I mainly want to get a coffee grinder because beans have a longer shelf life and are cheaper. If I also get better coffee, that’s a bonus! (Basically, I’m not looking for a premium option)
What is something I should pay attention to when buying a grinder. I see people mention “flat burr” grinders all the time. Is that something important?
A few years ago I bought a cheap terrible manual coffee grinder off Amazon. It took 5-10mins to grind my coffee. The grounds where too course and my hands hurt. Is the experience better with higher quality manual grinders? At the moment, I’m not a huge fan of manual grinders because of this experience and am leaning towards buying an electrical one.
What makes a coffee grinder better than others? What is the difference between premium and budget options?
I picked up a 1zpresso jx-pro a couple years ago for around $80 new. I don’t know if that’s something you would consider to be “too expensive” but it works quite well. Grinding 15g of beans takes seconds and seems to produce consistent grinds.
+1 vouch for 1zpresso jx-pro. It’s manual, but it’s lovely. Not so sure they still make that model, though. Looks to be gone on amazon and replaced with a model that has a folding handle. Kinda jealous of that feature, not gonna lie.