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Baratza Encore vs Timemore C2: what real owners say

Real owners rate these about evenly: 47% of 147 Baratza Encore owners recommend it, vs 50% of 32 for the Timemore C2.

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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Timemore C2

50%of 32 owners recommend
50% recommend · 16% neutral · 34% don't
Owners praise
  • Excellent value for the price, especially as a step up from a blade or cheap entry-level grinder
  • Solid, satisfying build quality and feel in the hand for the money, with many recent units being mostly metal
  • Strong, reliable results for pour-over and filter coffee, producing balanced, enjoyable cups
Owners complain about
  • Noticeable unit-to-unit quality variation, so build and performance can be a bit of a gamble
  • Burr alignment and wobble problems on some units, sometimes worsening over time
  • Plastic internal frame and parts on many units, which can feel less premium
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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 Timemore C2 owners say

“totally blown away by how fast this thing grinds, and how smooth it feels to use in comparison”
— @jeppemellbak3869 on YouTube
“Absolutely amazing for its price (40-50 usd) grinding process is really fast.”
— @5TA1KR on YouTube
“there is a pungent smell inside the grinder”
— @Triquetral on YouTube