Hario Ceramic Coffee Mill – “Skerton”

Welcome to the magical land of hand-ground coffee goodness
I’ve been grinding my own coffee for a while (yes it DOES taste better than pre-ground), but with an electric blade grinder. That little champ died on me the day after Christmas. So i had to research new grinders. Mine only ground one size, so I never considered i’d need something that ground to a wide variety of sizes. And, I’d had mine for so long, i didn’t even know if it was made anymore….then i stumbled across this one – a manual grinder…and i was a little apprehensive, even with the rave reviews it was getting. i read the reviews, did my homework, and said ‘ok, worth a shot. people seem to really like this, and taking a minute or two out of my day with a little elbow grease vs 15 seconds to push a button and grind my coffee is NOT a huge problem – and if it is, i have some life re-evaluating to do!” Morning coffee prep is a first world problem. It’s just making coffee, nobody’s going to die. As noted in prior reviews, getting the right grind size is a little bit of a guessing game, but pretty simple, and rewarding when you get it right. It only takes a few minutes to figure it out, at most. (and let’s face it, i’m still going to use the coffee grinds that come out anyway, so it’s not a deal-breaker to get some rather perfect coffee from some imperfect first grinds until i figure it out.) I don’t have a french press or any other kind of coffee maker than the personal #4 one cup drip cone, so i can set it to a particular grind size and forget it. But for anyone who does have different coffee makers, you might want to jot down how many turns of the nut to set the grind size it takes to get the settings you like, so you don’t have to always guess. It’s also easy to hold onto, and the rubber bottom for the glass basin is good for keeping it on a surface if you need to while you’re grinding. No mess. Perfect. I’ve heard that you can attach larger mason jars to the grinder, but i haven’t explored that myself, so allegedly, if you are grinding large amounts of coffee, that can come in handy.I made my first cup with this grinder this morning. WOW. It’s even better than my other grinder. The usual coffee beans i use all of a sudden have released so much more flavor and dimension into the coffee, i don’t think i’d go back to an electric blade grinder unless i had to make an industrial amount of ground coffee all the time. Grinding enough for a couple of cups of coffee only takes a few minutes, but i could see where it’d be much more daunting to prepare enough for 12 cups. That being said, i do consider it an enjoyable experience to just stand there and grind it myself – even when groggy. I’m easily done by the time the water boils on the stove. And, because it comes with a top for the jar at the bottom, you can grind it the night before, and just screw the lid on to have it for the next morning, when you take the grinder apparatus off. Pretty convenient. It’s all pretty easy to clean as well.I will say that on the coarser settings, the grinds become a little inconsistent, but i’m sure i can figure out how to fix that. Not a big deal. If you camp, or travel where you don’t have access to a coffee shop, this is a perfect grinder for you as well. I believe they make a travel-sized one expressly for that, and given my experience with this larger grinder, i wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. It’s new, so I can’t comment to its durability, but it looks and feels like a solid product, and I am hopeful it’ll last for a very long time. Take care of it, clean it, and do not grind the burr counter-clockwise (it’ll damage it), and that’s pretty much it. No metal parts, so no rust. Lastly, earlier purchasers noted that their grinder did not come with instructions. Mine did, so perhaps that’s a new thing. So it’ll walk you through getting your grinder set up, which takes all of about 30 seconds, and just a little longer to adjust to the grind size you want. If you’re looking for a great grinder, look no further. This is it.

Super, très contente de mon achat ! =)Moulin à café incontournable !☆ Je dirais que ce moulin convient pour faire du café pour 2/3 personnes max, (qui boivent +/- 2 litres de café dans une piston par jour) au delà de cette quantité…vous devrez (beaucoup) mouliner ! ;)☆ La qualité est au rendez vous ! Le verre est bien épais, le tout tient bien en main. Même le plastique de la partie haute respire la solidité !☆ Pour ceux et celles qui se demandent si cela leur prendra beaucoup de temps, ou si il leur faudra une force herculéene dans le poignet pour moudre; Bien je réponds “non” aux 2 questions ^^☆ Avec tous les bons commentaires qu’il y avait sur ce moulin, j’étais étonnée que le mien fasse une mouture si inégale; mais il y avait en fait un problème.Il a été échangé; depuis la mouture est bien égale ! Alors si vraiment vous avez un gros soucis, regardez bien si les éléments du moulin sont corrects (surtout les meules, une des meules était “bombée” comme voilée; c’est cela qui laissait passer de gros bouts et en même temps donnait de la poussière de café) en plus les meules étaient grinçantes à souhait !☆ Plus de soucis depuis, mouture bien homogène pour un moulin manuel.Je pense qu’il va durer dans le temps !Les moins :▪ Je déconseillerais ce moulin aux personnes qui doivent changer souvent la taille de mouture du café; car le réglage n’est pas évident à reproduire (pas de pré – réglages ni de repères)▪ Parfois il manquerait un “demi cran” de réglage entre deux moutures, mais rien de grave ^^- Pour info, pour une cafetière à piston; je fais comme réglage (en général, dépend des grains): un tour complet depuis le “point zéro” (depuis le début, au plus serré) de la molette, pour obtenir une mouture qui convient, peut être cela vous aidera pour votre 1er essai de mouture avec une piston ! ;)♡ Si je vous ai été d’une quelconque utilité, je vous remercie beaucoup d’avoir cliqué sur le bouton ci dessous ! 🙂 ♡

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