got a fellow opus because I do pour over and aeropress also. It’s ok don’t love it but it gets the job done.”
“I’ve had issues with mine. I’m on my third one now.”
“This grinder is awesome.”
“The V60s from Opus have been great, the espressos (using the Flair) are hit or miss”
“starting to regret buying it in the first place”
“200 dollars was my budget, purchased the Opus...and got a 200 dollar disappointment. Grind consistency is terrible, static is terrible, retention is terrible compared to the cheap ass Bodum.”
“Fellow Opus looks and performe well . My wife love the looks also .”
“I have a Fellow Opus! It was expensive and I did have to adjust the burrs (watched a video for this) to get it to grind at the size I needed. But haven't had any trouble with it since then.”
“The opus does just fine with little quirks (banging on the top or trying to use the lid as bellows, a little more retention, etc) it’s quite affordable”
“I love my Opus, and largely use it for espresso.”
“I've come to the decision that I'm really not happy with my Fellow Opus, it does a good job, but the retention is a pain in the ass, and the anti-static stuff is awful, there are fines stuck to everything.”
“I have a fellow opus which 100% grinds fine enough to pull a shot, so I didn’t consider upgrading it. The only things that’s annoying is the retention”
“I love mine.”
“completely jams up every time.”