![]() ![]() ![]() But with coffee grinders, cost is relative, denoted by the number of dollar signs. Price: As noted above, these aren’t cheap. Almost every grinder makes some, but we categorized each as either “loud” or “quiet” depending on which way it leaned - and went into more detail in the description of each. Noise level: Whether it’s at your own pre-coffee expense or your sleeping partner or roommate’s, early-morning noise is pretty universally unwelcome. Plus, she says, “with burr grinders, you can tinker until you find what tastes good” for whatever coffee maker you use. Will Pratt, owner and founder of Tandem Coffee Roasters in Portland, Maine, explains that with burr grinders, all the beans pass from the top of the machine to the bottom, meaning they end up a uniform and precise size as opposed to getting “thrown around like they’re in the dryer.” Joanna Lareau, café manager at Stumptown Coffee, agrees that blades are a haphazard method, leaving you with some coffee that’s “overextracted” (quite bitter) and some that’s “underextracted” (quite sour). As someone who has a barely used blade grinder sitting shamefully in the back of a cabinet, I concur. Grind consistency: Every expert we spoke to noted that burr grinders (which break down beans in a kind of milling action) are better than blade grinders (which act more like choppers). If you’re still not quite convinced a coffee grinder is something you should put so much hard-earned money toward (ahem, me), don’t worry: We’ve included a few more affordable options that are still very much pro-approved.īest overall | Best less expensive | Best even less expensive | Best for filter brew methods | Best quiet | Best with an integrated scale | Best with an integrated timer | Best for espresso | Best less expensive for espresso | Best durable | Best retro style | Best professional quality | Best manual So to figure out which models are worth the investment, we asked baristas, roasters, and coffee-shop owners about the versions they keep on their own kitchen counters (and sometimes in their suitcases because apparently good coffee never takes a vacation). ![]() Unfortunately, most decent coffee grinders, even those made specifically for home use, cost a very pretty penny - we’re talking hundreds of dollars. And your beans won’t be any good at all if you’re not grinding them yourself right before brewing. And as any actual coffee snob will tell you (trust me, I’ve talked with a lot of them), your coffee is only going to be as good as your beans. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a particularly good one. Give me a cup - pretty much any old cup - and I won’t complain. ![]()
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