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Baratza Sette 270 vs Fellow Opus
Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Opus is numbered 1–11; the Sette 270 is numbered 1–31.
Which to buy
Choose the
Sette 270 if you…
- want three programmable timed presets, set to 0.1 s
- grind straight into a portafilter, bin or brewer held on adjustable arms
- pull espresso — a stepless micro adjustment sits between the 31 macro steps
Choose the
Opus if you…
- brew French press or cold brew too — Fellow rates it from espresso to cold brew
- want a timed auto-stop at 30, 60, 90 or 120 seconds
- want anti-static and a magnetic catch cup
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Fellow now sells the Opus 2 in place of the original. The settings on this page are for the original Opus.
Sources: Fellow — Opus (archived) · Fellow — Opus gear guide · Fellow — Opus page today · Baratza — Sette 270 · Baratza — Sette 270 manual
| Sette 270 | Opus | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Baratza | Fellow |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Numbered dial |
| Dial range | 1 – 31 | 1 – 11 |
| Burrs | Conical | Conical |
| Espresso → filter | 11.8 numbers | 5.7 numbers |
| Filter → coarse | 13 numbers | 3.9 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 4.9 on the Sette 270 but 34.2 on the Opus — 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.
| Sette 270 | Opus |
|---|---|
| 4 | 1.2 |
| 8 | 1.2 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 12 | 3.2 |
| 14 | 5.3 |
| 16 | 7.1 |
| 21 | 8 |
| 25 | 8.2 |
| 28 | 8.3 |
| 29 | 9.1 |
| Opus | Sette 270 |
|---|---|
| 1.2 | 4 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3.2 | 12 |
| 5.3 | 14 |
| 7.1 | 16 |
| 8 | 21 |
| 8.2 | 25 |
| 8.3 | 28 |
| 9.1 | 29 |
| 9.3 | 29 |
| 10.2 | 29 |
| 11 | 29 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Sette 270 | Opus |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 6 | 1.2 |
| Moka pot | 10 | 1.3 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 12 | 3.2 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 15 | 6.3 |
| Siphon | 16 | 7.2 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 18 | 7.3 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 19 | 8 |
| Drip / batch brew | 21 | 8 |
| Cupping | 22 | 8 |
| Chemex | 25 | 8.2 |
| French press | 29 | 9 |
| Cold brew | 29 | 10 |
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 Sette 270
Fellow Opus
Dialing in the Sette 270
Straight-through grinding means almost no retention, which makes the Sette unusually good for single dosing and switching between coffees. The macro/micro adjustment gives real espresso resolution, and the trade-off is noise — this is the loudest grinder most people will own.
Dialing in the Opus
Marketed as all-purpose, and it genuinely does cover more range than the Ode, but the espresso end is workable rather than good — expect to chase it. Where it earns its place is the coarse end: cold brew and French press come out notably even. If you bought the Opus mainly for espresso, dial it as a brew grinder first and judge it there.