Niche duo - 83mm flat

dfk41

Here is a question for you to ponder over. The vast majority of influencers talk pure sh*te and only have their own commercial interests at heart. On the other hand, @Patrick hates commercialism and ‘influencing’ anything in favour of receiving payment. Who designed the Duo? Who designed the concept of the Duo? Do you think it is an accident that the rpm was selected at the speed it is, anymore than the Mazzer burrs were selected? Is the burr carrier the result of very careful planning and testing? The Duo has been very carefully put together, at all stages. By all means swoop burrs if you like the ‘latest thing’ in coffee, but, there really is no need to. It just works, straight out of the box

MediumRoastSteam

drdre89 I’m thinking the stock 83mm Mazzer espresso burrs that come with it will suit medium- dark roasts best

You’ll never know until you try it out yourself, as what what you think is good might not be what Tom thinks is good. Get the Niche Duo if that’s what you want, give it a go, and then worry about buying aftermarket burrs, the caveat being what Tom just said in the last paragraph of the post above.

drdre89

MediumRoastSteam Yes. So far I’m tossing up between Niche Duo or Lagom P64 w/SSP HU

Twotone2

Cuprajake work well with light roast too for me personally

What ballpark grind settings for light roasts in the Dou would you recommend?

I’m currently between 10 & 11 for medium dark roasts but I’ve a kg of the Rocco mountain beans and looking forward to trying them.

I’ve never been able to get a decent espresso with my previous grinder when I tried light roasts in the past so gave up on them

Thanks

Tony

MediumRoastSteam

Twotone2 but I’ve a kg of the Rocco mountain beans and looking forward to trying them.

Rocko (from Foundry) for me is on setting 10 on the Duo. But that’s subjective to the relative zero point.

drdre89

drdre89 Yes. So far I’m tossing up between Niche Duo or Lagom P64 w/SSP HU

Ok another challenger has stepped into the ring. The DF64 Gen2 with SSP Cast burrs. I like the idea of the plasma generator for mess free grinding. (As opposed to the P64 which needs RDT)
Or do I just wait 5 years and get the DF64 Gen 8 with all the latest gadgets then.

MediumRoastSteam

drdre89 Or the Niche Duo which doesn’t have any of that nonsense (because it doesn’t need it). 😉

Decisions, decisions.

tompoland

dfk41 classic David.

You didn’t use the respond button but its clear you are posting in response to my post.

No one is saying that burr swapping is needed, desired or required.

It’s just a bit of fun, leave it at that and lets move on.

tompoland

drdre89 I’ve got a Gen 2 arriving next week to see what they are like but the Duo will be your premium option if you are OK with the price tag here in Aus.

(For my taste buds, not a big fan of the cast burrs. Just me or course but IMHO they lack punch/depth for espresso and for filter the stock burrs that come with the Duo are the bees knees.)

dfk41

tompoland Tom, you are a million miles away on this one matey, unless you are the only person who swops burrs! My post was to try and suggest to folks, that influencers influence the latest thing, then move on to the next for financial reasons, whilst designers design. You will be well aware by now that when Dave ‘designs’ he spends hundreds of unseen hours makinng minute adjustments to the set up until he reaches a stage where he is happy. Along that journey he is treated like a schill,an influencer, out purely to make money etc etc. Why do you think that on the whole the influencers negged the Duo? The answer is because Niche do not reward them financially to say nice things……no affiliate links. This is an affiliate link, the bit you see:

https://www.youtube.com

This is the bit you do not see:
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazhUVTAtOUwyWDgtZ1B2OERyWkNoVzFQbllDUXxBQ3Jtc0trNE9PWWxTTVBQUEYtYzk2XzVjN1ppT2FTeS1HdzdoMkVBY1g1TFBxOFBSTzBMSUVYZnYyaHhudkZlSnMtS3hsQVBoTU5raTZySXFqenltdDAwQzY4d1dlRDFKVmlLblRlZ2dBaldfQmdXNXpRX1Fqcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3TPJnay&v=NM1JQTDU39k

They are all out to make as much money as possible. There is still one Duo review that has not been published yet by a well known gob shite……..he was late to the market so what can he add? If he negs it now, then he is going to appear as a twat when there are so many glowing private users reports?

Tom, I was not having a go at you matey. For reference, if I was, then my style is to look you in the eye and tell you straight…..ask many of my fans……LOL

drdre89

tompoland interesting video from Alternative Brewing

The cast burrs peaked my interest as it won this contest in both espresso and filter … when I say won, it was the cup that was most balanced.

delta76

drdre89 wow, he really upped his game. I meant production value is great - he looks great too. I did not pay attention closely to his videos before, because of the way he presented made me feel like he’s another Joe with superficial knowledge.

That brings another aspect of youtube influencers - unless you really know some stuffs to see if a youtuber is BS-ing or not, you are easily deceived by the production value. if a video looks great and the presenter is eloquent, you can be tricked into thinking they know their stuffs.

drdre89

I’ve decided to pull the trigger on the Niche Duo. Thanks for everyone’s input. @tompoland which colour have you got? …

drdre89

Black or White Niche Duo for my coffee setup? To replace my Zero…

Cuprajake

black 100%

MediumRoastSteam

drdre89 - Everything else is white. So I’d get the black one. 🤣

drdre89

MediumRoastSteam I thought I’d go black coffee machine, white grinder to keep things interesting 😁. Like the black and white cookie from Seinfeld

MediumRoastSteam

drdre89 - I personally quite like the Black Niches. 👍

Patrick

MediumRoastSteam I personally quite like the Black Niches. 👍

Me too.

prezes

Would someone mind measuring the distance between the feet for me please ? Length and width wise from the furthest point touching the surface.

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