Most Grinder Settings Are Complete Trash

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In this episode, I dive deep into something that's been bothering me about coffee grinders - the fact that many of the grind settings on popular grinders are essentially useless. I share my weekend experiment where I spent hours testing three different grinders: my Fellow Ode Gen 2 with standard burrs, a Virtuoso+, and my 12-year-old Mahlkönig EK43.

I discovered that on the Virtuoso+, roughly 20 of the 40+ grind settings produced completely under-extracted, undrinkable coffee. The Fellow Ode wasn't much better - about 3-4 of its 11 settings were trash. Only my commercial-grade EK43 could actually extract proper coffee at nearly every grind setting. I tested this across light, medium, and dark roasts, different brewing methods, and even adjusted water temperatures from 190°F to 212°F to see if I could salvage those coarse settings.

By listening to this episode, you'll learn why most grinder manufacturers are essentially giving you vanity metrics with their grind settings, and how to identify the actual usable range of your grinder. You'll also discover why going finer than you think and adjusting your brewing temperature can dramatically improve your coffee extraction and flavor.

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