Green Coffee Buying Club
Coffee Discussion boards => Hardware & Equipment => Topic started by: PaulM on August 29, 2019, 07:25:02 AM
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Hello old friends. Haven't been here in awhile, have migrated to tea.
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But I still use my aeropress for iced coffee in Summer and a French press occasionally. I just bought this inexpensive hand grinder:
https://www.javapresse.com/products/coffee-grinder (https://www.javapresse.com/products/coffee-grinder)
I have used it exactly once but have to say I am impressed. Takes a few minutes like they all do, but the water mostly held behind an old disposable aeropress filter,
It has a huge number of Amazon reviews so figured for sure it had been tested here.
But the search box turned up nothing. Is there a thread on this? I would like to read gcbc experience with it, and not just because I despise Amazon....
;-)
-Paul
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It looks like a Porlex Manual Grinder. You may search “Porlex”, “Hario” or “Manual Grinder” for similar topics.
I still have a Porlex but haven’t used it since 2013. Basically it’s a capable grinder for the price. The ceramic burr is held by plastic and it wobbles a lot. Small burr doesn’t bite big beans and would take extra time to grind. The pentagon shaped screw matching the hole on the handle deforms overtime and causes occasional slippage.
I may still use it for light weight traveling but definitely not a daily staple.