Grind setting conversion
Baratza Encore vs Fellow Ode Gen 2
Conical against flat at the same end of the market.
| Encore | Ode Gen 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Baratza | Fellow |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Numbered dial |
| Dial range | 1 – 40 | 1 – 11 |
| Burrs | Conical | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 15 numbers | 4 numbers |
| Filter → coarse | 15 numbers | 6 numbers |
The same number means different things
Both grinders use a numbered dial, which makes it tempting to copy a number straight across. Setting 6 sits at grind index 3 on the Encore but 50 on the Ode Gen 2 — far enough apart to change the cup.
Converting a setting
If a recipe quotes a setting for one of these grinders, read across for the equivalent on the other. Rows are spaced evenly by grind size, not by dial number — on a conical burr those are not the same thing.
| Encore | Ode Gen 2 |
|---|---|
| 5 | 1 |
| 7.7 | 2.1 |
| 10.6 | 3.1 |
| 14.1 | 3.8 |
| 17.6 | 4.5 |
| 20.5 | 5.2 |
| 22.7 | 6 |
| 24.4 | 6.8 |
| 26.2 | 7.7 |
| 28.3 | 8.5 |
| 30.5 | 9.3 |
| 32.7 | 10.2 |
| 35 | 11 |
| Ode Gen 2 | Encore |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 7.7 |
| 3.1 | 10.6 |
| 3.8 | 14.1 |
| 4.5 | 17.6 |
| 5.2 | 20.5 |
| 6 | 22.7 |
| 6.8 | 24.4 |
| 7.7 | 26.2 |
| 8.5 | 28.3 |
| 9.3 | 30.5 |
| 10.2 | 32.7 |
| 11 | 35 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Encore | Ode Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 6.6 | 1.7 |
| Moka pot | 10 | 3 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 14.1 | 3.8 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 19.3 | 4.8 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 21.4 | 5.5 |
| Drip / batch brew | 22.7 | 6 |
| Chemex | 24.4 | 6.8 |
| French press | 27.5 | 8.2 |
| Cold brew | 31.8 | 9.8 |
The shape of each dial
Where the connectors bunch, that grinder’s dial is compressed and single steps count for more. Comparing the two shapes tells you which gives finer control, and where.
Baratza Encore
Fellow Ode Gen 2
Dialing in the Encore
The Encore is the default first grinder for filter coffee, and its scale is the one most recipes are implicitly written against. Its stepped collar is honest about what it is: excellent from medium-fine upward, progressively less consistent as you go finer. Treat the bottom of the range as a moka-pot floor rather than an espresso range — Baratza built the Encore ESP precisely because this one was never meant to reach it. If your cup tastes thin at the recommended setting, go one step finer rather than two; the steps here are wider than they look.
Dialing in the Ode Gen 2
A flat-burr brew grinder that deliberately does not attempt espresso, and is better for the focus. The Gen 2 burrs cut fines substantially versus the original, which is why its filter range sits in a narrower band than the number of settings suggests. The markings between whole numbers are real and worth using — most of the useful pour-over territory lives between two adjacent integers.
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