Timemore

Sculptor 078

Grind settings, every brew method

Worked out from this grinder’s own dial curve — five reference points placed on a shared 0–100 grind index, interpolated linearly for flat burrs — rather than a one-size-fits-all chart.

Dial range: 0 – 18
Burrs: Flat
Filter reference: 4
Espresso → filter: 4 numbers

Fine · 018 · Coarse

EspressoFine

0.80 – 2

Moka potFiner than filter, coarser than espresso

2.52 – 2.8

AeroPress (short steep)For 1–2 minute recipes

3.12.8 – 3.5

Pour over — V60 / coneThe reference point for most published pour-over recipes

3.93.6 – 5.3

Pour over — flat bottomKalita, Orea and similar

5.34 – 7.2

Drip / batch brewAutomatic brewers

6.75.3 – 8.8

ChemexThe thick filter needs a coarser grind to avoid stalling

8.87.2 – 10.9

French pressCoarse

12.410.7 – 14

Cold brewCoarsest setting you have

15.614 – 18

The larger-burr Sculptor, and the one with a caveat worth knowing before you buy. The plain 078 ships Timemore's Turbo — “ghost” — burrs: pyramid-cut, aimed at a unimodal grind with few fines and little heat, and built for pour over. Owners consistently report it will not go fine enough for espresso, and its adjustment is stepped where the 078S is stepless. If espresso matters, the 078S is the model with the flat burrs and the fine control; this one is a filter grinder that happens to be excellent at it. Seventeen numbers cover espresso through filter here, so the brew range has real resolution. Retention is genuinely low once the rotary knocker has cleared the chute.

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