Comments on: Hario “Mini-Slim Plus” Ceramic Coffee Mill

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:05:25 +0000

Good Enough and Quick
Good Enough and Quick — As the song says, “There, I said it again.” Grinding coffee with this thing or anything like it is a lot of work, but it feels good. I would never rely on this for daily grinding of more than a cup or two at a time. I can’t imagine women would love this thing. Setting it down on the counter is no way to go. I’m no weakling, but this thing is not the easiest to hold on to when you’re really cranking on it. I choose to hold it so the bottom edge is resting firmly against my sternum near my solar plexus, and then hold onto its waisted cylindrical shape as high as I can — up near the handle — don’t cut or scratch yourself with the handle! I wish I could put it in a bench vise and really go to town with it — yah, sure, you betcha! Anyway, it does a nice job, it adjusts quite nicely, and it is a handsome and durable unit. I think someone is making a good profit at the price it seems to sell, but evidently the demand is there, as they seem to leap off the retailers’ shelves briskly, so the market is telling you the value is there vs alternatives. If you’re in early times and just starting to dip your foot into grinding, go ahead and get this one. Later, once you’re addicted to good coffee, you can always buy a good electric burr grinder that will take you through hell and back. But this little Hario you should always keep for small experimental tasks, and for travel, so I think it is an excellent choice. Just know what you’re getting into with these small hand grinders — they all take the same effort and time to grind up (to fracture predictably and fairly uniformly) these surprisingly hard, tough roasted coffee beans. This Hario is a good one, possibly the standard of the small, ceramic burr hand grinders. I’d buy it again, but only if I lost this one or wore it out (unlikely), as i certainly don’t need two . . . yet, that I can think of . . . wait, one in each car, in each camping pack? Hmmm . . . Cheers!

By: Statistical Artist

Statistical Artist — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:05:25 +0000

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.

By: Tomer

Tomer — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:05:25 +0000

Good product, amazing support
Amazing grinder for its price range.When the handle broke, they sent me a new one from Japan.

By: Practical E

Practical E — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:05:25 +0000

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.

By: Tabatha Paul

Tabatha Paul — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:05:25 +0000

Bought for camping. Broke after about 10 times using, the inner grinder compartment spins with the handle instead of grinding the beans. At the price point expected this to last and doesnât seem to be able to return through Amazon. Disappointing.

By: Thiago

Thiago — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:05:25 +0000

O moedor tem uns 18cm x 6cm, Ã© prÃ¡tico e eficaz. Ãs vezes a manivela dÃ¡ uma leve travada, mas Ã© normal. NUNCA vire a manivela no sentido anti-horÃ¡rio para nÃ£o danificar as engrenagens!Ler o manual e/ou vÃdeo no YT me ajudou bastante para saber como montar e desmontar o moedor para a lavagem de vez em quando. Como o prÃ³prio cafÃ© tem seus Ã³leos, Ã© bom de tempos em tempos dar uma lavada nas peÃ§as. SÃ³ precisa tomar extremo cuidado para nÃ£o perder umas pecinhas bem pequenas que vÃ£o no miolo dele. E lembrando que o “copo” inferior e a tampa nÃ£o sÃ£o de vidro, entÃ£o nÃ£o se deve usar esponja Ã¡spera para nÃ£o riscar, somente o lado macio.Estou feliz com a compra e acho que ele serve perfeitamente para quem estÃ¡ iniciando e para quem nÃ£o quer torrar os tubos em um moedor manual.

By: Rabie Abdullah Alzahrani

Rabie Abdullah Alzahrani — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:05:25 +0000

By: Demir

Demir — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:05:25 +0000

Habe sie schon lange und benutze sie immer noch.

By: Sinan

Sinan — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:05:25 +0000

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