I’ve got a large 3" 4-piece Mendo Mulcher with kief catcher, but removing the grind plate is very difficult with the lid on.
I also have a small Brilliant Cut grinder, but they don’t have an option for a catcher, which I sort of prefer.
How is the Santa Cruz Shredder? What is everyone else using, besides sissors or quarters in medicine bottles?
There are fancy grinders? I just bought whatever had a kief catcher at the store and turned well. I’d give a leg for something with a handle for turning too (arthritis sucks). I’ve thought about epoxying or welding one on.
I still use the cheap LOTR grinder a buddy gave me almost a decade ago now lol, never really occurred to me to get a better one, it’s kind of one of those tools where the cheap shit works just as well as the expensive ones in practice
Depends entirely on how you’re consuming your herb. As mentioned to another poster, there are different grades (hardness) of steel. Cheap grinders don’t hold a sharp edge on the teeth for very long. Your grinder still “works” but is it as easy to turn? Does it gunk up with resin fast? That’s due to tearing/mushing the herb as opposed to grinding.
Additionally not everyone simply smokes their herb. Dry herbal vaporizers are essentially mini ovens designed to cook the herb to release the active compounds (without combusting and inhaling a nasty toxic cocktail of carcinogenics and carbon monoxide) - the fun part is different temps release different effects from the herb (so I can skip the sedative/couch-locking affects of the herb when desired). Not all dry vaporizers “cook” the same way - some devices work best with an ultra-fine grind (almost powdered kief) for optimal heat-transfer, while other vaporizers benefit from a very fluffy “airy” grind.
So if you’re loading up a waterpipe or joint, sure a medium grind is good enough. But if you’re trying to get fancy, there are certainly plenty of ways to enhance your sesh experience.
I use a dynavap, and have never had any issues with grinding using my cheap pos 🤷🏼♂️way back in the day when I took this stuff more seriously I had an ultrafine grinder for my vape, but honestly there isn’t much of an actual difference at the end of the day. Maybe it makes extraction a tiny bit more efficient, but called are already so efficient I’m not really bothered by it
Oh totally, an average grinder will work just fine for most vaporizers, especially with enough patience. But I am absolutely talking about the refined ent who is looking for ways to “maximize” the efficiency of the device, or for those like myself who are flavor chasing snobs - different grinds can help achieve a more efficient and tastier extraction.
I’ve been using a Santa Cruze for my TinyMight 2, think that’s the way to go or am I missing out?
Nah, the Santa Cruz Shredder is a pretty nice grinder and should work great with the TM2. If you think you’re missing out on anything, try doing two things:
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Clean your grinder! Grab a toothbrush and use a bit of ISO alcohol. Remove the PTFE ring using a knife first before using ISO to clean (it will affect the plastic). The toothbrush and iso will help you scrub away the buildup on the teeth of the grinder.
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If you have a 3-piece or 4-piece grinder, try turning the grinder upside down to get a more thorough grind before uprighting the grinder and letting the herb fall through the holes into the bottom section.
Hahaha, thanks again for the help!! I will try both of those things!
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They have grinders like that, I almost got one myself off Amazon, but I was worried about how sturdy they would be.
I ended up getting a big ass 4 piece grinder for $15 or smth I think and it’s held up well enough the last 4 years. I have grip issues too and I needed a larger grinder with some knurling.
Here’s a couple of options available at Walmart as an example:
Thank you dude. That second one, with the handle, is just what I’m looking for. I’ve just kind of given up because what I’ve got works well enough and poor
Yep I hear you. I can’t vouch for the efficacy of those ones (and certainly not that brand), only pointing out that there are options out there that won’t cost an arm and a leg to try and won’t require you to fuckin weld anything lol
EDIT its been a while but if I remember correctly, over half the reviews on those herb/spice grinders on Amazon were by people using them for weed
It is pricey, but here is the last grinder you will ever need to buy.
I have had mine for years, and have zero regrets.
I own one. I’d love one with a kief catcher, but it’s not an option. I was hoping for similar alternatives.
I have been mulling this for a while, and I think I hqve concluded that the keif catcher just adds unnecessary work.
Mixing keif into normal doses has always been better for me, compared to a straight keif bowl. As such, i have little interest in seperating it from the rest of the flower anymore. I get better results just having it a part of the mix.
So imo, keif catching is a sub par practice that results in degraded results.
Edit- keif / kief
Yep, I have one - the teeth hold a strong point, and the strong magnetic core is handy to hold dosing capsules while loading individual ones for my Rogue/Edge capsules.
Mine has held up a LONG time and still looks great despite wear/tear. My Santa Cruz Shredder didn’t hold up half as well
Came here to mention them. Daily use for 3 years and only had to clean it once. Never got stuck
I get paying more for quality, but I looked at those and the price tag just seems way too high for what it does. Over $100 to upgrade something that my $15 grinder already does well enough just isn’t worth it - if it stops functioning in a few years I’ll just replace it again then for another $15. They also don’t look like they have much grip - just smooth metal on the sides - and that can be an issue for some people (myself included)
https://ca.ongrok.com/products/ez-open-premium-herb-grinder
I replaced my cheaper grinder with one of these after a cannabis store employee demoed it for me. So far so good. I really like this company so I was happy they made a grinder like this. It does take a while to clear the ground product through to the lower chamber but you basically just keep turning it and give it a little shake.
The only issue I have and I have had this with any grinder is it seems to fine.
When I was into cannabis years ago I never had a grinder and so would just prepare it with scissors or ripping it up with my fingers. That produces a coarser product which I think might be better in general.
What I have now is fine, though.
I had 2 santa cruz crushers i think they were the big one was awsome, i have a kief box to i dont fuck with the multi level grinders just the cutters. I found the toonie size one too be way too hard to twist and absolutely obliterated the weed to dust. The larger one left the weed more like a sissor, or a good finger pick.
Santa Cruz shredders are great but will wear out and tend to over grind weed if you rotate them too much in my experience.
I’m big fan of flower mills instead of grinders.
Space Case, look no further. My friend swore by his SC shredder but I think that Space Cases are the perfect mix of form and function.
