KINU Pourover Replacement Burr

Tremendous clarity bump for minimal cost. A no brainer if you have a Kinu.

First, a little aside - the pic above is for the old version of the pour over burr; you can see the current (second version) design at the Kinu website: https://kinugrinders.com/product/pour-over-replacement-burr/ The burr that EightOunce sells now is the current version. (This paragraph can be deleted.)

Unfortunately, many, if not all of the reviews that you will find on the web are for the first version of the pourover burr, and not for the second version which is currently being sold. Is there a difference? I now have both old and new; once I get a few kg of coffee through the new burrs I'll form an opinion :-).

I got this specifically to use for pour-overs looking to get an even grind with less fines as I was having troubling dialing in my Peugeot grinder which I have used for the last 12 years. I am getting there even though this produces a wider range than I would have liked it is a real pleasure to use...admittedly I have ground and made more than one coffee just to use the grinder, I even threw a batch of 3year out of date medium roasted gravel just to see...still a pleasure. It just feels so nice and positive. I never used the regular burr that came with the grinder so have no comparison there. I find that a finer setting for me is working best Preferring the 2.8-3.5 range. As with everything it seems in coffee there is a break in period where you have to come to terms with your less than stellar techniques but I am producing some very good cups in a number of different brewers now and still every time I see the grinder on the counter I am tempted to toss some beans in and give it a whir.
I would buy it again because as soon as you use the Kinu grinder you get the impression it probably is not the grinders fault...

The thing I like most about this burr is the decreased difficulty of grinding/faster grinding times (especially with light roast coffees). Some people will not care about this (as they are focused on maximizing taste), but sometimes I just don't want to exercise before my first coffee.

According to my crude KRUVE siv tests, this burr has a wider particle distribution than the standard burrs. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as the focus is on taste rather than numbers. This burr definitely changes the taste, reducing acidity and sweetness. I think it might make more accessible cups, which the average pallet would like. However, this is not the type of burr I would use to push those characteristics, as is often my goal. I would use this burr if I am finding a coffee too sweet or too acidic.

Not sure this is what I was looking for with a pour over burr. I like the workflow, but I think I will switch back to the standard burrs for most cups.

very good for me ！ I will tell my friend to get one ,if you make pourover coffee bean for light roaster bean.