Coffee Grinders · owner-verdict comparison

Baratza Encore vs Fellow Ode Gen 2: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Fellow Ode Gen 2: 63% of 188 owners recommend it, vs 47% of 147 for the Baratza Encore.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Baratza Encore

47%of 147 owners recommend

47% recommend · 9% neutral · 44% don't

Owners praise

Lasts many years of daily use, often a decade or more
Excellent customer service with cheap, replaceable, repairable parts
Produces consistent grounds and noticeably better coffee

Owners complain about

Too many fines and messy grounds all over the counter
Doesn't grind fine or consistent enough for espresso
Cheap plastic internal parts that break and need replacing

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Fellow Ode Gen 2

63%of 188 owners recommend

63% recommend · 19% neutral · 18% don't

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What Baratza Encore owners say

“The defacto Reddit Approved(tm) combo is a Technivorm Mochamaster and Baratza Encore. I also have them both and they are fantastic.”
— RabidBlackSquirrel on Reddit

“We recently bought this Encore model and it has blown our minds with how delicious the same beans taste with the burr grinder. We love it.”
— @ljjackson7106 on YouTube

“As a Baratza Encore owner thank you OP for asking this question, I’m so tired of slapping the side of my grinder and still having grounds everywhere.”
— Comprehensive_Wave64 on Reddit

What Fellow Ode Gen 2 owners say

“The Gen 2 burrs were a BIG step up, and along with the ionizer moved the ODE from a grinder I needed used to recommend, to now being my go-to filter recommendation”
— @LifestyleLab_ on YouTube

“Overall it's a very solid grinder and it works very well.”
— @gadgetryguy on YouTube

“I bought an ode grinder for $400 dollars and the motor died after using twice a day for two years. 1 year warranty. Fellow did not offer parts to fix or repair.”
— @atthemoment777 on YouTube