[Closed] Hand coffee grinders?

Wow - truly gone are the days when STW warranted a specific coffee sub-forum...

Hand coffee grinders?

Useless without a pineapple pusher and a tree-shaker.. 😀

If you go down that route - get one where the handle can unscrew - then you can clamp the axel in the chuck of a cordless drill instead

Useless without a pineapple pusher and a tree-shaker..

I'm busy trying to get various sizes of fish packed into boxes

maccruiskeen - Member
If you go down that route - get one where the handle can unscrew - then you can clamp the axel in the chuck of a cordless drill instead

this.

i have a zassenhaus hand-held, which seems to do a good job of grinding coffee (variable aswell!)

but. it. takes. ages. to grind enough coffee.

I'm busy trying to get various sizes of fish packed into boxes

Alternating sizes, Big fish first. 2 UPO, Box must be cardboard. 😉

Thanks. I did hear about the drill trick - still seems cheaper than an electric one if the results are decent...

Useless without a pineapple pusher and a tree-shaker..

I'm busy trying to get various sizes of fish packed into boxes

If there was an emoticon for 'over my head', I'd use it 😀

Peugeot

why wouldn't you get an electric one? just for the niche value?
serious question.

AFAIK electric ones are more expensive, and take up more kitchen real estate. Happy to be corrected though.

I've just used a Porlex Mini at my desk. First time and last time I do that. Might as well have used a vibrator for all the attention it attracted. Liking coffee makes me look like a tosser sometimes. It's a good grinder though and handy for bike touring/packing

I have this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lloytron-E5602SS-Stainless-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B005NHSAE8/ref=sr_1_19?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1457700458&sr=1-19&keywords=coffee+grinder

14 quid vs a tenner for a hand grinder. How short of money are you?
This one works great btw, as the reviews testify. Other more expensive ones are available of course.

Thanks - Porlex look better than the Hario ones I was considering.

Jekkyl - hmm, that is cheap. Any good for a consistently coarse grind?

why wouldn't you get an electric one? just for the niche value?
serious question.

Cheaper electric ones are really blenders rather than grinders. The aim is to grind the coffee to a uniform size - cheap electric one smash the beans into a mixture of chunks and dust

why wouldn't you get an electric one?

Can (and do) grind: at my desk, in the car, in a tent, on holiday, in my small kitchen.

Might as well have used a vibrator for all the attention it attracted. Liking coffee makes me look like a tosser sometimes.

I got some funny looks and comments from colleagues at times. But they know I'm weird anyway, and now the comments are usually of the "that smells amazing, I want a coffee now" type.

I love the idea of turning up your nose at an electric one, getting a hand-grinder and then fixing an electric drill to it.

Functionally, my hand grinder seems very similar to the electric, except for the motor. The grinding action looks the same.

Northwind, what sort of grinder do you have?

I've got the Hario one. Does the job for me - but I only use it on the weekend, when I've plenty of time to make a coffee. Don't buy it if you're in a rush.

I do like the cordless drill idea though.

That one I've recommended does produce indeed consistent small particle coffee 'dust' if you like. If you get any little lumps, just put the lid back on and grind for another 10/20 seconds. And I agree freshly ground coffee does smell lovely, if you like coffee of course.

Was bought this back from the Yemen a couple of months back. Suprisingly works but just needs a clean up!

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Thumbs up for the Hario here. It's not that difficult or time consuming, 90 seconds to grind a full hopper which does a 12-cup cafetiere, half that for a strong aeropress. The trick is to get good suction with the base to the worktop.

I had a hand-cranked one ages ago. With practice you could get enough grounds for a brew in about a week.

I use the Porlex mini grinder for areopress at work. Grind what I need for each coffee. No faff easy peasy. The nescafe crew think I'm bonkers

jekkyl that grinder looks more like a food processor. There is no way you would get the same sort of consistency as with a decent burr grinder.

I have a [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hario-MSS-1B-1-Piece-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B001804CLY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457734884&sr=8-2&keywords=hario+burr+grinder ]Hario[/url] hand burr grinder. It's good, a little over a year old and the handle is starting to wear out. It takes longer than the kettle to boil to make enough coffee for two mugs.

I've just been given a [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-KG79-Professional-Burr-Grinder/dp/B002OHDBQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457734848&sr=8-1&keywords=burr+grinder ]DeLonghi KG79[/url] electric burr grinder for my birthday (thanks girls) and it has rapidly increased my coffee consumption. Making two mugs of coffee with an aeropress takes barely longer than two cups of tea.

I have the Delonghi KG79 as above. Its great actually. Not a brilliant espresso grind, but its good enough considering the price. The course grind settings are brilliant though.

The blade ones aren't good for consistency as you will always end up with some dust mixed in with the more course stuff. The coffee is always in contact with the blades. Even the stuff that's already been ground.

Porlex for camping etc. And also comes in handy for early starts as it's a lot quieter than the commercial grinder I have in the kitchen. Takes a couple of minutes or so for 18g of grinds, no need for the battery drill.

I've got the Hario, although it's great I would say it's aimed at the home espresso market and seems to be the go-to hand grinder recommended on espresso forums (which is why I got it). Apparently the grind size consistency falls off as you go for bigger sizes. So if you're using it for espresso, go for it, otherwise go for one of the suggestions above.

I have the Delonghi KG79 as above. Its [b]great[/b] actually. [b]Not[/b] a brilliant espresso grind, but its good [b]enough[/b] considering the price..... The blade ones aren't good for consistency...........some dust mixed in with the more course stuff..........The coffee is always in contact with the blade.

Two words for you Chris my friend............. Gold Blend.
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Get yourself a hand grinder ffs.... there should be no pleasure without pain.

PWPU 🙂

for the right drip/extraction the grind needs to be uniformly 'ground'. The electric ones are rubbish, don't even think about it, for the 'it's more expensive/electric so it's gonna be better' crowd. They just use blades or similar and are coffee smashers or coffee choppers. You need burrs to grind the coffee.

Buy a porlex or a hario, replaceable burrs are your friend, the slim porlex slides inside half an aero press if size/packing is ever an issue.

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I've just bought a Feldgrind, which is a really nicely made bit of kit. Engineered and made in Scotland too which I like. Did think about a Porlex/Rhino but decided to spend the extra on this. Takes less than a minute to do 25g at a medium grind.

Have tried it much finer and it's more than capable but the extra effort wasn't worth it for my brew method. At some point I'll take it home and compare it to the big burr grinder I have. The Feldgrind has 38mm conical burrs, equivalent I believe to something like an MC2.