Not because its bad, but because its really overpriced for what it is.
Theres no live flow rate monitor Ive used scales half the Tally Pros price with that.
The Fellow Tally Pro coffee scale is one of the prettiest scales Ive ever used.
Ive reviewed other coffee scales with similar specs that cost $120 less.
Theres no companion app and no flow rate monitor a major con, in my eyes.
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Fellow has two apps:Fellow AidenandEKG Updater, so clearly it has the means to develop apps.
There arent as many features to justify the price as Id hoped.
However, there are a couple.
First off, the Tally Pro is described as water-resistant by Fellow, but not waterproof.
Another feature I enjoyed during testing was the BrewAssist mode.
You enter this mode by pressing on the triple-dot button above the dial.
It basically does the math so you dont have to.
While using with myV60, I wasnt as impressed with BrewAssist as I thought I would be.
Now for the downsides: theres no flow rate timer or auto-tare-auto-time mode.
Other premium scales have flow recognition that starts the timer as soon as it registers water flow.
I set up BrewAssist, placed my mug, V60, and filter on top and tared.
Then I set the ratio to 1:16 (standard for pour-overs) and weighed out my coffee.
I weighed 14g of medium-fine coffee: the Tally Pro recommended I add 224g of water.
Regardless, Id remembered the 224g water measurement so I added that much water and tried again.
So that was definitely a user error dont be like me!
This time, I wanted just a little coffee so I set my ideal water amount to 100g.
The Tally Pro really excels with Chemex usage.
I put 31.25g of ground coffee into my Chemex and set the radio as 1:16.
Its actually quite shocking to me that theres no flow rate monitor on the Tally Pro.
One of the most important parts of the pour-over process is knowing your flow rate.
I used the Fellow Tally Pro with myDeLonghi La Specialista Opera.
I weighed 12g of finely ground espresso in my portafilter.
I was able to weigh and time my espresso shot with no problems, which was a welcome surprise.
I also put the Tally Pro through its paces with similarly priced scales.
Here are the results of my tests.
Repeatability essentially means that weighing the same thing over and over gives a consistent result.
When I weighed my 100g calibration weight ten times, it read 100.3g every single time.
As coffee is weighed in grams mostly everywhere in the world, though, I stuck to grams.
The Tally Pro will remind you when it needs to be recharged, so dont worry about forgetting.
You get a 3 year warranty when you register the scale online too.
Fellow Tally Pro Coffee Scale review: How does it compare?
However, thats as much of a con as it is a pro.
The Tally Pro is so easy to use because, well, there isnt that much todo.
Dont get me wrong, I really like this scale, and I thoroughly enjoyed using it.
However, in my opinion, it should cost around $60-100, maximum.
The $185 Tally Pro has none of that.
It doesnt even have a flow rate monitor, which the $56 Timemore Black Mirror Basic 2 has.
I do not think the Tally Pro is a bad scale, merely an overpriced one.
It works a treat and looks great.
