I HELPED MAKE THIS: Pietro 58 Review

I want to make sure some things are clear:
1. you do NOT need this grinder. Only if you are in the market and what I described appeals to you
2. I do NOT rely on the kickback made on this. Any funds made go directly into this channel. I have a full time job for my livelihood.
3. MOST of my testing is done using my own palette. I tend to gravitate towards more clear expressions in the cup, better demonstrative of terroir without being shrouded by cloudiness, overly blended flavors, or bitterness.

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TIME CUES:
0:00- Introduction
0:45- Disclaimer
1:35- Overview
4:40- Disassembly, Mods, Burrs
8:45- Squarespace Sponsor
9:45- Alignment
11:15- Retention
11:57- Funnel
13:31- Filter Blind Test
17:00- Espresso Blind Test
18:12- My Involvement
22:20- Why I Won't Make More Pietro Videos
22:57- Flavor Profile
24:21- Conclusion

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[LanceHedrick]

Again, there is obvious implicit bias here. I will always clearly articulate when that is the case. But with the PSDs, multiple blind and double blind tastings with colleagues, etc, I tried my best to be as objective as is possible. I want to reiterate what I have stated in the caption above- this by no means is a financial necessity on my part. I work full time in an incredible job with Onyx Coffee Lab as a wholesaler of roasted coffee. This is where my food comes from. I do NOT rely on Youtube or on any project like this. All these little ventures I do go directly to my channel. For what it's worth. Hope you enjoy the video!

[MagicKSA]

I am a blind content creator .
Maybe you didn’t think about blind people when making the manual grinder, but it was indeed suitable for me as a blind person. I really liked it after trying it at a coffee shop and decided to buy it immediately. The ease of accessing the control knob and the clicking sounds helped me measure the grind settings accurately without relying on sight. Also, the stability of the grinder on the table made it difficult to accidentally knock it over. Even the ease of removing my grinder burrs for cleaning, all these things helped me as a blind person to accomplish the details of making my coffee in an easier way. Perhaps they are simple details, but for blind individuals, they mean a lot.
Thank you for everything you have done, and thanks for keep helping me in my journey to learn how to make the best coffee cup 🙏

[mudiyang]

This is INCREDIBLE! Good work Lance and everyone at Pietro for pushing the envelope on what hand grinders are (and what everyone thinks they are) capable of.

[alanjarrar]

Thanks for this, Lance. The timing is perfect as I'm competing with Pietro tomorrow. Great to get to know this grinder in detail before going on stage. I appreciate your objective mindset when reviewing this. Also, salutes to you folks in the studio as the editing game keeps getting better every time.

[Guips]

Ok, come on guys. Huge props to Hugo for that sponsored bit and the editing. Holy crap, that was top tier with the Phonk in the background, synced with the video. Loved it!

[camjkerman]

Sometimes Lance is just as caffeinated as you would expect from a coffee youtuber

[andriitserkovnyi]

Win a red dot award. Put an ugly stand on it to make it usable 😂

[SerialNerdery]

Hear me out Lance! Imagine a hand crank single dosing EK43S. Same burrs and design with a weighted flywheel at the back of the unit.

Drop a dose into the gated hopper.

Start turning the flywheel and crank it up to a fast speed. The spinning weighted flywheel will keep the burrs spinning rapidly with momentum.

Open the gate and the beans fall through. You can still continue grinding normally.

Use the fun bag knocker.

Threaded attached catch cup to eliminate static mess.

[niccoloaurelius]

Cool to hear that the "deep sea fishing" method of using it actually helps with a slightly better particle distribution, as I just discovered that way of using it myself yesterday, and found it much easier than holding it on the table. I've been loving the clarity, as well as that "body" or as you say "smoother body", in the cup. It's not "tea-like". The week prior I had a local roaster grind a bag for me on their Mahlkonig, and then this week I've been using the Pietro probrew, and it actually seems like I can taste and smell a lot more with this grinder. Definitely way more than I've had with 64mm HU, 83mm stock on DF83, and a Flair Royal hand grinder, too. Very glad I jumped on the preorder for this...I was about a day away from ordering the Ode gen2 with MPs, but then serendipitously saw someone talking about the Pietro and went for it.

[lilteyang]

I like the switch-a-roo with the 064/064s, the panda vibe is strong with these ones🤣

[serenabalassi]

I very much appreciate this long, and in depth video; not so much that I'm interested in buying this grinder, more so that it went a long way to help me understand, or, if not truly understand, but at least demystify burr sets and unimodality. It is truly mind bogling, and, as far as I've been able to find, you are the only person really delving into this!

[hiddenlawyer]

Just had a first spin with mine with the Lance set. Made some siphon brew with a light roast, 8.5 grind setting, 21g, 300ml @90sec (tastes like this could use some tweaking, a little on the weak side). I see now what is meant by bringing out clarity. This is my first flat burr grinder, it is very well built and feels great grinding. I love how small this thing is compared to electric grinders, I almost went electric until I saw this video and am glad I went with this grinder. Thanks for the video and your contributions to the coffee community and now industry!

[Saucisse_Praxis]

Wow ! I've wondered for some time if we'll ever gonna see a flat burr handgrinder. That day has come, that looks fantastic !

[nachoote]

This looks great Lance, I believe there’s definitely a market for flat burr handgrinders, and this one looks great!

[thomasmooney]

Magnetise the base and design the grinder 'holder' to receive, & hold, it at a slight angel.

Free hand rests on top of the grinder. Faster easier grind.

[Jahloveipraise]

Totally respect you not wanting to use this more on the platform, but i personally would love to see more comparisons on your Patreon or something. I totally understand having a bias towards it, but im more interested in the different profiles compared to other grinders. You don’t even need to say which one is better or worse cuz there’s no such thing. They’re all different, and i think it would be interesting from the burr guy to hear how they’re different. Great video tho man, really awesome job on the pietro, you def made your momma proud lol

[michailxyntarakis]

I was skeptical about your bias but no you were right! Hoon's coffee tried Pietro with the Pro burrs using blind tests and found it preferable over all other manual grinders including Fellow Ode Gen 2. They have made several videos, check it. I also got the Pietro based on our word about a month ago. I am very happy with it thus far (except for the weight) but I haven't compared it yet with my DF83 with SSP HU. Overall, yes, I think you were honest and your findings were not biased. Great work!!

[jslanfranchi]

Thanks a lot for the great review! As a early owner of the multi purpose version, I was excited to wait for your in deep dive into the Pietro and Pro Brew burr set. Definitely will be ordering your burrs to compliment the multi purpose. Funny, you have not really expanded on espresso cup profile for the multi purpose but I can see some similarities with the pro brew in terms that compared to some conicals, it’s more defined and velvety instead of body. Also made my best turbo shots on this.
And while I agree that a JMax fills the bill, for me the Pietro has been a clear step up in terms of cup profile. For some reason, I feel the blind burrs are partial to that feeling. Would love to see what grind distribution looks like (from a technical perspective) on these burrs.

One point you didn’t mention is that even if you don’t do the step less mod, there is no drift when setting it between clicks (was a worry for me as I find it hard to believe the 15 microns adjustment per big click based on my time experiments with shots).
On the other side, quite disappointed with the design of the base. I am sure it will make grinding less wobbly, but it stains the design (it’s gorgeous on a counter top as is). Let’s see the final product though.

[justinbouchard]

Loving the continuous content :) I don't think I'm a hand grinder kind of a guy but this does look like it was engineered well as far as the actual function of the grinding mechanism.

[KushalJoshiP]

Lance love the content and the full disclosure of your involvement in the project. Keep up the great work!