This either has to be made by or copied from the Barsetto E6 grinder (only available in Asia).

They are listening to feedback and are making great adjustments. Since then they made it 360 degree stepless, they upgraded the RMP adjustment knob to stainless steel with a plastic housing to meet safety certification requirements and, and they are working hard to improving the build quality addressing different issues that beta testers had, also on top of being stepless now, they went further and are shortening the thread pitch to 5 micrometer to further enlarge its espresso range and have modified the structure of some inner parts to make sure there won't be any drift problem. Moreover, they’re changing the charging port of the scale to a USB-C port, and are upgrading the back cover, the dosing chute, and the anchor (this'll fix the wiggle mentioned here in the video). regarding the residue in the prebreaker area, I reached out to them and they told me they saw that and are making efforts to minimize it.

You're the only one who's done an independent review of this grinder. It's a pity that you have not been given an opportunity to review the final version of the product - I would have loved to hear your views

Thank you for the review. This grinder seems to have several interesting features/tech. Was concerned about probable price level, but at the amount you indicated, then I can see many seasoned crowd-funding veterans being interested, and perhaps accept the various Quirks you mentioned. I see this as another grinder that will push the market of more established grinder manufacturers forward, and that has to be a Good Thing. Take care, everyone.

Very nice review with great detailed footage! I tested the Gevi 4 in 1 for espresso, whose grinder looks very similar to this GrindMaster. I also found the espresso dial range to be way too small, which is really a deal breaker for espresso prep, especially at this price range. I do like the anodized look and feel of the grinder though, and the scale is cool. Finally, grinds will always get stick inside the grinder, regardless of anti-static measures at the chute. Bellows will help the most, I'd say. To be fair, the Fellow Opus is also single dose focused with an antistatic exit, and it retained 1.0 to 1.5 grams for me, before I used the lid as a makeshift bellows.

My experience thus far with the Timemore Sculptor campaign has me swearing off crowdfunding. I'm stepping off the grinder hype train for a while...

great stuff Spro, as always! Curious about your thoughts on this compared to DF64V and DF64 version 2? I have a lever machine with LSM group and really only do espresso shots. Very few milk drinks. I tend to like a more classic profile of a medium to medium dark roast with good body.

I don't know about you all. But I am waiting for the coffee grinder that uses a cold laser that claims to have no distrubution curve because it cuts all the grounds the exact same size that is retention free and anti static

It starts at 438, + 50 for the scale, + 165 for ssp (that was the “VIP Pricing”, got an email after signing up their newsletter). I hesitate to fund because of the step adjustment, as I mainly make espresso.

Curious to hear your impressions of what the standard burrs deliver in the cup compared to your experience with 64mm SSP HU burrs.

Thanks for this review! very very useful

Everything I need to know, every time. Happy Friday brother

Done with high end/expectations crowdfunding after Weber key, and watching sculptor issues. Prefer direct from manufacturer to customer or waiting and paying more on the backend

What do you think of the pre-breaker/auger design? Is it likely to generate a lot of retention/exhange?

while this may be a terrible take, i do kinda like the idea that grinder tech is all becoming so similar and similar quality that at somepoint its gonna just be about what you think looks the best 😂

I have the E6 with a modded click dial up to 130 steps. Despite the similarities between Gevi and Barsetto, they are not sister companies. They're sourcing from the same factory so perhaps the mods made for the E6 might fit but that's entirely up to speculation at this point.

When you talk about settings 5 for espresso, do you mean 5 notches (step #1) or step #5 (25 notches)?

I hope it does well. The dark one looks pretty good I think

Cool kindly advice me how l can get one

It’s not chocking it has some internal retention issues, this is fundamentally an altered Odd and grinding fine with Ode results in the exact same issue in the exact same places. The Chinese company making these clearly looked at Ode and made some changes and upgraded it here and there, this is just a rebranding of that Chinese made grinder. The plasma generator is also used in the Df83 that was the first to use it, then it came out in DF64 G2. Ode v2 had an ioniser and was the first out with solution like this, zerno Z1 also use one as well. So it’s more like the 5th grinder or so that implements this sort of technology. Personally I find these sort of products getting rather repetitive and nothing new is really coming out… it’s choices but it dos start feeling quite saturated.

