Recommend me a coffee grinder

[Randomnerd]

Wilfa Svart, for an electric grinder: pretty good entry level, if you’re not making proper espresso.
Hario Skerton gets my vote for manual grinder.

 

[DCBassman]

Drink tea. Simples.

 

[MontyVeda]

Drink tea. Simples.

or just buy ground coffee... especially when the Wilfa Svart 'entry level' grinder is in the region of £100

 

[bitsandbobs]

Wilfa Svart, for an electric grinder: pretty good entry level, if you’re not making proper espresso.
Hario Skerton gets my vote for manual grinder.

Pretty good piece of kit. Although the coffee container is an odd shape.

 

[Randomnerd]

Pretty good piece of kit. Although the coffee container is an odd shape.

Yes. Quite odd. Somewhat form over function, but it tips well enough for me. The grind quality - central to the machine's worth - seems very consistent, although I am by no means an expert.

 

[Old jon]

My manual coffee grinder was just too much hard work, old wrists don't like all that effort, and almost by accident I found this one on Amazon. They list hundreds of coffee grinders, if you search for the item name . . .

Seems to work OK, less than £40 and USB chargeable.

 

[MontyVeda]

I ended up going for a Sboly flat burr grinder for £29.95 inc P&P

There's not a great deal of worktop space in my kitchen so something small was needed, and reading up on flat vs conical burr, one isn't necessarily better or worse than the other. Should arrive in a day or two. I report back when it breaks

EDIT... just reading some reviews after purchase but before delivery. Seems static is an issue (for many coffee grinders)... any tips on reducing static?

 

[MontyVeda]

... Seems static is an issue for many coffee grinders... any tips on reducing static?

Anyone tried this?

sorry about the overuse of 'super'

 

[Blue Hills]

Didn't even realise this "static" was a problem. What's it do?


(Vid doesn't seem to really explain the problem, not aware of any issues with my gaggia)

 

[MontyVeda]

Didn't even realise this "static" was a problem. What's it do?
...

makes a mess

 

[Blue Hills]

makes a mess

How monty?
My gaggia grinds drop through into an area I never explore, then I flip a lever back and forth and the chamber rotates and drops the coffee out the bottom.

 

[Randomnerd]

A percentage of the grounds get charged with static, leading to them flying about or clinging to the hopper. So what?

 

[MontyVeda]

How monty?
My gaggia grinds drop through into an area I never explore, then I flip a lever back and forth and the chamber rotates and drops the coffee out the bottom.

You clearly have a superior machine that us mere mortals could only dream of

 

[MontyVeda]

I ended up going for a Sboly flat burr grinder for £29.95 inc P&P

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There's not a great deal of worktop space in my kitchen so something small was needed, and reading up on flat vs conical burr, one isn't necessarily better or worse than the other. Should arrive in a day or two. I report back when it breaks

EDIT... just reading some reviews after purchase but before delivery. Seems static is an issue (for many coffee grinders)... any tips on reducing static?

Arrived today. So far, so good. Not too noisy either

 

[Blue Hills]

You clearly have a superior machine that us mere mortals could only dream of

didn't cost me that much at the time.
if it makes you feel better, the lever I have to flip broke so I have to stick my fingers through to flip the stub - should try to do a permanent fix.
but it is generally very solid - and damn heavy.
I also pretty much never buy coffees when out and about(except spoons multi-shots) - they cost an arm and a leg, particularly in london. so it's long since paid for itself.