Doram I think you pretty much nailed it…it definitely seemed to talk down to a very large part of his audience. Clearly he has the confidence to feel able to do that now. The problem is that large number of people won’t be the ones with high end kit who will tend to support his comments…in fact they will say little, but hold the exact same views as you.
The Niche has not increased in price since it’s launch, even though I am sure the build cost must have gone up by 20%. It delivers a home friendly grinder with easy workflow that has improved things for over 50 or 60 thousand people over the years. It has proved extremely reliable compared to other grinders on the market, especially some he mentioned. Is it the best grinder in the world…no, is it the best grinder for a lot of people…yes. Perhaps he will shoot lasers at some other conical grinders and do a big comparison, weber key and a few others….
When he talked about using bellows to get that last up to 0.3 of a gram out of the grinder….you just break out of your trance and think:
Because, I would challenge him to taste the difference…between doing that and not doing it.
P.S. I think he felt the Lagom Mini was a great grinder…even though it was stalling and had other issues.