Life with a K6 and Ode 2

For years, I’ve been making daily pour over (mostly light to light medium roasts) with a v60 and a Baratza Encore for my wife and I. It was an excellent, entry level grinder. It’s on the louder side. The grind for 60 g of beans takes awhile, and there were always a lot of fines. But it is affordable, durable, and served its purpose.

A few months ago, I upgraded to a Fellow Ode Gen 2. There was an instant improvement. So far, it’s very durable and , using the same recipe, it is making noticeably tastier coffee. 60 grams or of beans take no time at all, and I don’t worry about grinding coffee beans while my son is asleep. There are significantly less fines.

We went on vacation a few weeks ago, and I left the pour over set up at home. The local coffee spot and the Airbnb’s keurig (and maybe a few alcoholic beverages) inspired me to get a travel/office pour over set up with a Kingrinder K6, an aeropress , and the black steel Orea.

The K6 isn’t difficult to grind 15 grams of beans. Much more than that, and my shoulder (that needs some surgical attention) starts talking to me. The aeropress is a bit of a different animal that I need to dial in, but the Orea is great.

For a third of the price, if I was only grinding 15-30 grams of beans a day, I’d go with a K6. It has a bomb proof build that I can take anywhere, the Ode 2 requires electricity and it’s heavy. The k6 grind size is much more adjustable compared to the Ode 2. They make about the same amount of noise. The Ode 2 is convenient for the 60-75 grams of coffee I am grinding daily.

My basic grind size for washed light
roasts:
Fellow Ode gen 2 v60: 5.2
Kingrinder k6 aeropress: 80 clicks
Kingrinder k6 Orea 01 obsidian: 100 clicks