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Fellow Ode Gen 2 vs Timemore 064S: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Timemore 064S: 73% of 55 owners recommend it, vs 63% of 188 for the Fellow Ode Gen 2.

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

Fellow Ode Gen 2

63%of 188 owners recommend
63% recommend · 19% neutral · 18% don't
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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 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

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