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Baratza Virtuoso+ vs Fellow Ode Gen 1
Conical against flat — the Virtuoso+'s scale curves where the other runs straight. The Ode Gen 1 is numbered 1–11; the Virtuoso+ is numbered 1–40.
Which to buy
Choose the
Virtuoso+ if you…
- want a timer: 0.1-second steps up to 40 seconds, then it stops itself
- want a hopper to grind from — it holds 300 g
- want 40 mm conical steel burrs
Choose the
Ode Gen 1 if you…
- want 64 mm flat burrs
- weigh each dose — it stops itself when the last bean is ground
- already own one, or are buying used — Fellow lists it as sold out
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Fellow now sells the Ode Gen 2 in place of the original; the settings on this page are for the Gen 1.
Sources: Fellow — Ode Gen 1 (archived) · Fellow — Ode Brew Grinder · Baratza — Virtuoso+ · Baratza — Virtuoso+ manual
| Virtuoso+ | Ode Gen 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Baratza | Fellow |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Numbered dial |
| Dial range | 1 – 40 | 1 – 11 |
| Burrs | Conical | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 8.5 numbers | 2.6 numbers |
| Filter → coarse | 24.2 numbers | 7.4 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 0 on the Virtuoso+ but 56.7 on the Ode Gen 1 — 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.
| Virtuoso+ | Ode Gen 1 |
|---|---|
| 7 | 1 |
| 9 | 1.1 |
| 11 | 1.2 |
| 13 | 2.2 |
| 14 | 3 |
| 16 | 3.2 |
| 18 | 5 |
| 21 | 6.1 |
| 25 | 7.1 |
| 28 | 8.1 |
| 32 | 9.1 |
| 36 | 10 |
| 39 | 11 |
| Ode Gen 1 | Virtuoso+ |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 1.1 | 9 |
| 1.2 | 11 |
| 2.2 | 13 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 3.2 | 16 |
| 5 | 18 |
| 6.1 | 21 |
| 7.1 | 25 |
| 8.1 | 28 |
| 9.1 | 32 |
| 10 | 36 |
| 11 | 39 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Virtuoso+ | Ode Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 8 | 1.1 |
| Moka pot | 11 | 1.2 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 12 | 2.2 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 15 | 3.1 |
| Siphon | 16 | 4 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 17 | 4.1 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 18 | 4.2 |
| Drip / batch brew | 18 | 5 |
| Cupping | 19 | 3 |
| Chemex | 20 | 6.1 |
| French press | 28 | 8 |
| Cold brew | 34 | 9.2 |
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 Virtuoso+
Fellow Ode Gen 1
Dialing in the Virtuoso+
Same 40-step collar as the Encore, meaningfully better burrs. The practical difference is not the range but the spread within it — at any given number the Virtuoso+ produces fewer fines, so a setting that ran bitter on an Encore often lands clean here. If you are migrating from an Encore, start at the same number rather than compensating, then adjust by taste.
Dialing in the Ode Gen 1
The original Ode had noticeably more fines than the Gen 2 that replaced it, which is why the Gen 2 burr upgrade became such a common retrofit. If you are running Gen 1 burrs, expect to sit slightly coarser than published Ode numbers to get the same cup.