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.

  • actionjbone@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    Porlex makes the best ceramic burr hand mills. Full stop.

    I’ve tried several, but my Porlex has been my daily driver for years

    I’ve looked into stainless steel grinders - but they all say to never get the steel mechanism wet. Which means they can’t regularly get scrubbed with soap and water.

    • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksOP
      1·
      8 days ago

      I’ll look into that. I’ve heard steel or nothing, but maybe those ceramics compete with steel? I’ll have to do more research.

      • actionjbone@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        8 days ago

        Ceramic is tried and true. It has been around for a long time, it is widely understood.

        Yes, you can occasionally get more fines with ceramic than with steel. But ceramic can last a lifetime if you don’t drop it. Ceramic can be washed, so oils don’t accumulate and turn rancid. Ceramic will never heat the beans when you’re grinding. And ceramic will not go over time.

        Steel is The New Thing. And it is good. But it has many flaws that get downplayed.