https://community.prima-coffee.com/posts/36269891

Prima Coffee did a tasting comparison between the four grinders. As he finds and states, his findings seem different from Youtubers review of these grinders.

Findings in video:

Highest clarity and acidity: Lab Sweet
Sweetest: Lab Sweet (078 second highest)
Highest Body: 078
Lowest Clarity: 078
Lowest body: Lab Sweet

Interestingly, he found the 64S Sculptor was most balanced of the four and it had higher clarity and acidity than the 078.

For those wondering: The host of the video does not necessarily recommend upgrading from an Ode to either the 64s or the 78 Turbo, which I think can help a few people with their FOMO. And is not in love with the 078.

Hopefully the video is a good reminder of the subjective nature of tasting and the importance of enjoying what you have!

Please note that neither sculptor had been seasoned. Ode and labsweet had been.

Ah, those slurping videos, so pleasant on the ear! Part of me thinks watching them that this is what happens to lit, history and philosophy majors when they get out of college. In fact, the subjectivity of the analysis, and the grading, reminds me of the liberal arts--so difficult to evaluate with any true objective precision. Yet the fact that the Sculptors didn't blow the Ode or Lab Sweet away after all the Sculptor hype does amuse me.

Thanks for the video. He noted the burrs were not seasoned on the Timemores. How much difference that makes is anyone's guess. While cupping results that YouTubers like to do give some insights, I do wish they would run them through a pour over to be able to speak to how a person would use them day-to-day. No one brews their coffee with the cupping protocol in the morning. Although it is easier to do A-B testing with that protocol, I understand that.

How will the Timemores taste? Who knows? Seems to be all over the place.

BreakerStrength wrote:For those wondering: The host of the video does not necessarily recommend upgrading from an Ode to either the 64s or the 78 Turbo, which I think can help a few people with their FOMO. And is not in love with the 078.

Hopefully the video is a good reminder of the subjective nature of tasting and the importance of enjoying what you have!

I think I see it a little more then that, testing is also about how you conduct them, how big a sample you used and not at least what coffee and roast you exposed it for.

If one review use a medium the outcome is going to be different then one using a very light roast.

Lance about FOMO is certainly true, his point upgrading is something you do if all other has been optimised before, meaning buying better coffee, using optimised water, improving our technique before upgrading out gear....

The Meticulous is really also a great example of FOMO

Interesting... seems maybe the 078 has been a bit over hyped... much like the ZP6. I'm Interested in The Coffee Chronicle review of the 078.

Personally I have issues with most cupping that actually aren't cupping but actually brewed, because it might just be the result of the brewing your testing on. The most accurate and reliable is true cupping, when I valuate burr it's always done with cupping alternative If I do a brew I always validate or back up with traditional cupping.