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Post by Kath on Mar 5, 2023 8:24:16 GMT
I'm potentially in the market for a coffee grinder. I used to have a little hand grinder which we offloaded in the move, partly because I didn't think I'd be able to afford to drink proper coffee any time soon and partly because my hands are shot. I have a tiny kitchen and a stovetop espresso pot and until I dropped it and smashed it this morning, a single serve french press. So I'm looking for something dirt cheap that will grind fine enough for my espresso pot but which won't take up much room. I know. It's an almost impossible task, especially the 'dirt cheap' part. However, if anyone has any recommendations I'd be pleased to procrastinate on the work front by looking them up for myself.
TIA!
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Post by kate on Mar 5, 2023 9:03:39 GMT
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Post by aitch on Mar 5, 2023 9:18:06 GMT
Using a coffee grinder in a small kitchen? I would also budget for a pair of earplugs too.  |
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Post by Kath on Mar 5, 2023 10:19:16 GMT
Thanks Kate - I’ll take a look.
As for noise it can’t possibly be worse than the washing machine which generates an earthquake like effect and means we can’t hear the tv in the living room!
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Post by zou on Mar 5, 2023 11:05:07 GMT
Two thoughts. First, cheap grinders tend not to be very good, with uneven grinds. Which if you care enough about your coffee to want to stick to beans may be a problem. That leads to second thought - could you get your beans ground at source?
I have a fairly clunky old but reliable manual grinder, which I'm planning to replace with a decent Hario one at some point. So I don't have any specific product recommendations, sorry.
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Post by AGW on Mar 5, 2023 11:13:58 GMT
Krups GVX 231 does the job fine for me. Used it daily for 3 years now with no real issues.
Graeme
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Post by JohnY on Mar 5, 2023 12:31:00 GMT
I agree that for the very best coffee it is best to grind as required but one also wants a consistent size of grounds. Cheap power grinders use a rotating blade. I have a cheap small Krup blade grinder but use it for spices not coffee.
For espresso coffee you need fine grounds. Only a burr grinder will provide the right result. They usually are not cheap.
A 'Which' best buy is the Krups GVX231 Expert Burr Grinder which Graeme has also suggested. It costs around £60. Other suggested good grinders cost in excess of £100.
You might like to consider a pair of noise cancelling earphones to be a useful accessory.
I am not a coffee connoisseur and buy pre ground coffee.
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Post by Kath on Mar 5, 2023 12:37:58 GMT
Two thoughts. First, cheap grinders tend not to be very good, with uneven grinds. Which if you care enough about your coffee to want to stick to beans may be a problem. That leads to second thought - could you get your beans ground at source? I have a fairly clunky old but reliable manual grinder, which I'm planning to replace with a decent Hario one at some point. So I don't have any specific product recommendations, sorry. Yes, I'm aware and that's one of the reasons why I used to have a fairly decent hand grinder before - couldn't afford an electric one that was 'good enough'! The only truly local place for coffee beans went out of business during covid but I could ask around and see if anyone knows of anywhere else. The other option is that my other half has offered to do the hand grinding for me. In exchange for what I haven't asked!!!! |
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Post by steveandthedogs on Mar 5, 2023 14:02:30 GMT
Or buy the cheapest instant powder, then you can use it for caffenol...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2023 19:18:32 GMT
Do you have a food processor you could use?
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Post by zou on Mar 5, 2023 19:44:51 GMT
Do you have a food processor you could use? Terrible idea, they cannot produce anything like the quality of grind required (in large part because instead of grinding they cut/smash, with no consistency in the size of particles created which is an essential factor in making coffee). |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2023 21:01:45 GMT
Do you have a food processor you could use? Terrible idea, they cannot produce anything like the quality of grind required (in large part because instead of grinding they cut/smash, with no consistency in the size of particles created which is an essential factor in making coffee). I have the say I have never tried it but the web suggests it is not as bad as you suggest. Can they be worse than a £20 electric grinder. |
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Post by zou on Mar 5, 2023 21:29:28 GMT
Terrible idea, they cannot produce anything like the quality of grind required (in large part because instead of grinding they cut/smash, with no consistency in the size of particles created which is an essential factor in making coffee). I have the say I have never tried it but the web suggests it is not as bad as you suggest. Can they be worse than a £20 electric grinder. Yes.  |
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Post by Kath on Mar 6, 2023 7:36:28 GMT
Do you have a food processor you could use? No, sadly. When I was buying my kitchen equipment I was at that stage in life where I seemed to be doing a lot of baking for school fetes and the like so I invested my money and counterspace in a KitchenAid mixer rather than a food processor. I have a Chinese knife/cleaver thing that seems to do well at the hacking/bashing/cutting techniques I'd use a processor for. I have managed to get coffee ground using a heavy duty pestle and mortar but we're back to hands issue again there. |
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Post by JohnY on Mar 13, 2023 0:05:31 GMT
So what did you buy, and is it any good.
This is genuine question. I reckon any opinion here is likely to have validity.
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