Starting settings
| Method | Setting | Context | Confidence | By | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pour-over | suggested settings, a little finer | Out of the box, starting from the maker's suggested settings | approx | DGC | 7:10 |
| Espresso | top burr fully open, bottom burr unchanged | The bottom burr does most of the work. Slower flow, more body, more sweetness and complexity | approx | DGC | 8:41 |
| Espresso | top burr tightened, bottom burr 2 to 3 steps finer | With the top burr doing more work it ran much faster, almost like a turbo shot, so the bottom burr had to come in to match the time. A clearer shot with lighter body | approx | DGC | 9:12 |
Verdict
2024: a hopeful B on an early unit, about $500 27:22.
Daddy Got Coffee's take
- In 2024 he found that moving the work between the two burrs takes espresso from clear and light-bodied to thick and traditional at the same shot time. The lower burr moves 18 µm a step, which makes dialling in espresso painful at 6 to 11 s per step 0:00 8:41 9:12 8:10.
Sources
- Daddy Got Coffee: Momentem: The Most Tuneable Hand Coffee Grinder I've Used (2024-06-29)
- Lance Hedrick: Hand Grinder Tier List (2024-10-02)
Summarised in our own words from the creators' videos, with every point linked to the moment it comes from. Notchbook isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any of these creators, so please watch the originals for full context. Sources
Dialling in from here
- Sour, thin or fast? Grind finer. Why coffee tastes sour
- Bitter, dry or slow? Grind coarser. Why coffee tastes bitter
- Espresso: how to dial in. Filter: pour-over grind size.
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