I single dose my coffee, meaning every time I make coffee I measure the beans by weight and only put those in the hopper and grind until empty, for this reason I don’t care as much about the grinder operation. Low grind retention is a feature on much more expensive grinders, but the Encore performs very well for an entry level grinder. To address stale grounds left in your grinder between brews you can use a few grams of coffee to purge the grinder of old grounds and discard. Retention between grinds will be less than starting off with a clean grinder. Popcorning is when some coffee beans aren’t entering the burrs and pop around before going through the burrs. Grind retention was tested by giving a grinder a thorough cleaning with a brush and compressed air then seeing the difference between the starting and ending weight. Grind retention on the Encore is great, though it tends to popcorn with single dosing. ![]() Grind retention is an issue with my Oxo, I usually have to shake the machine around and give it a smack or two then hit the grind button again for a couple seconds and this can get the grind retention down to about. The Encore seemed to make a lower churn noise versus a higher pitched whirring noise from the Oxo which never bothered me in the mornings until I heard the Encore. ![]() The decibel levels were pretty close, but the Oxo is and definitely sounds louder than. In summary, the Oxo was a lot faster with grinding but retained more coffee.
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