Timed Dosing Grinders
Precision grinders for your daily coffee ritual.
Choosing your equipment
Timed dosing coffee grinders dispense grounds by running for a programmed duration. Keep your chosen coffee in the hopper, dial in the grind and adjust the timer for your target dose. Compare Turin options for a home espresso station or a more demanding coffee-service setup.
How Timed Dosing Works
A timer controls how long the grinder runs; it does not measure the weight landing in the basket. Begin with the grind setting your espresso needs, weigh a test dose and adjust the grinding time. When you change the coffee, grind setting or hopper level, check the output again. Even the same coffee can need an adjustment as it ages.
This routine is convenient when several drinks use the same beans. If you regularly switch between coffees or prepare decaf only occasionally, compare single-dose grinders before choosing.
Creyke GF64 and ZF83: Compare the Whole Grinder
The Creyke GF64 brings hopper-based grinding to a 64mm flat-burr platform. The ZF83 uses an 83mm platform and is offered as a commercial espresso grinder. Their intended settings and working capacities differ, so start with your daily routine and busiest period rather than treating them as interchangeable.
Check the product specifications for hopper capacity, controls, motor details, overall height and the included burr set. Leave enough overhead space to lift the hopper lid. For a business, assess the manufacturer’s operating guidance against the drinks you expect to serve.
Dial In the Grinder Before the Timer
Keep your basket dose and target beverage yield consistent while you establish a useful grind setting. Then program the timer around that grind. If the espresso needs a finer setting later, reweigh the dose; changing particle size can change how much coffee moves through during the same number of seconds.
A scale remains useful even after the timer is programmed. Use it to spot drift and keep a written starting recipe for each coffee. Avoid comparing timer numbers across different grinders as if they were a shared dose measurement.
Plan for Cleaning and Coffee Changes
Hopper-fed operation makes a repeatable routine straightforward, but switching beans involves the hopper and grounds already in the grinder. Follow the model’s guidance for emptying and cleaning, and account for carryover when changing coffees. Compare the new and open-box listings carefully: condition and included accessories belong to the selected product, not to the collection as a whole.
Is timed dosing the same as grind-by-weight?
No. Timed dosing controls seconds of grinding. Grind-by-weight uses a weighing system to control the dose in grams. Do not assume a timer includes weight-based dosing unless the product specifically states it.
Why does my dose change when the timer stays the same?
Beans, grind setting, feeding conditions and hopper level can affect the amount dispensed per second. Recheck the grounds on a scale after adjustments and when opening a new bag.
Which workflow is easier for switching between regular and decaf?
Single dosing usually makes frequent bean changes more straightforward. A hopper-based timed grinder is most convenient when you want repeated doses of the same coffee.
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Turin ZF83 Commercial Espresso Grinder — Open Box
83 mm flat burrs
Hopper / timed dosing
Let customers speak for us
Beautiful and strong grinder
Solid, faster, and beautiful. Great cost-benefit option!
Juan Camilo GonzálezArango
Awesome
Thank you
RAMY ERFAN
Occasional clogging issues, other than that it is great!!!
Borislav
Love this product very easy to use
Ryan
I just love it, it's my first real espresso machine. so far even my worst shots taste great.
Michael
Grinder works amazing right out the box , i was very surprised with it specifically because of aome of the reviews online but mine works great. Shipping took a very long time but no complaints once received. Happy with the product!
Wirving
Amazing grinder and service from Turingrinders.com
I'm super happy with the new grider, solid, powerful, easy to use and perfect for my espresso machine. I have been using it for over a month and I am really enjoying it the results I get.
Great service from Turingrinders too, ship quickly, great burr aligment and 0 calibration. Could not be more satisfied !
Davide Maragliano
Turin DF64 Gen 2.7 Single Dose Coffee Grinder
Royal Sipe
First espresso grinder
A piece of art that is a pleasure to use.
William Faoro
Love our Turin
After doing a lot of research and talking to many of our coffee aficionado friends, we decided to buy Turin DF64. And boy it hasn't disappointed us one bit. We are grinding coffee beans daily for different types of extractions. Highly recommend it to everyone.
Moyda
A terrific choice for single dose brewing
If you’re in the market for well built grinder for single dose brewing and nearly zero retention, add this grinder to your cart ASAP. Pairing with my Lucca A53, I was concerned the portafilter support forks would be too large. They are in fact, but the Turin grinder is so fast, you’re not going to rest it there anyway. Even better, I can articulate the 53mm portafilter to distribute grounds around the basket while grinding. The forks are close enough to rest the PF on, just not enough to hold it unsupported. The grinder took a few pounds of coffee to break in the burrs. Straight out of the box the coffee (espresso) was just a bit flat, but now that’s done with. The Turin has gone through a few changes based on owner feedback. It’s not worth deducting a star, but I have two minor things I'd address. First, the rubber feet on the machine are leaving black marks on my counter. Petty complaint I know, but no one reaches perfection without improvement. The second is the layout of the grind setting markings. To help these older eyes, I would rather the numbers be closer to the hash marks and/or the marks be printed at different heights, similar to a tape measure. To solve the issue on my Turin, I colored over every 5th mark with red sharpie and now it’s ridiculously easy to get a quick read on my settings. The subtle pop of red looks good too. It’s fast, relatively quiet. Easy to keep clean, has nearly zero retention and looks perfect next to the LaSpaziale.
Norm Aubin
From DF83 toDF83v
After 3 years of daily 1st Gen DF83 use… A user abuse left me in need of a replacement espresso grinder.
The DF83v was ultimately what I committed to purchasing.
Every step of my daily coffee is improved.
Vince H.
Amazing
It's beautiful. Design is stunning. The control over grind is very precise. My espresso is now perfect. So little retention with the bellows. If you are crazy OCD then blow it out with a Wolfbox blower on high after using. What a deep dive down the engineering rabbit hole of perfectionism. I sometimes pull out the antique hand grinder for a rough irregular grind of cheap beans and make some boiled coffee to keep grounded.
Richard Fentzke
Good one!
I waited almost a month for my order to arrive and that was not necessarily what I was expecting but I stuck in there until it finally did. Now I am enjoying truly excellent lattes which was my goal. It was easy to setup and use and that’s a plus. Since it is still new I don’t have any issues to report such as ease of cleaning etc but it seems fairly straightforward. Bottom line for me: worth the wait.
EEV from Maryland
Grinder with European voltage
Very fast und reliable, they even reimbursed me as it was clear, that I live in the US.
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