[Closed] Is this grinder any good

I don't see nothin' wrong.....with a De Longhi grind.

Sorry, carry on.

Thought this was about the app.

I'm out.

Thought this was about the app.

I’m out.

Same. Sorry can't help OP

Have a hand grinder atm (burr) which works well but want to be able to grind a lot more beans – quicker 🙂

If you’ve got a drill driver unscrew the handle grip the spindle in the Chuck.

I use the Krups burr one, have had it for years and it's never missed a beat for me.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0002H2IOM/ref=asc_df_B0002H2IOM58060052/?tag=googshopuk-21&creative=22110&creativeASIN=B0002H2IOM&linkCode=df0&hvadid=218874155895&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4409617278774054469&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006502&hvtargid=pla-406644538975&th=1&psc=1

May not have niche points or "third wave of coffee" cred but does what I want, when I want.

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why why why ? we are now going to get a lecture why we are all wasting our time unless we spunk at least £500 on a grinder cos you know there fine ground and theres £500+ fine ground/

Trailwagger - took me a minute! Very good.

I had a similar DeLonghi grinder and it was fine, however I struggled to get it to do a really fine espresso grind - it would be perfect for the aeropress and cafetierre though. (It *will* do espresso grind, but it just isn't the finest so it can pour too quickly and therefore you don't get a really good crema).

After a few years I upgraded to a Sage thing (cost £160) which does a really fine grind and accurate timed dosing so I can be much more accurate and consistent with my coffees now.

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Have a hand grinder… but want to be able to grind a lot more beans – quicker

Same for me, bought a KG79 in October (enough for two good mugs take under fifteen seconds). Not shown on the amazon page photos is another dial on the left for grind size. The lower collector* does have a removable lid, but now I just shake the grounds out of the ‘feed’ hole into a one-cup paper/cone thingammy.

* it attracts static, leaving lid in place means less ‘flyaway’ grounds.

HTH

I've got the Krups one Jakester linked to. It's perfectly fine. In fact the finest setting is too fine for my Gaggia, I have to set it slightly courser.

*Oh, look at me clocking up nicheSTW points. I might even light my log burner.

I had a similar DeLonghi grinder and it was fine, however I struggled to get it to do a really fine espresso grind – it would be perfect for the aeropress and cafetierre though. (It *will* do espresso grind, but it just isn’t the finest so it can pour too quickly and therefore you don’t get a really good crema).

After a few years I upgraded to a Sage thing (cost £160) which does a really fine grind and accurate timed dosing so I can be much more accurate and consistent with my coffees now.

I made a similar move from a Krupps to a Sage after the Krupps finally kicked the bucket. I'm more often making courser ground stuff for a French press and the noticeable difference between the two is there was less finer stuff being created along with the course stuff with the Sage so you got a cleaner cup with less fine stuff getting though the filter and ending up at the bottom of your mug.

Whether the Krupps or Delonghi is a good replacement for a hand grinder depends on how good the hand grinder is really. It might be more convenient but it might not be as good, like a say if the one you've got is good for what you want just jury-rig a drill driver on it. 🙂

Trailwagger - Is that Grinder from Krupps FM?

I use the Krups burr one, have had it for years and it’s never missed a beat for me.

+1

Trailwagger – Is that Grinder from Krupps FM?

Yeah, you tell cause he is throwing up the K`s innit

if the one you’ve got is good for what you want just jury-rig a drill driver on it

My little Hario grinder has a five-sided drive, it doesn't play well with a 3-jawed chuck. Since I only have a couple of coffees a day I just embrace the exercise.
I did have a Krups, but it only lasted a couple of years before something in the electronics gave up the ghost. It wasn't as good as the Hario anyway.

Yeah, you tell cause he is throwing up the K`s innit

I have the DeLonghi. It isn't great, to be honest: as johndoh already commented the fine grind isn't really good enough for espresso and I find I have to over-pack the portafilter on my La Spaziale to get a decent brew time.

Word on the street is that you can take it apart and machine your own spacer to push the burrs closer together to solve the espresso grind issue, but I haven't bothered to do this. The rubber on the grind/volume selectors is that awful soft-touch stuff which goes sticky after a few months too.

Have a look at the Anfim Best on demand instead. Superb equipment straight out of Milan at reasonable prices.

Have a look at the Anfim Best on demand instead. Superb equipment straight out of Milan at reasonable prices.

£429:

https://www.coffeeitalia.co.uk/anfim-best.html

Not wanting barista/pro quality just to be able make a few coffees a day in an aeropress, cafetierre, and espresso machine.

Ive got one. It works well. Though I think its been much cheaper than that in the past.

As others have said - not really fine enough for espresso ( although I think I read somewhere you can get shims for it). Static is bad - sends coffee grounds everywhere. It also makes inconsistent grounds so isn't great for French press etc - too many fine particles mixed in.

Breville smart grinders are more expensive but are really good. Go fine, can be adjusted to go finer if needed, really good static control and good consistency.

bought the krups one - will report back