Porlex Mini Coffee Hand Grinder, Stainless steel, Metal

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As well as being lightweight, the Porlex Mini – as its name suggests – doesn’t take up much luggage space and is even small enough to tuck in an AeroPress brew chamber.

Your coffee will taste bitter and over extracted if you hand grind your coffee too fine for your required brew method.We make every attempt to ensure all deliveries arrive within the estimated time frames above however sometimes events occur that are out of our control. The only drawback to the grinder is that it’s on the larger side, so if you’re traveling a lot and portability is important to you, you should probably consider its smaller sibling; the 1Zpresso Q2, which I’ll review below.

Manual coffee grinders always use burrs and therefore actually grind the coffee, so no matter if you purchase an entry-level manual grinder the quality is already pretty good. First, the burr set stays extremely steady during the 360 degree rotation of the crank handle, giving a very even grind output.CoffeeGeek only sells non-intrusive adspace to coffee-related businesses, to keep your visit here 100% coffee related. Although it is better to grind them the night before than purchase pre ground coffee as it will still be fresher, as soon as the coffee is ground the flavour profile starts to deteriorate. Well, there are just fewer types, technologies, and use-cases, which means there are fewer things to consider altogether. This is made even easier by the handle holder on the side, preventing knocks and preserving precious space.

Being lightweight is a plus, but some people will see the plastic internals and thinner aluminum body as a drawback.Their precise and durable ceramic burrs grinders have become the benchmark for affordable hand grinders around the world. Timemore also has a few alternatives in-house: There’s the smaller “Nano”, meant for travel, and the popular Timemore Slim which, as the name indicates, is a slimmer, but more elongated version of C2. Sometimes you may not even be able to brew the coffee if the grind is too fine as water will not be able to pass through the coffee grounds, this is common in stovetop and espresso coffee. The internet is brimming with big-shot publishers claiming to be the 'know-it-all' of everything, including coffee.

However, if you’re accustomed to preparing coffee for the whole family, or you are used to making in the region of a liter of French press every morning, either a hand grinder or an electric grinder with a larger capacity might be better options. High-quality espresso hand grinders will have smaller more precise increments in grind level and the burrs will be made from higher quality material. She loves trail running, rock climbing, coffee, food, and her tiny dog — and writing about all of them. Occasionally parts break, like the revolving lever however if you perform a little maintenance every now and again by cleaning the burrs it should last you a lifetime.The Porlex Mini Coffee Grinder’s II body is shorter than its tall cousin, holding 20g of coffee beans and allowing it to fit snugly inside an Aeropress.