Anyone find it odd that this came out right around the time evidence of an alien cadaver was made public?

If it was up to me, I'd pick it up as a bazooka and fire the burrs. But evidently, parts seem a bit too loose to even risk moving it at all as with most grinders. Looks cool though lol.

Gevi advertises the grinder having pre-breaker. You don’t mention it in your review. Did your version lacked the pre-breaker?

Thank you my friend.

I’ve been in search of a quality Espresso capable grinder for a while. I am completely blind and stepless grinders just would not be practical even with tactile markings as adjustments would be too minuscule when trying to adjust freehand in a consistent or repeatable manner. I’m sure the Onyx ESP and other grinders like it can do the job, but I would prefer to get something of better quality and with tactile feedback. Currently, I’m using a J-Max hand grinder with my Cafelat Robot, but grinding multiple shots by hand can get tedious. The Weber grinders are also simply out of my budget. I was really interested in the Timemore sculptor and am still considering the filter coffee focused grinder, but as the 078S is stepless… Does the GrindMaster compare favorably to the 078S or other grinders around that price point? Is there perhaps another stepped espresso capable grinder that could also be an option? My preference would be to settle on one machine that can do both filter and espresso, but even just espresso focused would be fine.

I am looking at their campaign page now and it says STEPLESS . Did they changed their mind? In the videos it says 65 stepped...

As always great video, I think it will all depend on the price of the grinder does seem to offer value but there are so many grinder out now compared to five years ago when I started getting really interested in espresso :)

This, for example, is a perfect execution of what you do best. Please stick to that, i'd really hate to lose a valuable source that's so rare these days.

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Just got an email today that they're upgrading the device to stepless, and that there will be no change to the price or delivery time.

Look cool. Just wish it was stepless for espresso

cant beat the ek34. thanks

From you video it looks like there are at most 4 "usable" espresso steps. Setting 0 is almost stalled, and 5 is a gusher. For espresso, I would call this a clear deal-breaker. For filter only, I'd call it a good value.

Same grinder as the E6. Variation from the same parent company

Well it seems to me that it will be another far from reality crowdfunding project. On the paper it looks everything nice also the design but as most of the grinders today they are created with 3d printers and the procedures of durability etc. are not taken into account as you would produce it on industry level, for example the support pillar you mentioned in your video. A grinder on indusry level also would be tested by ergonomy of the motor as well as how many kilos of coffee(sorry metric system) can get throught the grinder before the burrs need to be sharpened. I would be surprised that the grinder will be delivered as described on a concrete date.

Veggies. It makes the quirks and downsides the veggies. 4:46

Looks like it's trying to be an Ode killer. Without strong reliability and durability, excellent consumer support, and spare parts for sale, I'm not sold.

Built to be used with a delonghi. Which is pretty hilarious to me

My take on crowsource is... check their previous campaign... if they don't have one... let some other sucker go at it first.

9 months later, timemore still hasn't shipped out to the US. i'll never buy a crowdfunded grinder. no way i'm taking their word on when they "estimate" product to be ready not to mention holding my money for nearly a year. IT'S A GRINDER PEOPLE!

I think this video was premature and needs a do over. How would your review change if I told you that the price is not going to be around $300-$400 (a possibility that you proposed), but will actually be priced at $949 to $1,164 (depending on options)? Their crowdfunding prices are $499-$714, but that’s not going to last. Holy moly that’s a large price tag and needs to be considered when reviewing this product, right?

So many gimmicks. I feel like coffee grinders are becoming like the latest Apple products over the years. The only true innovations happen at the very high end of the market (aka the Zerno Z1 range), and - sometimes - trickle down to more affordable segments so a random chinese owned brand can upsell you a 250$ product for double the price because it has a scale and antistatic tech so you don't have to waste a precious second of your life using the RDT and taring the overpriced scale you probably already have.

Ha....you show a 0 and a 5 in the video as way to show there aren't enough steps. There are literally 24 steps between 0 and 5. How is that fair for analysis? What does a 1 look compared to 1 step above that? Who cares if 5 is too big for espresso when there may be 10 steps that work??? What a horribly skewed view.

Another expensive useless 64mm burr grinder.