Hi Patrick, If you're going to grind a lot of beans, then an Encore Baratza is your best bet. You can buy refurbished ones from their website just under $100.
I highly recommend staying away from any ceramic burr grinders like the Hario or Porlex. I've had both and they don't compare to more high end manual grinders. I have a Kinu M47. There is no equal manual hand-held grinder I've tried. It outclasses my Lido 3 and Aergrind. Easier grind adjustment, feels more sturdy, easy to take apart and clean, awesome grind catch cup. It's my only used grinder for the past few months. I make espresso, aeropress, to pourover, and it handles well if not better than my electric Encore Sette (which I've had to get parts replaced a couple of times). It's got a 47mm burr which is bigger than Lidos, Commandantes, etc. I can grind 15g of beans in probably 10-15 secs depending on the roast. It took about 20 secs to grind the same amount on my Capresso electric grinder. Also took around 30-35secs on my Hario and Porlex. Kinu sells a cheaper and smaller Kinu M47 Traveler. It's a little over $100 cheaper than its bigger brother, but keeps the same burr size at 47mm. The Aergrind is a good manual grinder that is portable. Smaller burrs than the Kinu, but it's also cheaper. I got mine for 80 pounds direct from Knock's website. The quality is not as high as the Kinu, but it's cheaper. I prefer it over my Lido because the grind adjustment is much easier. Hope that helps Phil On Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 1:40:33 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Newby questions. I buy beans in bulk, freeze, and grind at need. I prefer > (convenience, results) a Melita filter, and thus grind very fine -- this > seems (experience) to give best flavor. > > Now: I use a blade grinder. After 20 seconds, the resulting very fine meal > seems quite uniform (an I don't notice any degradation in flavor from > heating -- the stuff doesn't get hot, just very mildly warm). BUT: grinding > beans straight from the freezer leaves the meal hard to handle: it' like > staticky fine long hair; it goes everywhere and makes a mess. > > So my question comes down to this: I'm perfectly happy with the taste from > a blade grinder and Melita, but I'd like a grinder that doesn't leave a > mess when grinding frozen beans very fine. > > Would a burr grinder help in this regard? > > I see electric burr grinders for sub $50, and I see Hario crank burr > grinders for the same price. Which are better, and why? > > This place says no burr grinder under $100 is any good (I take it Harios > are exceptions to this rule). Is this rule right? > > Lastly: Open to general comments about storing, grinding, and brewing > coffee, but I am happy with my routine except for the mess described. > > Thanks. > > Patrick Moore, drinking his coffee strong and black in Lenten ABQ, NM. > > -- > > > > > *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* > > > > > > *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And > though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the > hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* > --- J.R.R. Tolkien > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching > Other professional writing services > Expensive! But good. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
