Comments on Niche Zero Review - Page 8

April 10th, 2019, 3:23 pm

jchung wrote:On the NZ, I always felt using a pringles lid was to keep the NZ cleaner rather than to improve grind times. Without a small lid of some sort, periodically a bit of coffee bounces out of the funnel area and onto the outer ring. Minor, but one less bit to clean.

I had actually considered designing a part which would be hinged on the polycarbonate lid and stop popcorning when the lid is closed as you mentioned above. But haven't gotten around to it yet.

Yeah, that is exactly why I do it.

#72: Post by **CoffeeNirvana** » April 10th, 2019, 3:38 pm

If you had to choose between (1) the Niche Zero and (2) the Baratza Sette 270 Wi, which one would you choose, and why?

How do (1) and (2) compare with respect to:

- grind quality;
- espresso range;
- filter range;
- loudness;
- build quality;
- burr quality;
- ease of use.

#73: Post by **Nick Name** » April 11th, 2019, 7:12 am

TheN5OfOntario wrote:Yeah, that is exactly why I do it.

+1

#74: Post by **JohnStuartP** » April 11th, 2019, 8:59 am

CoffeeNirvana wrote:If you had to choose between (1) the Niche Zero and (2) the Baratza Sette 270 Wi, which one would you choose, and why?

How do (1) and (2) compare with respect to:

- grind quality;
- espresso range;
- filter range;
- loudness;
- build quality;
- burr quality;
- ease of use.

To me this is not much of a debate. I sold the Sette (not the W version) to get the Niche and think the Niche is better in literally every category mentioned above. The only reason I would consider the Sette Wi over the Niche is if I wanted to keep a hopper full of beans and still do weight based dosing.

#75: Post by **sweaner** » April 11th, 2019, 10:57 am

jchung wrote:I had actually considered designing a part which would be hinged on the polycarbonate lid and stop popcorning when the lid is closed as you mentioned above. But haven't gotten around to it yet.

I was thinking about some type of auger attached to the top burr bolt.

#76: Post by **Moka 1 Cup** » April 11th, 2019, 12:08 pm

jchung wrote:On the NZ, I always felt using a pringles lid was to keep the NZ cleaner rather than to improve grind times. Without a small lid of some sort, periodically a bit of coffee bounces out of the funnel area and onto the outer ring. Minor, but one less bit to clean.

I had actually considered designing a part which would be hinged on the polycarbonate lid and stop popcorning when the lid is closed as you mentioned above. But haven't gotten around to it yet.

I have not received the NZ yet, but I was wondering if an o-ring of the right size, just a little smaller that then the internal diameter of the dial ring and attached to the lid, would work.

#77: Post by **Lal** » April 11th, 2019, 2:48 pm

jchung wrote:On the NZ, I always felt using a pringles lid was to keep the NZ cleaner rather than to improve grind times. Without a small lid of some sort, periodically a bit of coffee bounces out of the funnel area and onto the outer ring. Minor, but one less bit to clean.

I had actually considered designing a part which would be hinged on the polycarbonate lid and stop popcorning when the lid is closed as you mentioned above. But haven't gotten around to it yet.

So the consensus is that the Pringle's lid or similar offers no mitigation of potential grind size distribution issues related to popcorning?

April 11th, 2019, 5:09 pm

I love posts like this. Seriously, if you can blind taste the difference between the Niche with and without a Pringles lid; stop posting here, and get a million dollar a year job as the nose at some perfumerie or distillery. If you think any of us can taste such differences; somebody has sold you a bill of goods.

#79: Post by **mdreuben** » April 11th, 2019, 5:12 pm

At most I've had four or five beans start popcorning and those resolved themselves almost immediately. I don't know how much that could affect the taste or particle distribution.

#80: Post by **Lal** » April 11th, 2019, 5:19 pm

another_jim wrote:I love posts like this. Seriously, if you can blind taste the difference between the Niche with and without a Pringles lid; stop posting here, and get a million dollar a year job as the nose at some perfumerie or distillery. If you think any of us can taste such differences; somebody has sold you a bill of goods.

Pretty new to espresso prep and extraction theory so frankly that's a relief to hear. (Note that my post was indeed a question

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