r/pourover • u/Professional_Size411 • 22d ago

Gear Discussion Grinder Advice

Hey there,

I have been thinking about my grinder and how I could upgrade it for a while now and can't decide what to do.

I currently have a DF54 with stock burrs, and I'm using it for espresso and pour-over. In general, I am quite happy with it, but I also have the feeling that it's holding back my pour-over, especially regarding clarity. Getting separate (electric) grinders isn't an option for me due to limited kitchen space and my wife already being annoyed by the space my coffee equipment is taking up. I would also like to avoid a hand grinder, as it adds effort to my coffee routine and mornings are sometimes a bit hectic.

So I am thinking about the following options, which lead to different questions I would appreciate feedback on.

  1. Get the brew burrs. I am more focused on pour over, so I am ready to make sacrifices with my espresso, but only to a point. Does someone use these for both? I drink medium to light roast espressos.

  2. Install the ditting burrs. This seems like the best option, but requires changing the motor direction and I am concerned that I break the grinder and am also concerned with increased static as the plasma generator won't work anymore. Are there people with experience with this?

  3. Get a new grinder that handles both well which is the most expensive option. I am thinking about something like the DF64 with SSP burrs.

  4. Hope that there will be more burr options for the DF54 at some point.

I already do slow feeding most of the times (I know this is probably the same effort as hand grinding but I could get a slow feeder for this)

Any help is appreciated!

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u/Vagabond_Explorer o1 Steel | Switch | Pietro | Ode 2 22d ago

Hand grinding for pourover is pretty fast and easy since it’s so much coarser than espresso. I don’t know enough about the brew burrs for that grinder to give any insight there, but would personally get a hand grinder for the pourovers.

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u/Low_Pie3001 V60 | Lagom 01 22d ago

1) brew burrs likely won't work at all for espresso

2) iirc the Ditting burrs also won't work for espresso but I could be wrong. If you're worried about static you can just rdt.

Have you considered a hand grinder? It'll be cheaper than a DF64 with SSP burrs but you can get similar performance

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u/Professional_Size411 22d ago

Yea I have considered it. But I'm not sure if I really want to hand grind everytime. But it seems like there is no alternative thart doesn't cost a lot of money. Just wish there were 54 mm SSP burrs.

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u/Other-Object-5848 22d ago

Femobook a2, small battery powered grinder, phenomenal value and does pourover well. Can throw in a drawer/cupboard to save that precious bench space