Hario “Mini-Slim Plus” Ceramic Coffee Mill

So far so good
Ticked off a lot of the marks I was looking for:1. Good materials (the plastic bits feel quite sturdy, not your standard cheap plastic)2. Easy to take apart and maintain/clean3. Gives relatively consistent grinds to brew a decent cup of coffee4. Grinds 25g in a manageable amount of time (a few minutes)5. Won’t wake up the whole house.The bonus is that it’s slim and easy to travel with, although that wasn’t one of my original intentions for purchasing this product. The grinds are more consistent that what you’d get from a blade grinder (even accounting for tricks like shaking the blade grinder periodically to re-distribute the bean chunks), although it takes a little bit of elbow grease. I work an office job and definitely don’t mind a little bit of a workout. In terms of doing a set of burpees or something of similar intensity, grinding some coffee beans with this is not nearly as bad. It won’t be able to get you all of the notes labeled on your specialty coffee, but the taste of the coffee is better than your average blade-ground brew (all other variables like beans and brew method held constant). Some tricks I’ve learned:1) To help stabilize the outer ceramic burr, I put some rubber bands around it to keep it in place. It helped the grind consistency a lot, although you will still get some fines and some bigger chunks. It’s not going to be on par with a good electric burr grinder that costs over $100.2) If you have shrimpy arms like me and can’t hold the mill steady while grinding with just your hands alone, sit down and place it between your legs to hold it still while grinding. The work becomes a lot easier and the grinds will be more consistent without that extra motion from trying to keep it still with just your hands.3) Keep in mind that lighter roasts will be a bit harder to grind.Overall, considering the price of burr grinders in general, this is a good value, and even if I decide to upgrade to an electric burr grinder at some point in the future, I’ll still have this around for the days when a manual grinder is necessary.

Easy Peasy & delicious brew
I did exhaustive research before I purchased my new coffee grinder. I had a Mr. Coffee electric burr mill grinder for a few years, and it worked great for the price point. But eventually a seal was compromised inside allowing grounds to fall into the interior. I looked at electric & manual models, and tons of reviews to land on this.The Hario is easy peasy. And to frame it out for you – I actually used a mortar and pestle to grind my beans for my single 12 oz cup each morning. (I tried pre-ground, but I had been spoiled with fresh grind. I was willing to work for it.) You are going to need to crank it -yes, and it will take time which will depend on what size grounds you need for your method. I do 3.5 Tbsp of medium coarse for my French press and I finish grinding before the kettle is ready. If you only make a small amount of coffee each day, this grinder is perfect and does a fantastic job. I also love it for travel & camping – easy, quiet, & very compact.I have found that the capacity allows for no more than 4 level Tbsp of beans to be ground at a time.Definitely money well spent.

O moedor tem uns 18cm x 6cm, é prático e eficaz. Às vezes a manivela dá uma leve travada, mas é normal. NUNCA vire a manivela no sentido anti-horário para não danificar as engrenagens!Ler o manual e/ou vídeo no YT me ajudou bastante para saber como montar e desmontar o moedor para a lavagem de vez em quando. Como o próprio café tem seus óleos, é bom de tempos em tempos dar uma lavada nas peças. Só precisa tomar extremo cuidado para não perder umas pecinhas bem pequenas que vão no miolo dele. E lembrando que o “copo” inferior e a tampa não são de vidro, então não se deve usar esponja áspera para não riscar, somente o lado macio.Estou feliz com a compra e acho que ele serve perfeitamente para quem está iniciando e para quem não quer torrar os tubos em um moedor manual.

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