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DF64 Gen 2 vs Timemore 064S: what real owners say

Real owners rate these about evenly: 73% of 298 DF64 Gen 2 owners recommend it, vs 73% of 55 for the Timemore 064S.

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

DF64 Gen 2

73%of 298 owners recommend
73% recommend · 10% neutral · 17% don't
Owners praise
  • Excellent flavor and grind quality
  • Outstanding value for the price
  • Swappable 64mm burrs for upgrades
Owners complain about
  • Loud, shrill grinding noise
  • Inconsistency, wandering touch point
  • Clogging, static, and mess
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Timemore 064S

73%of 55 owners recommend
73% recommend · 14% neutral · 13% don't
Owners praise
  • Genuinely pulls double duty, dialing in well for both espresso and pour over / filter
  • Very low to near-zero retention, several owners measuring under 0.1g
  • Grind quality and burr alignment rated ahead of the DF64 and Fellow Ode
Owners complain about
  • Espresso range feels compressed and the dial is fiddly to dial in finely
  • Burrs are awkward to remove for cleaning
  • Internals felt poorly engineered to owners who took it apart
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What DF64 Gen 2 owners say

“Industrial vibes AND getting the kids out of bed are two major advantages in my opinion”
— @somborn on YouTube
“the industrial look is actually one of the attractive features of this grinder for me.”
— @ClaudioMartella on YouTube
“My white DF64 gen 2 is going back. I get the same flavor as my Breville Barista Touch.”
— @arielrodriguez6980 on YouTube

What Timemore 064S owners say

“I actually like the opaque hoppers so much more.”
— @CoffeeNo0b0514 on YouTube
“Timemore been killing it lately, excellent scales and drippers and now grinder. You love to see it.”
— @lowhangingvegetable on YouTube
“sometimes, the 064s and 078s would make slightly clumpy grounds not found in other grinders”
— @LanceHedrick on YouTube