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Breville Barista Express (built-in) vs Fellow Opus

Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Opus is numbered 1–11; the Barista Express (built-in) is numbered 1–16.

Breville Barista Express (built-in) and Fellow Opus specifications compared
Barista Express (built-in)Opus
BrandBrevilleFellow
ScaleNumbered dialNumbered dial
Dial range1 – 161 – 11
BurrsConicalConical
Espresso → filter6.1 numbers3.3 numbers
Filter → coarse5.3 numbers5 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 18.9 on the Barista Express (built-in) but 60.7 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.

Barista Express (built-in)Opus
Barista Express (built-in)Opus
2.81.3
4.32.3
5.73.1
6.93.7
8.14.1
9.14.6
9.95.2
10.65.8
11.36.5
127.2
12.87.9
13.58.7
14.29.5
OpusBarista Express (built-in)
OpusBarista Express (built-in)
1.32.8
2.34.3
3.15.7
3.76.9
4.18.1
4.69.1
5.29.9
5.810.6
6.511.3
7.212
7.912.8
8.713.5
9.514.2

Side by side, by brew method

Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.

Breville Barista Express (built-in) and Fellow Opus settings for every brew method
MethodBarista Express (built-in)Opus
Espresso3.71.9
Moka pot5.43
AeroPress (short steep)6.93.7
Pour over — V60 / cone8.74.4
Pour over — flat bottom9.44.8
Drip / batch brew9.95.2
Chemex10.65.8
French press11.86.9
Cold brew13.28.4

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.

Breville Barista Express (built-in)

FINECOARSEGRIND INDEX 0–100116BREVILLE BARISTA EXPRESS (BUILT-IN) DIALEspressoV60French pressCold brew
Where the lines bunch, the dial is compressed — small moves count for more

Fellow Opus

FINECOARSEGRIND INDEX 0–100111FELLOW OPUS DIALEspressoV60French pressCold brew
Where the lines bunch, the dial is compressed — small moves count for more

Dialing in the Barista Express (built-in)

The grinder built into the Barista Express, tuned around that machine's basket rather than as a general-purpose grinder. It has a narrower usable range than a standalone unit, and the internal burr adjustment matters as much as the outer dial for reaching a proper espresso grind.

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.

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Breville Barista Express (built-in) vs Fellow Opus