shutterbiker Senior Member Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Location: denton, tx Expertise: I like coffee
Grinder: german "mocca" hand grinder Drip: melitta pour over,melitta...
Posted Wed May 14, 2008, 6:37pm Subject: Re: Hand Grinders
i'm using an older west german mocca grinder for drip and french press. it works so much better that my old blade grinder and a capresso 557 that i bought and returned because of dust and uneven grind. on home-barista.com there is a thread on using hand grinders for espresso. i'm the only coffee drinker in my house and the hand grinder works well for me.
BlueMoon Senior Member Joined: 3 Jan 2007 Posts: 39 Location: Texas Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: None Grinder: Peugeot Hand Mill Vac Pot: None Drip: Presto Scandinavian / Chemex Roaster: UFO/CO; Freshroast 8 Plus
Posted Thu May 15, 2008, 9:18am Subject: Re: Hand Grinders
I have a Peugot grinding that I really like -- I compared it to a bottom of the line KitchenAid burr grinder and there was no comparison in terms of grind consistency -- the Peugot won easily. The only downside of course is that it takes me 90 seconds to grind what an electric grinder can do in 10 or less. The reason I bought the Peugeot is that at the time the Zassenhaus had been discontinued.
I hear conflicting accounts about the suitability of hand grinders for espresso. You could get a Zass. Turkinsh Grinder (the brass one) for espresso I think for $100... or you could just suck it up and get a Rocky for 3 billls and change ($320 to be exact).
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