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.

Fits perfectly on my Baratza Encore and was super easy to install. It helps push out retained grounds and makes single dosing way more efficient. Great upgrade without having to buy a whole new 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.

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.

Does what bellows do! Pushes the loose grounds through to prevent clogs

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.

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

Well worth the extra money if you want to make sure the grinding elements in your coffee grinder stay 'coffee dust' free.