Customer reviews from Fellow
Fellow - Aiden Precision Coffee Maker - White
Average customer rating
4.6
(835 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 835 reviews
5 Stars
616
4 Stars
146
3 Stars
43
2 Stars
16
1 Star
14
92%of customers recommend this product.
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718)
Customer Reviews for Fellow - Aiden Precision Coffee Maker - White
Customer Rating
4
Great coffee, minor nitpicks
on November 9, 2024
Posted by: Kmosso
Great coffee, indistinguishable from my V60 pour over during tasting. Standard filter sizing is nice.
Carafe looses heat quickly once brewed. Swapping to a double wall vacuum insulated Carafe would be a large quality of life improvement.
App is barebones and not worth installing giving current (lack of) features. Perhaps more functionality will be added over time
Documentation shipped with product is minimal, be prepared to navigate the website and watch several short YouTube videos instead of thumbing through a product manual
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
4
Really Good, Though Not Perfect
on November 10, 2024
Posted by: Brent
I've had the Aiden for almost two weeks, so I am now familiar enough with it to write a review. Let me preface this with I'm pretty fussy about my coffee. I roast my own beans just to the start of the second crack, so it's not a light roast, but not so dark that oil appears on the beans. I have a particular pour over method that works for me. My goal was to replicate the same cup of coffee using the Aiden. Short answer: it's a success.
1. By creating my own profile and using a slightly coarser grind, I get a very good cup of coffee. That's the most important thing. Specifically, it's great being able to set the temperature, the bloom time, and the number of pulses and intervals between them.
2. The Aiden uses an adjustable ratio of coffee to water to calculate the amount of coffee to add depending on the number of cups you want, so you don't have to recalculate if you change the number of cups. That's pretty helpful.
3. The carafe is great. It keeps my coffee hot without using a heating element.
4. The machine looks good and actually frees up counter space by replacing my pour-over set up and kettle with one appliance.
5. I like the water reservoir on the side. It's easy to access and fill at the sink. Also, being on the side, it's easier to see when it needs to be refilled.
1. By creating my own profile and using a slightly coarser grind, I get a very good cup of coffee. That's the most important thing. Specifically, it's great being able to set the temperature, the bloom time, and the number of pulses and intervals between them.
2. The Aiden uses an adjustable ratio of coffee to water to calculate the amount of coffee to add depending on the number of cups you want, so you don't have to recalculate if you change the number of cups. That's pretty helpful.
3. The carafe is great. It keeps my coffee hot without using a heating element.
4. The machine looks good and actually frees up counter space by replacing my pour-over set up and kettle with one appliance.
5. I like the water reservoir on the side. It's easy to access and fill at the sink. Also, being on the side, it's easier to see when it needs to be refilled.
So I do recommend this machine - it does what it says and does it well. HOWEVER, it's not perfect:
1. The lack of features in the app are well documented and make it useless right now, so I won't belabor that. 2. There is a problem with the custom profile I created. I specified 4 pulses in batch mode. It worked initially, but the second time I used the profile, it had reset the number of pulses to 1. I now have to check it each time and reset it to 4. Apparently Fellow is aware of the issue (I hope) and will be fixing it (I hope).
3. The lowest ratio of coffee to water that I was able to set was 1:14. I like it a bit stronger, so I have to slightly increase the recommended amount of coffee.
3. The single brew mode (which uses a cone filter) maxes out at 3 "cups" which is really about 1 ½ good sized cups. With more than 3 "cups" you have to use the batch flat bottomed basket. I really prefer the cone filter holder and filters, so I wish Fellow would allow single brew mode to go up to 4 or 4 ½ "cups" (2 real cups).
1. The lack of features in the app are well documented and make it useless right now, so I won't belabor that. 2. There is a problem with the custom profile I created. I specified 4 pulses in batch mode. It worked initially, but the second time I used the profile, it had reset the number of pulses to 1. I now have to check it each time and reset it to 4. Apparently Fellow is aware of the issue (I hope) and will be fixing it (I hope).
3. The lowest ratio of coffee to water that I was able to set was 1:14. I like it a bit stronger, so I have to slightly increase the recommended amount of coffee.
3. The single brew mode (which uses a cone filter) maxes out at 3 "cups" which is really about 1 ½ good sized cups. With more than 3 "cups" you have to use the batch flat bottomed basket. I really prefer the cone filter holder and filters, so I wish Fellow would allow single brew mode to go up to 4 or 4 ½ "cups" (2 real cups).
