Coffee grinders beta · Timemore
The Timemore 078s sits at the centre of home espresso setups, sometimes bought in place of a Niche, and the owners who wrote about it are happy with what it does.
The owners who discussed the grinder spoke well of it. One owner a month in is very pleased with it, and another counts it as part of a setup they consider finished for now. There are too few accounts for the site to give a verdict.
No recurring complaint came up in these accounts. The only drawback mentioned was from one owner who found the import fees steep when ordering from the US. That is about buying it, not using it.
The Timemore Sculptor 078S is an electric coffee grinder for the kitchen counter. It uses large flat burrs and is set up mainly for fine espresso grinding. It is aimed at home espresso makers who want to grind one dose at a time.
| Burrs | 78 mm flat burrs (078S espresso burrs) |
|---|---|
| Grind adjustment | Stepless |
| Motor or hand | Electric, brushless motor with adjustable speed (RPM), 400 W |
| Retention | |
| Hopper | 30 g |
| Weight | |
| Warranty |
From the maker's spec page, checked October 10, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.
78 mm burrs are large for a home grinder, so they grind quickly and evenly. Stepless adjustment means the grind setting has no fixed clicks, so you can make very small changes when tuning an espresso shot. The 30 g hopper holds about one or two doses, so it is meant for weighing and grinding each dose, not for storing a bag of beans. Timemore's pages do not list retention, weight or warranty.
Pick up to three. You get a page with just those, side by side, on the subjects owners raised.
In daily use the 078s sits in an espresso routine. One owner runs it with a Flair 58+ lever and a cheap scale that shows shot time and weight, and is content to stop upgrading until a Meticulous arrives one day. Another wanted a Niche, switched to the 078s because of tariffs, and is pleased with that choice so far.
The main change owners made was to the hopper. One owner replaced the stock hopper with an aftermarket version from introvertmakes.com, which is designed to stop beans bouncing around while grinding, and recommends doing the same.
None of these accounts mentions anything breaking, wearing out or needing repair. The grinder is doing its job in the setups described, and the only change reported was the hopper swap, which owners chose to make rather than had to.
The long-term record here is thin. The clearest timeline is one owner a month in, and another describes their satisfaction as so far. Nobody describes how the burrs, motor or adjustment hold up over years, so durability can't be judged from these accounts.
From 0 owner accounts that said how long they have had it. Own one? Add how long yours has lasted.
Nothing with a clear majority yet. Owners who raised these subjects were split, or too few to judge.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
6 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
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Among the 0 owner accounts here that gave a duration, 0 described a failure.
Before you buy one used, ask the seller: how old it is, whether it was ever repaired and by whom, and whether any of the parts above have been replaced. Ask to see it run. A receipt tells you the warranty start date; most makers honour the term only for the first owner.
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