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Looking for advice buying a coffee grinder (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by blotz@lemmy.world to c/coffee@lemmy.world
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I mainly want to get a coffee grinder because beans have a longer shelf life and are cheaper. If I also get better coffee, that's a bonus! (Basically, I'm not looking for a premium option)

What is something I should pay attention to when buying a grinder. I see people mention "flat burr" grinders all the time. Is that something important?

A few years ago I bought a cheap terrible manual coffee grinder off Amazon. It took 5-10mins to grind my coffee. The grounds where too course and my hands hurt. Is the experience better with higher quality manual grinders? At the moment, I'm not a huge fan of manual grinders because of this experience and am leaning towards buying an electrical one.

What makes a coffee grinder better than others? What is the difference between premium and budget options?

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[-] theghostie@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Also they sometimes sell refurbished Encores on their site for a discount. But honestly new, they're still very reasonable. My refurb looked brand new and has been serving me well for 2 years.

[-] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I was going to suggest refurb, too, but looking around their site there is no longer a page for refurbs. A little googling and it appears since Breville bought them in 2020 they've gone downhill some.

[-] theghostie@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Oh that's a bummer! I bought mine in 2022 and didn't know that.

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