The problems are not insurmountable (and are hopefully temporary), so, if you're thinking of getting the Aiden, I say go for it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
5
Very happy husband
on November 13, 2024
Posted by: Hmk
My husband is obsessed. I’ve never seen him love a gift so much. He’s very impressed with the quality and ingenuity in the design. I used to enjoy his pour overs each morning but now we get to enjoy an amazing brew together.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
5
Great brew!
on November 24, 2024
Posted by: CJL
This machine makes a delicious pot or cup of coffee. So far I have only used the guided brew with medium roast beans and I am very pleased with the results. I tend to make a 3 cup batch into a 16 oz double wall glass. I find that the carafe doesn’t keep the coffee hot enough for me because I sometimes don’t get back to the pot for a few hours. I’m quite happy making a few cups at a time.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
4
Option of glass carafe would be fantastic
on November 30, 2024
Posted by: Sandra
Everything is perfect about this coffee maker, I’d give the choice to buy an extra glass carafe.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
4
Great and I love my Aiden!
on December 13, 2024
Posted by: Brandon408
Love this product and very happy with it. It really needs a drip stopper. Other than that. I love it and it’s very user friendly.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Customer Rating
5
Love it - switching from Moccamaster
on December 26, 2024
Posted by: Giants1
Super nice. Looks great on my counter. Coffee is excellent. Being able to specify quick-brew setting *exactly* for the amount of water I want is a game-changer.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow
Posted by: Greg Amend
Verified Purchase:Yes
Such a cool brewer.
I bought this machine right before I received my Onyx Advent box, and it was the coolest introduction to the machine with Onyx's pre-programmed recipes for each coffee process.
As a cafe owner and roaster, I am particular with what I drink in the morning. I really appreciate the versatility of the brewer's use of basket shape and size, for a single cup for myself or multiple for the family. This feature allows me to dial in my coffee to spec with either the pre-programmed recipes or by creating my own. Giving the user full control over recipe building is the best thing this machine does, while holding down the essentials with agitation and temperature accuracy.
Pros:
1. full programming control
2. built for customer experience- nerd out or conk out, you'll be drinking great coffee.
3. NO STEAM to damage cabinets (that seal keeps it all in, genius!)
4. temp control for each pulse
5. versatile baskets and brew head toggle for small to large volume.
6. the agitation from the brew head is just right, and gets me a flat bed of grinds on the flat bottom basket, or slightly concave bed of grinds on the cone.
7. The one-button slick modern design to match my Ode 2 and Fellow Kettle becomes a conversation piece for visitors. Bitchin.
1. full programming control
2. built for customer experience- nerd out or conk out, you'll be drinking great coffee.
3. NO STEAM to damage cabinets (that seal keeps it all in, genius!)
4. temp control for each pulse
5. versatile baskets and brew head toggle for small to large volume.
6. the agitation from the brew head is just right, and gets me a flat bed of grinds on the flat bottom basket, or slightly concave bed of grinds on the cone.
7. The one-button slick modern design to match my Ode 2 and Fellow Kettle becomes a conversation piece for visitors. Bitchin.
cons:
1. the carafe to hold the brewed coffee is well insulated, but the lid has gaps that let a lot of the heat out. Not really a problem for me since I pour my coffee right away, but could imagine it being an issue if you want to keep a smaller amount of coffee in there for longer than 30 minutes. However, I like the design of the lid/carafe with NO moving parts, therefore less to clean.
1. the carafe to hold the brewed coffee is well insulated, but the lid has gaps that let a lot of the heat out. Not really a problem for me since I pour my coffee right away, but could imagine it being an issue if you want to keep a smaller amount of coffee in there for longer than 30 minutes. However, I like the design of the lid/carafe with NO moving parts, therefore less to clean.
Suggested improvements:
1. I love that the recipes tell you how much coffee to add to the basket, but when the volume is selected, you have to add the basket to the brewer before it shows the input amount for the ratio you're brewing. I like to add the coffee and give it a little shake to level, so I need to add the basket, hit the button, remove the basket and add coffee, then return to the brewer. A solution would be to prompt volume -> coffee amount -> add basket -> start
2. A different lid that allows better heat retention.
9.9/10. Buy this brewer- it is worth it and it might spoil you. You deserve a better experience at home!
-Greg A., Component Coffee
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Fellow