@MattH
I use the timer more as a useful starting point than an accurate doser and it works well. 99% of the time Iām making two coffees so what I do is run the timer and grind into a dosing cup, pulse as necessary to top up. Then Iāll pour that into the PF (using a funnel) and grind the second shot into the dosing cup again while Iām levelling/tamping.
By the time Iām locking in the PF the second dose is ground, Iāll pull the first shot then drop the second dose straight in.
This is why a timer is useful. With the SJ I couldnāt be prepping the first shot as it didnāt have a timer.
Iām a big proponent of OD grinding as Iāve made clear in my posts. I think people overlook them because of the ultra-freshness argument and popularity of single dosing but youāre still getting a really solid, big flat burr grinder thatās fast, and can prep multiple shots really quickly.
Obviously switching coffees and grind types daily is not handled well by OD grinders so if thatās every likely to be a consideration then single dosing is the way to go.
Nothing else comes to mind worth noting, just that they really arenāt designed to single dose. I still find it really odd when often youāll see some of the first reviews/tests of OD grinders like ācan they single dose, whatās the retention like?ā But I guess thatās just because single dosing is so popular.