We often get questions about how to make coffee better at home, and although there is some skill and expertise that goes into that, it often comes down to the equipment someone has. Generally, we aim to source gear that helps make the experience of brewing our coffee at home a much easier and fun process and takes the guessing game and uncertainty of how to make coffee "good".

Getting new gear can be daunting for customers, though, especially when there are so many options out there on the market. We always try to bring gear to our shelves that allow for more approachable, accessible ways for our customers to make really great coffee at home. Often this means finding gear that offers that really high performance for the everyday coffee drinker and ignoring the bells and whistles that add a lot of extra money to the price tag.

We just added the Fellow Opus Grinder to our gear lineup as the perfect high-quality versatile grinder for those brewing our coffee at home. If you’re looking for a grinder to step up your at-home brewing game, we’d highly recommend this option.

What do we like so much about the Opus?

Fellow is known for making not only quality-focused gear that coffee enthusiasts love, beautifully designed equipment. Their grinders, kettles, and other equipment stand out in the sea of generic design language used by most other manufacturers. The Opus Grinder is a great representation of Fellow’s functionality and design.

The versatility of the Opus is a stand-out feature, being one of the only high-quality burr grinders that can range from filter coffee to espresso, making it a true one-stop-shop for the beginner coffee enthusiast.

The Opus is perfect for someone who is looking to get into brewing their own coffee at home whether it's making batches on a Mr. Coffee or diving into making pour-overs, or for someone looking for a cost-effective grinder for making proper espresso. It's a great option for someone who wants to start grinding their own coffee at home whether it is their first electric burr grinder or just looking to upgrade from lower-end or lower-quality grinders.

The main drawback to The Opus Grinder is that the superfine espresso adjustments can be a little cumbersome, so if you’re looking primarily for espresso, you may want to consider saving up more for a dedicated espresso grinder. One of the things that makes The Opus so attractive is the ability to use it for espresso and filter, so even if you decide to move to a new espresso grinder later on, you would have a top-notch filter grinder still on deck.

Overall, we feel like The Opus is one of the best grinders for the vast majority of people brewing coffee at home on a daily basis, and we’re excited to offer it to our customers who are stoked about making delicious coffee!