Good morning Coffeesnobs.
My Lido 2 arrived yesterday with massive thanks to Chris at Talk Coffee. 25 hours from ordering to receiving and even some beans as well... I must rest the beans, I must rest the beans, I must rest the beans.
It hasn't made it past espresso duties yet, which wasn't the plan but I was shocked at the quality of the grind and quicker/easier to grind than I expected. Can't wait until the burrs are seasoned!
Due to the price difference it is unfair to compare this grinder to my Skerton but I didn't expect the gap to be so large, foolish on my behalf.
Will use it for espresso until the weekend and then give it a run with the V60, to be honest I am very excited about it and can see it being used for much more than pourover and syphon in the house.
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FWIW I haven't found the Lido 2 any problem for mainly espresso use. I leave it at one setting and use dose/tamp to deal with bean aging and changes. I think the 3 has a finer adjustment thread (allowing for finer adjustments - but I don't adjust anyway
) and a finer burr set - easier on the arm but a little slower I'd guess?
Whichever way you go - you wouldn't be disappointed! (they're a camping Robur in my book
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No worries, Matt. They all seem considerably quicker than the Porlex. Now my challenge is to weigh up the pros and cons of going for the Lido 3 of the Lido E-T. My next trip will be purely aeropress use, but their might be some advantage to to the E-T for cases where I have my Bacchi (which takes an espresso grind). Hmmmmm.
Apologies for posting in the Lido 2 thread......there doesn't seem to be a Lido 3 thread (though there is an Lido E one).
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There are a couple of decent YT videos reviewing the Lido 2 and 3.Originally posted by Barry O'Speedwagon View PostCould an owner of the OE Lido 2 or 3 (or Chris) advise on a) the approx. number of rotations required to grind 20g of coffee at Aeropress grind, and b) roughly how long that takes you?
Trying to work out whether to upgrade the Porlex before I go to NZ later in the year.
This one does a side by side review
The vid claims the Lido 3 is easier to grind with (ie turn the handle) and looks to be the better option for portability, coming with a folding handle and a carry bag.
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My apologies - I am human. Wayyyyyyyy under guestimated! Time was right, but number of turns was way out! For 20g espresso, around 100 turns (but shows how easy it is - I've never even bothered counting! Did this morning though).Originally posted by DesigningByCoffee View PostSorry - forgot. No of turns? Maybe 20?
So, compared to the Porlex sounds much faster, but it is still a reasonable arm workout. I can do 2-3 doubles back to back fine - but much over that you'd start getting lactic acid buildup!
So 60 for drip/plunger etc sounds about right.
Sorry for the bum steer!
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I just ground up my morning v60 drip, around 13g, with my lido 1 and it was about 60 turns. I believe aero press is similar to drip grind. I think the lido 2 has a slightly more aggressive burr so perhaps a little less. Only other thing is there is a lot of variation on what grind size people prefer, as you can see comparing between my and DBC's post (~ 20 turns vs my 60!!)
For comparison I had the lido set 1.25 revolutions from zero. Manual says 3/4 to 1.5 is the drip range. I'm nearly always around the bottom (coarser) end of this range, I think the Americans who designed it like really strong drip.
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Same as my Lido 1Originally posted by DesigningByCoffee View PostHi Barry
20g for espresso takes me about 25-30sec in the Lido 2, a coarser grind for plunger / aeropress would be under 20
Cheers Matt
Sorry - forgot. No of turns? Maybe 20?
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Excellent. Thanks mate. That's quite a bit better than the 140-160 turns in the Porlex mini (x 4 or 5 coffees between myself and Mrs O'Speedwagon). I start getting a bit wonky in the shoulder after a few months of that.Originally posted by DesigningByCoffee View PostHi Barry
20g for espresso takes me about 25-30sec in the Lido 2, a coarser grind for plunger / aeropress would be under 20
Cheers Matt
Sorry - forgot. No of turns? Maybe 20?
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Hi Barry
20g for espresso takes me about 25-30sec in the Lido 2, a coarser grind for plunger / aeropress would be under 20
Cheers Matt
Sorry - forgot. No of turns? Maybe 20?
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Could an owner of the OE Lido 2 or 3 (or Chris) advise on a) the approx. number of rotations required to grind 20g of coffee at Aeropress grind, and b) roughly how long that takes you?
Trying to work out whether to upgrade the Porlex before I go to NZ later in the year.
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And they're on the way to us. Not a huge number coming, but they're up on our website: OE Lido antistatic jar | Talk Coffee for those who want to grab oneOriginally posted by jbviau View PostDoug and Barb at OE have confirmed that the LIDO 3's plastic anti-static jar will be available to buy separately at some point. I've been using a prototype of the anti-static jar with my LIDO 2 for over a month now, and it works pretty well. Also, it's very light.
Chris
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Yes. Had mine for 10 days now. Coffee in my classroom has never tasted better! MASSIVE upgrade from the porlex. Does the job of an electric grinder that costs twice as much. And it's very attractive.
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