200 Dollar Coffee Grinder Showdown - SD40 - SK40 - Fellow Opus - Baratza ESP

Do you have $200 burning a hole in your pocket, and need a new (or another) coffee/espresso grinder? I hope this quick run down of four popular grinders helps you make your final decision.

In order, the Turin SD40, Turin SK40, Fellow Opus, and Baratza ESP

SD40

SK40

Fellow Opus

Baratza ESP

[pappp]

This is precisely the set of grinders I was considering a few weeks ago, and the impressions in this video match what I pieced together from existing content since no one had a full head-to-head comparison up at the time.
I ended up with an SK40 (for mostly espresso and occasional other methods), and am extremely pleased with it.

[ritaweygint]

That SK40 looks nice! I have the Baratza ESP, and it is a loud messy beast… but you are correct, dialing in is easy. And it’s a good all purpose choice I guess.

[COLDBR]

I own a Fellow Opus. It works a lot better if you measure the beans into the lid, not the dosing cup. Put the lid on when the grinding is finished and the bellows effect reduces retention.

[MarkZawolny]

after few days of looking around I bought Baratza Encore ESP after your video, very informative and honest review. cheers!

[adriand]

For the Baratza and this might annoy some but if you have a Aeropress funnel... using the funnel and the large bulk bin to dump your espresso grind into the dosing cup... keeps the mess to almost nothing.. i do spray the beans before adding them in which helps a lot to minimize the mess.

[raymondcartier]

Spot on straightforward.informative, helpful based on hands-on experience.

[Igor-qf]

I have the baraza esp, it’s very messy. The square bin is coming out when the grinder is working, there’s always coffee under it, no matter what bin you use.

[Mzedith]

Really good vid B. I am currently using my SK40 for filter until my 078 comes in. Then i will start using the SK for espresso. The SK is the best bang for the buck.

[WTFA]

Eureka also has a $200 grinder out now as well though it is explicitly not meant for espresso!

[CabeensCoffeeCorner]

Great review. Owned an m2 encore, had the opus, and sd40 v1. my opus wasn't too messy and tasted fairly good for v60 would put it real close to the sd40 v1 in terms of flavor. my guess would be the sd40 v2 would be a lot better without all the fines. Could get okay shots with the opus but did not like dialing in with the inner ring. Overall and without using the v2 sd40 or the esp id probably stick with your opinion on choosing the sd40 or sk40 depending on if you do espresso a lot or if you jump between the two a lot!

[snopuncx]

What grind size/setting is best on sk40 for espresso?

[Tristan_the_ultimate]

Would you say the SK40 would be the best all around grinder out of them if I'm okay with using the worm gear for jumping from espresso to filter?

[Coffeeinthusiast]

What would you recommend as a second grinder for single dosing between the new DF64 vs SK40? Thank you!

[TheGehlan]

I ended up with a Encore ESP over the Opus. Its been working great for me. A little clumpy but able to deal with that. I had no issue dialing it in but I have ended up at setting 19 out of 20 in the ESP range for my beans i get locally from a roaster. Wondering if adding or taking away one of the washer shims would bring it closer to the 15 mark or down so not quite near the top of the range. I had 3 extra in the bag they sent. Thanks again for the work you put in to your videos i have been watching a bunch of your videos the last few weeks

[marjoriecohn]

You made a comment about flat burrs for espresso which got me confused because Moccamaster just came out with a flat burr grinder. How would one even use the Turin grinders for drip if they are single dose. You couldn't make coffee for more than one person at a time and Moccamsters need half a pot unless it's the single serve machine. Anyway, thanks for the info.

[Maybaby]

Sd 40 sk 40 excellent Baratza excellent.

[kitcraft]

What is the step size on the SD40? Are we talking a 5 second difference on a shot or like 10-15 seconds?

[lurklingX]

GOD, those transitions! killer. 💀 getting horrible vertigo every time. the video is really good EXCEPT for that. it adds nothing, unless you count nausea and the spins.