Hario Ceramic Coffee Mill - 'Mini Slim Pro' Manual Coffee Grinder 24g Coffee Capacity, Black

Good Enough and Quick -- As the song says, "There, I said it again." Grinding coffee with this thing or anything like it is a lot of work, but it feels good. I would never rely on this for daily grinding of more than a cup or two at a time. I can't imagine women would love this thing. Setting it down on the counter is no way to go. I'm no weakling, but this thing is not the easiest to hold on to when you're really cranking on it. I choose to hold it so the bottom edge is resting firmly against my sternum near my solar plexus, and then hold onto its waisted cylindrical shape as high as I can -- up near the handle -- don't cut or scratch yourself with the handle! I wish I could put it in a bench vise and really go to town with it -- yah, sure, you betcha! Anyway, it does a nice job, it adjusts quite nicely, and it is a handsome and durable unit. I think someone is making a good profit at the price it seems to sell, but evidently the demand is there, as they seem to leap off the retailers' shelves briskly, so the market is telling you the value is there vs alternatives. If you're in early times and just starting to dip your foot into grinding, go ahead and get this one. Later, once you're addicted to good coffee, you can always buy a good electric burr grinder that will take you through hell and back. But this little Hario you should always keep for small experimental tasks, and for travel, so I think it is an excellent choice. Just know what you're getting into with these small hand grinders -- they all take the same effort and time to grind up (to fracture predictably and fairly uniformly) these surprisingly hard, tough roasted coffee beans. This Hario is a good one, possibly the standard of the small, ceramic burr hand grinders. I'd buy it again, but only if I lost this one or wore it out (unlikely), as i certainly don't need two . . . yet, that I can think of . . . wait, one in each car, in each camping pack? Hmmm . . . Cheers!

Ticked off a lot of the marks I was looking for:1. Good materials (the plastic bits feel quite sturdy, not your standard cheap plastic)2. Easy to take apart and maintain/clean3. Gives relatively consistent grinds to brew a decent cup of coffee4. Grinds 25g in a manageable amount of time (a few minutes)5. Won't wake up the whole house.The bonus is that it's slim and easy to travel with, although that wasn't one of my original intentions for purchasing this product. The grinds are more consistent that what you'd get from a blade grinder (even accounting for tricks like shaking the blade grinder periodically to re-distribute the bean chunks), although it takes a little bit of elbow grease. I work an office job and definitely don't mind a little bit of a workout. In terms of doing a set of burpees or something of similar intensity, grinding some coffee beans with this is not nearly as bad. It won't be able to get you all of the notes labeled on your specialty coffee, but the taste of the coffee is better than your average blade-ground brew (all other variables like beans and brew method held constant). Some tricks I've learned:1) To help stabilize the outer ceramic burr, I put some rubber bands around it to keep it in place. It helped the grind consistency a lot, although you will still get some fines and some bigger chunks. It's not going to be on par with a good electric burr grinder that costs over $100.2) If you have shrimpy arms like me and can't hold the mill steady while grinding with just your hands alone, sit down and place it between your legs to hold it still while grinding. The work becomes a lot easier and the grinds will be more consistent without that extra motion from trying to keep it still with just your hands.3) Keep in mind that lighter roasts will be a bit harder to grind.Overall, considering the price of burr grinders in general, this is a good value, and even if I decide to upgrade to an electric burr grinder at some point in the future, I'll still have this around for the days when a manual grinder is necessary.

It's a decently sized little unit which does make it nice for traveling with, which to me is it's main appeal. The burrs are ceramic so wear down a bit more over time, and don't produce the most consistent quality. Dialing in the setting is also based on clicks from zero.. and it can be hard to know if you're on zero or one because of inconsistent tightness, which is the biggest downside to me.Overall it's not that espensive for a coffee grinder, get's the job done, and is decidently small.

This is excellent for 1-2 cups and/or for travel. The canister is plastic (vs glass for the larger hario, which I had used for years). Much prefer this one.

I did exhaustive research before I purchased my new coffee grinder. I had a Mr. Coffee electric burr mill grinder for a few years, and it worked great for the price point. But eventually a seal was compromised inside allowing grounds to fall into the interior. I looked at electric & manual models, and tons of reviews to land on this.The Hario is easy peasy. And to frame it out for you - I actually used a mortar and pestle to grind my beans for my single 12 oz cup each morning. (I tried pre-ground, but I had been spoiled with fresh grind. I was willing to work for it.) You are going to need to crank it -yes, and it will take time which will depend on what size grounds you need for your method. I do 3.5 Tbsp of medium coarse for my French press and I finish grinding before the kettle is ready. If you only make a small amount of coffee each day, this grinder is perfect and does a fantastic job. I also love it for travel & camping - easy, quiet, & very compact.I have found that the capacity allows for no more than 4 level Tbsp of beans to be ground at a time.Definitely money well spent.

Love the size, can put in my lunchbox to grind coffee beans at work and make more coffee. Works great

O produto não se propõe a ser prático, pois é manual, mas a lâmina funciona bem e a moagem bem uniforme, de fácil uso, recomendo.

Bought for camping. Broke after about 10 times using, the inner grinder compartment spins with the handle instead of grinding the beans. At the price point expected this to last and doesn’t seem to be able to return through Amazon. Disappointing.

I’ve been using this grinder for last 1 and half years, having perfect cups of my favourite black coffee ground with it. The quality, consistency and ease of use are just great, no doubts!!Now I don’t have to buy already ground coffee powder which very soon loses the aroma and taste. I ground the coffee beans fresh whenever I need coffee. Some effort is there but the end result is totally worth it.Highly recommended product for ground/ filter coffee lovers.!

Pretty slow grinding (not so many coffee beans pass through grinder during grinding).But you won't be sure chosing a different one either

Ich habe diese Mühle gekauft, um beim (stromlosen) Camping meinen inneren Barista weiterhin befriedigen zu können.Die Ergebnisse der Mühle sind gut, das Einstellen des Mahlgrades ist ein wenig fummelig und falls man vorher schon gemahlen hat, hat man dreckige Hände, weil das Stellrad im Auffangbehälter liegt.Ich muss allerdings sagen, dass es schon ziemlich viel Kraft kostet, für 2 Personen genug fein gemahlenen Kaffe zu mahlen. Nach 3 Tagen sind wir dann, weil wir auf dem Camping Platz auch Strom hatten, wieder auf unsere elektrische umgestiegen :PAber wenn man im freien Campt und trotzdem frisch gemahlenen Kaffee haben will, ist diese Mühle super!