Aieve Silicone Coffee Hopper Bellow Compatible with Baratza Encore Grinder ESP/Virtuosa+ Coffee Grinder,Reduce Coffee Grinds Retention

The product title "single dose hopper" is misleading. You are not getting a single-dose sized hopper with attached bellows.You are getting a bellows to attach to the full-sized hopper that came with your grinder.If you read the product description, it states that it is a bellows to attach to your hopper.I am partially to blame for not fully reading the description; however, the manufacturer is also partially to blame for not providing a clearer product title. I would have titled it "Bellows Attachment" with a subtitle of "single dosing use".As for product quality. I am very happy. It fits perfectly with the hopper and hopper lid. I wish it would be a bit more secure, but I think they went with ease of attachment. (It would have to be harder to attach in order to make it more secure). It does its job well; it pushes grounds out that would otherwise be retained between and below the grind burrs.

Easy to use as before, and this keeps the grounds from backing up and you can clean the grinder less.

I guess that this bellows kit works. The coffee grinder is much cleaner. In addition, there is no mess; I was afraid that coffee dust would blow across the counter every time I pressed on the bellows. So, perhaps this is a good value. Buy one and squeeze it. It may be the solution you sought.

I love my Encore grinder. Sure there are pricier, better-performing grinders on the market. But for the price-to-performance ratio, the Encore is top shelf.One issue with gravity-fed burr grinders in general is the loss of grind. You put some number of grams of beans into the grinder, you get some smaller number of grams out. Those extra grams are hanging out in the mechanism of the grinder because the grinding process creates static cling and the grinds stick to it. And those orphaned grinds stay in there getting stale, which reduces the quality of the next day’s pot.This bellows very nicely pushes most (but not all) of those orphaned grinds into the reservoir to be brewed. It’s as simple as that.It’s easy to detach and wash this all-rubber device. It fits well over the top of the grinder, and the grinder’s existing plastic top fits well over the device.The only small complaint I have is that bits of grind get knocked upward into the corrugated sides of the bellows. So it does need to be removed and cleaned every few days or so. But running it under the sink with a soapy sponge is a quick, easy process.

Even though this particular Aieve model is made for the Baratza Encore grinder, it works *perfectly* on my Capresso Infinity grinder (air-tight fit is important). Even though the groove in its bottom ring is just a few mm wider that would fit my Capresso hopper, the *inside* of the bottom ring just so happens to *perfectly* fit nice and snuggly over my Capresso hopper. It works fantastic. I love my Capresso grinder (which has amazing grind quality for an inexpensive grinder), but it does have a pretty significant amount of grind retention. I completely flushed out all previous grounds then tested my new Aieve Single Dose Hopper. I quickly pressed down 3-4 times right at the end of the grind. It completely flushed the retained grounds. I suggest pressing down sharply and releasing upward slowly 3-4 times just after your dose of beans finish grinding, while the grinder is still running. Releasing quickly on the upward strokes tends to pull a very tiny amount of fines and chaff up into the hopper, so I go down quickly and up slowly. I'm extremely pleased with this and that I'm no longer agonizing over upgrading to a much more expensive zero-retention grinder. Highly recommend for the Baratza Encore and the Capresso Infinity. I've also purchased Aieve's larger model (several color choices) for the built-in grinder on my new Breville Baratza Pro espresso machine. I got the gray one; cool looking; looks like it's made for it.

I get the idea, keep costs down...use the manufacturers hopper. But the rim is so, so, so wide, that the bellows has a hard time staying in place whenever you use the... you know... bellows. I finally switched to a beloows that replaces the original hopper and is more obviously a single-dose hopper.

This fixes potentially the only issue with the Baratza Encore grinder: the grinder hangs on to quite a bit of leftover grounds when you're done. A couple of pushes on this thing will surprise you with how much you get out.

The Baratza Encore is probably the best grinder you can buy for a sane price. But it has one critical flaw, it leaves a little coffee up inside it that then spills out at the worst times, Llike when removing the hopper, or leaving about 1-3 grams of a different grind setting to contaminate your next espresso shot will net you a bit of unwanted coffee spilling out, often all over your counter or even into the hopper slot forcing you to brush out the grinder.This simple bellows like thing-solves that. A few pushes and it blows out the grinds. Its an ingenious solution, its so useful Baratza should have incorporated it into the grinder design.It fits tight, its sturdy enough you can still still turn the hopper to adjust grind. The lid fits on an off nice enough. It goes poof and stands back up when you are done like silicone.And the price is good. It works. If you use an Encore grinder, you *need* this.