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Anyone got one they can recommend?

Just after a single dose electric coffee grinder.

I've had one I paid about £40 lasted 10 years finally gave up and I won't be able to fix it.

My gripe with the one I had is that it really wasn't accurate on the amount at all, and it was loud as ****.
 
Type of grinders and budget? Was your last one a blade grinder? What sort of coffee are you using it for?
 
fez said:
Type of grinders and budget? Was your last one a blade grinder? What sort of coffee are you using it for?
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Burr grinder.

I use it to grind beans in then put in a cafitiere - however you spell it.

However I'm only grinding one cup amount at a time so I'm quite fussy about getting the amount fine tuned, which the one linked above might be good if it's weighing it.

The one I had the amount ground was adjusted by a slider that was soooooo sensitive, literally a millimetre either way would give you 50% more, and if it got knocked due to cleaning etc, it was then 3-4 attempts at trail and error to get it set right again .
 
Weight with scale, AliExpress £15 special.

Single dose grinder…I would avoid one with a bean hopper at the top with a ground catcher at the bottom like that one from Argos. I am not saying it won't be good but it's just not a nice experience to use.

You are single dosing, you want to be measuring like 18g at a time, so you are storing your beans in a jar, not in that hopper. Then you want it to come out into a dosing cup, not that massive catcher which goes in only 1 way. The other thing is that the retention level for a single dosing machine need to be TINY. A machine like that Melitta generally have a high retention rate because you are expected to ground seveal cups at a time and often therefore there isn't much old ground in the mechanism. Single dosing usually means you are placing freshness and quality above convenience so you want low retention.

For caffetiere, I actually personally was thinking of the Fellow Ode Gen 2 (it's £270 during Prime Day and Black Friday). It's a filter grinder and a very good one. It could easily be End Game single dosing grinder for filter coffee IMO
 
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BUDFORCE said:
Anyone got one they can recommend?

Just after a single dose electric coffee grinder.

I've had one I paid about £40 lasted 10 years finally gave up and I won't be able to fix it.

My gripe with the one I had is that it really wasn't accurate on the amount at all, and it was loud as ****.
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This is all you need.

 
 
@Raymond Lin

What you are saying is weigh the beans first separately using a different scale (I have one I could use already as I have one for making ammunition) then put what you weighed through the that machine and it just grinds the whole lot.

Hmmmm, it does look good, it's a lot of money though, hmmmm.
 
If you want convenince, then that Argos one is fine. But note a couple of things

1 - The amount it grinds may not be THAT precise. The Coffee snob in me wants it to be within 0.1g margin of error.
2 - How much exchange/retention is there. If it's like under 0.5g exchange it should be fine, that means 0.5g in every cup is old ground. If the exchange is like 2g then it's not good. That means like over 10% of each cup of coffee you are putting in stale ground.
3 - That catcher is one of those that you push in and not as "nice" to use, vs like a smaller cup in a Niche Zero.
4 - Storing beans in a hopper like that isn't really great as it is not air tight. As I said before, a hopper like that is meant for volume so the beans in there should be consumed in days. It might be fine though if you think you can go through it all quickly. Personally I store my beans in an air tight jar at home because it can take me a few weeks go go through a bag, especially some weeks I only drink on weekends at home.

Those are the main points you need to think about, if you are happy with them then the Argos one will suffice. A Catfette is quite forgiving as a brewing method as coffee brewing goes.
 
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@Raymond Lin

What you are saying is weigh the beans first separately using a different scale (I have one I could use already as I have one for making ammunition) then put what you weighed through the that machine and it just grinds the whole lot.

Hmmmm, it does look good, it's a lot of money though, hmmmm.
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I have a separate scale, like this short.

 
Raymond Lin said:
If you want convenince, then that Argos one is fine. But note a couple of things

1 - The amount it grinds may not be THAT precise. Coffee nerd level in me wants it to be within 0.1g margin of error.
2 - How much exchange/retention is there. If it's like under 0.5g exchange it should be fine, that means 0.5g in every cup is old ground. If the exchange is like 2g then it's not good. That means like over 10% of each cup of coffee you are putting in stale ground.
3 - That catcher is one of those that you push in and not as "nice" to use, vs like a smaller cup in a Niche Zero.
4 - Storing beans in a hopper like that isn't really great as it is not air tight. As I said before, a hopper like that is meant for volume so the beans in there should be consumed in days. It might be fine though if you think you can go through it all quickly. Personally I store my beans in an air tight jar.

