Portability of burrs across Niche Duos

Mostlyharmless

Maybe this is a weird question, or just dumb: Is there any issue with moving, say, a set of espresso burrs from one Niche Duo to another? Would the set/zero points be very different? Would they need to be re-calibrated?

DavecUK

Mostlyharmless It depends what you mean by moving. Do you mean moving the carriers, or removing the burrs from the carriers?

In both cases, it’s always a good idea to recalibrate the zero point as we are talking differences of 6 micron for 1 small division, a human blood cell is 8 micron. Although the carriers are made accurately, as are the burrs, and grinder body these small amounts can and do show as zero point variations…perhaps not by much.

Mostlyharmless

DavecUK Sorry, I meant moving a burr carrier across Duos (no mucking about with removing of burrs themselves, etc). Thanks for that. Do you think Niche will someday sell carriers (with existing or even new) burrs in the future?

DavecUK

Mostlyharmless . Do you think Niche will someday sell carriers (with existing or even new) burrs in the future?

I honestly don’t know?

tompoland

Mostlyharmless Do you think Niche will someday sell carriers (with existing or even new) burrs in the future?

The current status is a very firm “no” and no intention in the future.

Which is a great shame because the design of the carriers is genius and given people’s lack of enthusiasm for swapping carriers daily the potential to utilize that genius by changing the carriers say once a month (more realistic) is all but null and void. Now the Duo is just another 83mm flat burr grinder, albiet a very good one. Its why I bought 3 of them (with Niches approval) with both burrs and will eventually sell two but retain the second burr carriers.

I hope they change their mind. I think they may have to at least for people who only ordered the single burr and decide they want the second one.

The new DF83 is out late this year. I haven’t been a fan of the last two iterations but this next version will likely be a more serious competitor for the Duo and the latter’s big point of difference (burr carriers) is nullified by the inability to buy the burr carriers separately.

Mostlyharmless

tompoland Alas, that is a pity indeed. I am wholly uninterested in swapping carriers multiple times a day. But doing it a few times a week to chase a particular bean with a particular burr (with Niche’s particular and clever implementation) is wildly appealing, to me.

Its why I bought 3 of them (with Niches approval)

Huh…I did notice the “One grinder per customer” on their website. How do i secure permission to buy another?

BTW, you and @DavecUK were right. I am selling the EG-1 in favor of dual Duos. I prefer my medium-dark daily drivers from the Mazzers, and filter coffee is so good I couldnt justify keeping the EG-1 and suffering its coffee-spraying workflow. I will miss the magnets, however.

The DF83 has fallen off my list of candidates due to the issues reported by you (cross-threading? yikes) and others. I have an MC6 in the February batch. I hope between that and the Duo(s), I’ll be properly sorted for the long haul. (oh, and apropos of nothing – I bought a VS3 for the office based on your review and it’s been a favorite of all the coffee drinkers. I believe 3 or 4 people bought VS3s for themselves as a result.)

tompoland

Mostlyharmless just email hello@nichecoffee.co.uk and you’ll get a green light. It’s just to stop people buying and on selling with a mark up.

tompoland

Mostlyharmless bought a VS3 for the office based on your review and it’s been a favorite of all the coffee drinkers

Just brilliant burrs. Especially the Hypernova.

DavecUK

Mostlyharmless BTW, you and @DavecUK were right. I am selling the EG-1 in favor of dual Duos. I prefer my medium-dark daily drivers from the Mazzers, and filter coffee is so good I couldnt justify keeping the EG-1 and suffering its coffee-spraying workflow.

Yesterday I was staring down at the EG1 on the floor, sad unloved unused and surprisingly not looking good, just large and ridiculous. I thought about saying “look if you’re not using it I can take it back and put it on the bench in my coffee room, at least it won’t be on the floor”

I said nothing, because quite honestly I couldn’t be bothered, as it wasn’t a “fun” to use grinder….so it remains on the floor, where it has been for at least 6 months!