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Looking for a new grinder (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by BurntWits@sh.itjust.works to c/coffee@lemmy.world

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I’m pretty new to the world of coffee, at least to caring about it, anyway. I’ve been drinking drip coffee from pre-ground beans for years but wanted to start getting more into it. I picked up a moka pot and have loved it so far, but I’m stuck either using pre-ground or a blade grinder. I mostly do my coffee around 5:30 in the morning, a few hours before my infant daughter and wife are awake, and don’t want to risk waking them so I was thinking manual. I also don’t have tons of money to spend right now, since most of my money goes toward my daughter. My absolute cap would be $200 CAD but the cheaper the better honestly, as long as it isn’t really bad. I saw the Timemore S3 was very highly reviewed, and I can find it for around $180 CAD right now, so that’s what I was thinking, but I’ve only started doing research yesterday so I’m probably missing a thousand good models. Does anyone have any suggestions for models or blog posts or anything to look at? I’d really appreciate any help. The grinder would be used mostly for moka pot but I do also have a French press (mostly for my wife) and the aforementioned drip coffee machine that I’d like to be able to use the grinder for too. Espresso is off the table due to finances so I don’t need something that can go that finely ground.

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[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

I will say, electric isnt always loud, but electric+affordable will most likely be.

Pretty much anything electric grinder cheaper than a baratza encore (which is a great grinder and $150), works by basically spinning a burr really fast, and the impact of the burrs hitting the beans breaks them. Better burr grinders have motors with more torque, and they spin slower, and beans dont "shatter" the same way. This means the real cheapos are very loud, and grind inconsistently.

If you have an infant, though, a hand grinder is probably the way to go. There are a couple things I would look for, especially as a daily user.

Capacity big enough for your normal usage. I typically use over 20 grams per cup of coffee, but lots of grinders only fit 15, so I'd have to grind twice to get a cup.
An easy way to drive with an electric drill (e.g. mine has a hex head you can just put a socket driver on), so you can use that when you dont need to be quiet.
An easy way to see and adjust grind settings. If you just want to do moka pot every day, it's fine to get one that is "set and forget", but if you are switching to a coarser grind for French press, you dont want to have to count 43 clicks every time.

Personally, I have a kingrinder that works great for me, but I think any of the timemore or 1zpresso grinders will work great for you, too.

[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

Awesome, your comment has been very helpful, thank you.