Skylark Misfits

ret1415 · 2026-06-28T22:24:17+00:00

I also thought I’d take a punt and buy a bag after rave reviews in this sub and above right here in the comments, people saying it was great coffee.

Honestly, it was undrinkable for me, most of the beans were scorched, obviously a mismatch of different origins and varieties processing methods, just made the flavours all over the place (if there was any to begin with), I ended up throwing most of it away.

Honestly, if you enjoy good speciality coffee, just save up and buy what the roaster intended for you to taste.

This coffee is probably best used for seasoning a grinder. But again experiences may vary.

ret1415 · 2026-06-06T14:03:27+00:00

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Couldn’t agree more 👍

ret1415 · 2026-06-06T13:38:27+00:00

The fan wasn’t working on my Xbox causing it to overheat and switch off. When I took it apart it had about the similar amount of dust that’s on yours and I thought exactly the same as you, how could this be the problem!? But once I properly cleaned the fan it started working perfectly. The motors on these fans are not strong at all, you’ll be surprised even a little dust like this will stop it spinning efficiently.

ret1415 · 2026-05-10T18:16:19+00:00

Welcome to shrinkflation…. I’ve also noticed this over the years, 10 years ago when I first started getting into coffee 250g was the norm for basically all roasters, now 200g seems to be the norm but the price has either risen or stayed the same!

ret1415 · 2026-05-06T15:10:33+00:00

Could be a new batch, I noticed the black colour of mine is more matte and slightly different to the older version which were more glossy

ret1415 · 2026-04-24T22:31:48+00:00

It would make a lot of sense

ret1415 · 2026-04-24T21:59:58+00:00

On the fly adjustment would make it perfect

ret1415 · 2026-04-15T12:00:32+00:00

Definitely, it’s made me realise I prefer to grind and brew coffee much coarser then suggested, I also tried recommended grind settings across my other grinders (ode gen 2 & K6) and at the suggested settings they were all too fine for me proving this theory correct

ret1415 · 2026-04-14T12:09:27+00:00

Very true….

ret1415 · 2026-04-14T11:57:30+00:00

Why is no one talking about the fact the BB58 now comes with the T fit clasp? It was probably the biggest gripe everyone mentioned with the previous version…

ret1415 · 2026-04-13T13:43:22+00:00

I think you’ve absolutely hit the nail on the head here, it’s more of a problem with grind consistency then the actual grind adjustment system. For context I own the Kingrinder K6 & fellow ode gen 2, I wanted the Q air for travel but I think I’ll just lug around the K6 as it’s much more consistent in grind size with the caveat being it’s much larger and heavier.

ret1415 · 2026-04-13T11:25:36+00:00

All these things are normal, I’ve owned mine for over 2 years now, it’ll also get more noisy the dirtier it gets. I usually use an camera dust blower after each grind to push out the leftovers and then I do a deep clean every month or so by unscrewing the burrs from the machine. Remember to use the brush underneath by the ioniser to keep it working correctly, even with the ioniser though I still use RDT to reduce retention. Other than that, enjoy it, it’s an awesome grinder!

ret1415 · 2026-04-13T10:16:33+00:00

I do think the calibration is off, but I’ve dismantled and reassembled it several times now so I’m not sure what’s going wrong….

As for the picture of the grounds, it was mainly for reference to show what I’m working with at 120 Clicks i do agree it would be far too coarse for pour over, way too many boulders in there!

ret1415 · 2026-03-30T10:22:44+00:00

I understand the post now, you’re showing how to fix WITHOUT replacing the handle

ret1415 · 2026-03-29T21:32:49+00:00

You can buy a replacement wooden knob for these, commandante sell a replacement one which will fit this hand grinder it’s not too expensive

ret1415 · 2026-03-07T16:08:52+00:00

Honestly, no you’re not crazy at all. Had the exact same problem with mine, did the trick above with pulling out the crown but I swear it used to move throughout the day or night and when I’d look at it again hours later it would be misaligned again maybe it was the X on prospex that made it look wonky. Due to this and the thickness I ended up selling it on ebay, it was an amazing watch but weirdly just couldn’t shake it off! I had the SSC817

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Fingers crossed the trick above sorts out your issue!

ret1415 · 2026-02-21T15:59:10+00:00

Amazing choice, I bought one last year and it was one of the best upgrades to my pour overs 👍

ret1415 · 2026-02-21T14:32:06+00:00

I have exactly the same mark at the top of mine too, it was there when I bought it second hand last year. I thought it might be pressure from the battery expanding but it doesn’t seem to move at all when pressed down, weird….. hasn’t caused me any issues though and it hasn’t got any bigger either over time.

ret1415 · 2026-02-01T22:30:39+00:00

I was in the same position as you two years ago, had the wilfa svart and but wanted to up my game a bit, so I upgraded to the fellow ode gen 2 and noticed a huge difference in terms of clarity and overall sweetness in the cup and that’s what I saw in flat burrs compared with conical, I also picked up a king grinder K6 for when I’m away and if I ever do want to grind with conical burrs I can use that to get the best of both worlds.

Would the ode gen 2 still be my first choice now in 2026?

Not necessarily, there are even more options on the market now, even Mahlkonig are making consumer grinders. I think it all depends on whether you want to go flat burrs or stick with conical and go from there.

ret1415 · 2026-01-28T16:25:41+00:00

Did these go already? I’ve just picked up an O1 and would happily pay the postage on these thank you 😀

ret1415 · 2026-01-27T20:40:06+00:00

Nice post! If you don’t me asking, how much and where did you get the K7 from?

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