Those are the main points you need to think about, if you are happy with them then the Argos one will suffice. A Catfette is quite forgiving as a brewing method as coffee brewing goes.
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Yea thanks I do understand the pros of that completely it all makes sense.

It's just a lot of money, I'm not sure I am that..... bothered.
 
BUDFORCE said:
Yea thanks I do understand the pros of that completely it all makes sense.

It's just a lot of money, I'm not sure I am that..... bothered.
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I had a similar grinder to that Miletta one years ago, it will be fine.

The other thing is I think the Ode Fellow grinder is nicer looking as an appliance lol But it is twice the cost. You can find it for £290 or so online at the moment, otherwise Amazon sale is usually the cheapest but it's not coming around until November when it's Black Friday.
 
BUDFORCE said:
Yea thanks I do understand the pros of that completely it all makes sense.

It's just a lot of money, I'm not sure I am that..... bothered.
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If your not buying expensive freshly ground beans, and looking for 1% gains in your coffee experience. It's a total waste of money.

Something a lot cheaper will be fine.


Never used this. But I bet something like this would be fine.

Iberital mc2 is what I use, never had an issue with retention etc (it exists, I just dont care)
 
Begbie said:
If your not buying expensive freshly ground beans, and looking for 1% gains in your coffee experience. It's a total waste of money.

Something a lot cheaper will be fine.


Never used this. But I bet something like this would be fine.

Iberital mc2 is what I use, never had an issue with retention etc (it exists, I just dont care)
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Yea I saw that and generally like pro cook stuff, the only thing with that is the amount ground is measured in "cups" whatever that means, I suspect it's just on a timer, so 1 cup = 4 seconds or whatever, and what comes out is supposed to be about right, that seems like a pretty blunt way of adjustment.
 
Begbie said:
If your not buying expensive freshly ground beans, and looking for 1% gains in your coffee experience. It's a total waste of money.
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I switched from a £50 Krups grinder to a £240 DF54 and even my wife noticed the diference.
I say "even" my wife because she battled to tell the difference between the Krups and her Nescafe pods. That machine is now gathering dust.

Diminishing returns is definitely a thing, I just think for grinders under £300 the returns are noticeable to pretty much anyone. The DF54 was specifically recommended for majority espresso use though. I think the Fellow Opus was the better choice for cafetiere.
 
BUDFORCE said:
Yea I saw that and generally like pro cook stuff, the only thing with that is the amount ground is measured in "cups" whatever that means, I suspect it's just on a timer, so 1 cup = 4 seconds or whatever, and what comes out is supposed to be about right, that seems like a pretty blunt way of adjustment.
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Yeah you cab just measure how long it takes to grind 18g* and adjust.

iamgigglz said:
I switched from a £50 Krups grinder to a £240 DF54 and even my wife noticed the diference.
I say "even" my wife because she battled to tell the difference between the Krups and her Nescafe pods. That machine is now gathering dust.

Diminishing returns is definitely a thing, I just think for grinders under £300 the returns are noticeable to pretty much anyone. The DF54 was specifically recommended for majority espresso use though. I think the Fellow Opus was the better choice for cafetiere.
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As did I, (krups to mc2) but I also use an espresso machine and buy my beans freshly roasted.

But if your buying supermarket beans and using a cafetiere, your not noticing a £300 grinder v £50-100.
 
All I will say is that if you buy a good grinder you will have much nicer coffee. The downsides are severe though. You won't want to drink the ***** that you get from any of the big chains and most small cafes will still be disappointing. Its a bit like getting good at cooking. It makes it much harder to go out and enjoy a meal, pay a lot of money for it and come away thinking "I could have done that better at home for 1/10th the cost.
 
fez said:
All I will say is that if you buy a good grinder you will have much nicer coffee. The downsides are severe though. You won't want to drink the ***** that you get from any of the big chains and most small cafes will still be disappointing. Its a bit like getting good at cooking. It makes it much harder to go out and enjoy a meal, pay a lot of money for it and come away thinking "I could have done that better at home for 1/10th the cost.
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This is what I think when I eat out for some dishes! lol I would not go to Wagamama now
 
Raymond Lin said:
This is what I think when I eat out for some dishes! lol I would not go to Wagamama now
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I went to Wagamamas probably last year now and I couldn't believe how poor it was. I won't go back. I've been a decent cook for years now and Wagamamas was always fine. Decent portions, food was alright. Now the prices have gone up massively, the quantity has gone down and the food is completely bland and tasteless.
 
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